Question

Find the centroid of the triangle whose vertices is (1, 4), (–1, –1) and (3, –2). 

Answer 1

We know that the coordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are 

`(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2) (x_3,y_3)` are `((x_1+x_2+x_3)/3,(y_1+y_2+y_3)/3)`  

So, the coordinates of the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are 

(1, 4), (-1, -1) and (3, -2) are `((1-1+3)/3,(4-1-2)/3)` 

`=(1,1/3)`