alleryIf a triangle has uniform density, its centroid is its what?
APoint of tangency
BLongest side
CLargest angle
DCentre of mass
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Centre of mass
1. The centroid is where the medians meet.
2. For a uniformly dense triangle it is the balance point.
3. That balance point is the centre of mass.
_Source: Wikipedia, Bisection, section Medians_
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