Medians and Centroid of a Triangle
Learn what medians are and how they meet at the centroid, dividing each median in a 2:1 ratio. Let’s get started! 🚀
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🛎️ Median of a Triangle
- A median joins a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
- A median splits a triangle into two smaller triangles with equal area.
🛎️ Centroid of a Triangle
- The centroid is the point where the three medians meet.
- It divides each median in the ratio 2 : 1, measured from the vertex.
🛎️ Using Medians and the Centroid
- A median always goes to the midpoint of the opposite side.
- The centroid splits each median in a 2 : 1 ratio, with the longer part next to the vertex.
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