(Fill in the Blank)Lamar is writing a coordinate proof to show that a segment from the midpoint of the hypotenuse of a right triangle to the opposite vertex forms two triangles with equal areas. He starts by assigning coordinates as given.
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The co-ordinates of N are (a,b)
an expression for the area of triangle KNM is ab.
The length of the base, ML, is 2a, and the height is b.