A triangle has corners at (6, 3 ), ( 8, -7), and (1, -1 )#. If the triangle is reflected across the x-axis, what will its new centroid be?

1 Answer
May 25, 2016

New centroid is (5,5/3)

Explanation:

The centroid of the triangle with corners at (6,3), (8,-7) and (1, -1 ) is

((6+8+1)/3,(3+(-7)+(-1))/3) or (5,-5/3)

When triangle is reflected across the x-axis, its centroid too is reflected across the x-axis

and as reflection of a point (x_1,y_1) in x-axis is (x_1,-y_1),

New centroid is (5,5/3)