A triangle has corners at $(2, 7 )$ , ( 5, -2) $, and$ ( 1, -1)#. If the triangle is reflected across the x-axis, what will its new centroid be?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-07T07:58:07

The new centroid $(8/3, -4/3)$

From the old centroid :(8/3, 4/3)

$x=(x_1+x_2+x_3)/3=(1+2+5)/3=8/3$
$y=(y_1+y_2+y_3)/3=(-1+7-2)/3=4/3$

Only the ordinate 4/3 will change to -4/3 located at the 4th quadrant.
So the new centroid is $(8/3, -4/3)$

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A triangle has corners at (2, 7 )(2, 7 ), ( 5, -2), and , and ( 1, -1)#. If the triangle is reflected across the x-axis, what will its new centroid be?