Stewart's theorem
Sign in to savetheorem describing a relation between the lengths of the sides and the length of a cevian in a triangle
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In geometry, Stewart's theorem yields a relation between the lengths of the sides and the length of a cevian in a triangle. Its name is in honour of the Scottish mathematician Matthew Stewart, who published the theorem in 1746.
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