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This problem illustrates how you can Java applets in a WeBWorK example. This Java applet and data were created using Geometer's Sketchpad. WeBWorK can use existing JavaScript and Java code to augment its capabilities.

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First view the figure in the java applet . (This may take a minute to load.)
The java applet figure illustrates a triangle and its median. You can drag the corners of the triangle to change its shape.

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Calculate the ratio of the areas of the two colored triangles.

The ratio of the areas =

Will this ratio be different for different triangles?

We are working on allowing java applets to be included directly in WeBWorK problems without using an external link. This merely requires that we be able to specify the directory in which the java applet resides; for security reasons, it can't reside in the same directory as the problem.

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