The Department of Mathematics and Science Education

 

tiffani c. knight

 

 

I chose to explore the centroid of a triangle because it is something that my students would enjoy doing.  Before you construct the centroid, you must first know what a centroid is.  And, according to Dr. J WilsonÕs site, a centroid of a triangle is the common intersection of the three medians

 

First up is an acute triangle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second is an obtuse triangle.

 

 

 

Third is a right triangle