Suppose the medians and of a triangle intersect at a point . If area of triangle is sq. cm., then, the area of the triangle , in sq. cm., is
Suppose the medians and of a triangle intersect at a point . If area of triangle is sq. cm., then, the area of the triangle , in sq. cm., is
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Solution
We need to find the area of triangle when medians and intersect at point in triangle with area sq. cm.
When medians intersect, they meet at the centroid. The centroid has a useful property for solving this quickly.
The centroid divides any triangle into exactly smaller triangles of equal area.
This happens because there are medians, and each creates triangles when drawn from the centroid to the sides.
Area of each small triangle sq. cm
Triangle is exactly half of one of these equal pieces.
This occurs because is the midpoint of and is the midpoint of , so line divides one of our equal triangles exactly in half.
Therefore: Area of triangle sq. cm
Quick method recap:
Centroid divides triangle into equal parts, each sq. cm
Triangle sq. cm
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