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What does the centroid of a plane shape represent?
APoint on its boundary
BMean position of all its points
CMidpoint of its longest side
DPoint farthest from the edge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mean position of all its points
The centroid is defined as the average position of all points of the figure.
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