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Coordinate Geometry and the Centroid Date________________ Period____

Find coordinates of the centroid of each triangle.

1) 2)
4 7
E
3
X 6

5
2
4
1 3

2
−7 Y−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 Z
1

−6 D−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2F 3

3) 4)
7 L K
−3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6
R P −1
6
−2
5
−3
4 −4

3 −5

−6
2 M
−7
1

−7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1
Q

5) 6)
5 M K
−3 −2 −1 1 2
S 4

3 −1

2
−2
1

−2 −1 R 1 2 3 4 5 6T 7 −3

−4
L

−5

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3
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1
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Find the coordinates of the centroid of each triangle given the three vertices.

9) C(−7, −6), B(−8, 0), A(0, 0) 10) S(0, −6), R(−10, −6), Q(1, 0)

11) T(0, 0), U(1, 3), V(−2, 0) 12) Y(3, 4), X(−5, 0), W(0, 0)

13) E(6, −3), D(−5, −3), C(6, −1) 14) F(−7, −3), G(−7, −5), H(−3, −3)

Critical thinking questions:

15) Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 0) and 16) For question #1, connect the midpoints of
(9, 0). The centroid is (6, 1). Find the third each side of the triangle to form a smaller
vertex of the triangle. triangle within the original triangle. Find
the coordinates of the centroid of the
smaller triangle. What happened and why?

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Geometry Name___________________________________

Coordinate Geometry and the Centroid Date________________ Period____

Find coordinates of the centroid of each triangle.

1) 2)
4 7
E
3
X 6

5
2
4
1 3

2
−7 Y−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 Z
1
(−2, 1)
−6 D−5 −4 −3 −2 −1 1 2F 3

(−1, 2)

3) 4)
7 L K
−3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6
R P −1
6
−2
5
−3
4 −4

3 −5

−6
2 M
−7
1

(1, −2)
−7 −6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1
Q

(−3, 4)

5) 6)
5 M K
−3 −2 −1 1 2
S 4

3 −1

2
−2
1

−2 −1 R 1 2 3 4 5 6T 7 −3

( ) 5 4
,
3 3
−4
L

−5

( 1 4
− ,−
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2 7
U R
1 6

−3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5
−1
4
−2
3
−3

−4 T2 S
W V
1
−5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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,−
3 3
( )
3,
10
3

Find the coordinates of the centroid of each triangle given the three vertices.

9) C(−7, −6), B(−8, 0), A(0, 0) 10) S(0, −6), R(−10, −6), Q(1, 0)
(−5, −2) (−3, −4)

11) T(0, 0), U(1, 3), V(−2, 0) 12) Y(3, 4), X(−5, 0), W(0, 0)

( ) 1
− ,1
3 ( )
2 4
− ,
3 3

13) E(6, −3), D(−5, −3), C(6, −1) 14) F(−7, −3), G(−7, −5), H(−3, −3)

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3 3 (
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Critical thinking questions:

15) Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 0) and 16) For question #1, connect the midpoints of
(9, 0). The centroid is (6, 1). Find the third each side of the triangle to form a smaller
vertex of the triangle. triangle within the original triangle. Find
the coordinates of the centroid of the
(9, 3) smaller triangle. What happened and why?
Centroid stays the same. The medians don't change.

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