A median of a triangle divides it into two:

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A Congruent triangles
B Triangles of equal area
C Isosceles triangles
D Right triangles

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Answer: B. Triangles of equal area

Explanation: A median connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Since both resulting triangles have the same base length (half of the original base) and the same height (from the shared vertex), their areas must be equal.

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