What is the centroid of a triangle with corners at #(5, 2 )#, #(2, 5 )#, and #(5,3 )#?
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Explanation:
Construct a Triangle
In a triangle, a Median is a line joining a vertex with the mid-point of the opposite side.
A triangle has three sides, so every triangle has exactly three medians, each running from one vertex to the side exactly opposite.
Let the Mid-Points of the line-segments
Connect:
The medians of a triangle are concurrent and the point of concurrence is the Centroid.
To find the Centroid of a triangle, you can use the formula:
We have,
Some interesting properties of Centroid:
The Centroid divides the length of each median in 2:1 ratio.
Also, observe that the three medians of a triangle divide the triangle into six triangles that are all equal in area.
Hope it helps.