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In triangle ABC the medians AD,BE,CF intersect at G. Prove that ar(AGB) = 13 ar(ABC)

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A median bisects the triangle into two equal parts. Based on this, we can write,
Area of triangle ABC = 2 ar ADB = 2 ar BEC = 2 ar ADC
(all the following are areas)
ADB = BEC = ADC
AGB + GBD = AGC + GCD ; But, GBD = GCD (because D is midpoint of BC in triangle GCD)
AGB = AGC
Similarly it can be proved that AGB = BGC.
So, we have AGB = AGC = BGC.
Again, ABC can also be written as AGB + AGC + BGC.
ABC = 3 AGB or AGB = 13 ABC. Proved.

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