centroid
The centroid of a triangle (also called center of gravity ofthe triangle) is the point where the three medians intersect each other.
In the figure, and are medians and is the centroid of .The centroid has the property that divides the medians in the ratio , that is
Title | centroid |
Canonical name | Centroid |
Date of creation | 2013-03-22 11:55:44 |
Last modified on | 2013-03-22 11:55:44 |
Owner | drini (3) |
Last modified by | drini (3) |
Numerical id | 11 |
Author | drini (3) |
Entry type | Definition |
Classification | msc 51-00 |
Synonym | barycenter |
Synonym | center of gravity |
Related topic | Median |
Related topic | Orthocenter![]() |
Related topic | Triangle |
Related topic | EulerLine |
Related topic | CevasTheorem |
Related topic | CenterOfATriangle |
Related topic | LemoinePoint |
Related topic | GergonneTriangle |
Related topic | TrigonometricVersionOfCevasTheorem |