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Triangle PQR is plotted on the grid. What are the coordinates of its centroid?

Class 10Coordinate GeometryGeometry — Coordinates
  • A(3, 0)
  • B(0, 1)
  • C(1, 0)
  • D(1, 1)

Step-by-Step Solution

P , Q , R . Centroid .
Answer: C) (1, 0)

Key idea: Centroid of a triangle

The **centroid** is the point where the three medians of a triangle meet (a median connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side). It is the 'balance point' of the triangle.

**Coordinates**: just the average of the three vertices:
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**Example**: Triangle with A(0, 0), B(6, 0), C(3, 9).
Centroid: = (3, 3).

A useful invariant — the centroid divides each median in ratio 2:1 from the vertex.

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