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A carpenter in Jaipur balances a flat triangular metal plate on the tip of a pencil. The plate balances perfectly when the pencil tip is placed at one special point.
Which special point of the triangle is this balancing point?

Class 7Medians and AltitudesTriangles
  • Athe centroid (intersection of the medians)
  • Bthe orthocentre (intersection of altitudes)
  • Cany vertex
  • Dthe midpoint of the longest side

Step-by-Step Solution

The centroid is the centre of mass of a uniform triangular plate, so the plate balances at the centroid.
Answer: A) the centroid (intersection of the medians)

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