A triangle has corners at (8, 5 ), ( 2, -2), and (7, -4 )#. If the triangle is reflected across the x-axis, what will its new centroid be?

1 Answer
Dec 1, 2016

"the new centroid is : " D'(5.67,0.33)

Explanation:

"1- draw the triangle A(8,5),B(2,-2),C(7,-4)and find its centroid"

D(x,y)" represents centroid of the triangle ABC"

D((8+2+7)/3,(5-2-4)/3)

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D(17/3,-1/3)

"2- reflect the points A,B,C and D by x-axis"

A(8,5)rArr A'(8,-5)

B(2,-2)rArr B'(2,2)

C(7,-4)rArr C'(7,4)

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D(5,67,-0.33)rArr D'(5.67,0.33)