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Question
Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices is (−2, 3) (2, −1) (4, 0) .
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Solution
The co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (−2, 3); (2,−1); (4, 0) are-
`=((2-2+4)/3 , (3-1+0)/3)`
` = ((4/3,2/3))`
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