1. [CG] Let A, B, C be the points (a, 0), (0, b), (0, 0) respectively. Use the distance formula to show that the midpoint M of the hypotenuse AB of the right \(\triangle ABC\) is equi-distant to the vertices, i.e. $MA = MB = MC$.
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