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Question
Identify the centroid of ∆PQR
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Solution
In ∆PQR, PT = TR ⇒ QT is a median from vertex Q.
QS = SR ⇒ PS is a median from vertex P.
QT and PS meet at W and therefore W is the centroid of ∆PQR.
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