A triangle has corners at #(4 ,1 )#, #(8 ,3 )#, and #(5 ,8 )#. How far is the triangle's centroid from the origin?
1 Answer
Jan 27, 2017
The distance is
Explanation:
If we have a triangle has corners
The coordinates of the centroid are
and
and the distance from the orogin is
Here, we have
Therefore,