geometry[centroid] - compute the centroid of a triangle or a set or list of points on a plane
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Calling Sequence
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centroid(G, g)
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Parameters
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the name of the centroid
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triangle, set of points, or list of points
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Description
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If g is a triangle, the centroid is the point of intersections of medians.
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For a detailed description of the centroid G, use the routine detail (i.e., detail(G))
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Note that the routine only works if the vertices of the triangle are known.
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The command with(geometry,centroid) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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Examples
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