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Triangle Tuesday finding center of a equilateral triangle #math #diy #geometry #triangle #tools

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This project demonstrates a quick and simple method to accurately find the geometric center, also known as the centroid, of an equilateral triangle using basic tools like a ruler and a marker. The process involves identifying the midpoint of each side and then drawing lines from the opposite vertex to these midpoints, with their intersection marking the center.

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What up? Tuesdays aren't just for tacos, they're for triangles as well. It's triangle Tuesday and today we're going to find the center of an equilateral triangle. Let's get after it. All right, so to find center of an equilateral triangle, you got to find the center of all three your sides. I already know the size of this triangle. It's 6 in every side, so there's three. And then we're going to go ahead and we're going to mark three. And then we're going to mark three. All right, so once you found the middle of all three sides, go ahead and just put your ruler on this, your center here, and then this corner. Boom. Go ahead and do that for this side as well. Go ahead and now that is your center, but you can even do it again if you really wanted to. You could go ahead and you could do this one as well, and that is your center. There you go, that's how you find center of an equilateral triangle. I got stuff to do. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.

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