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W.13 Stewart’s Theorem, Median Quadrances & The Centroid

For any affine point D = (1 - lambda)*A_1 + lambda*A_2 on side A_1 A_2 of triangle A_1 A_2 A_3, the cevian quadrance satisfies Q(A_3, D) = (1 - lambda)*Q_2 + lambda*Q_1 - lambda*(1 - lambda)*Q_3; at lambda = 1/2, the median quadrance satisfies 4*Q(A_3, M_3) = 2*Q_1 + 2*Q_2 - Q_3, and the three medians concur at G = (A_1 + A_2 + A_3)/3.