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Draw Lines from Vertices to Opposite Midpoints

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

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What happens here

Using the ruler as a straight edge, draw a line from one corner (vertex) of the triangle to the midpoint you marked on the opposite side. Repeat this process for all three vertices, connecting each vertex to the midpoint of its opposite side. The point where all three drawn lines intersect is the geometric center, or centroid, of the equilateral triangle.

Goal: Create intersecting lines to reveal the geometric center of the triangle.

Tools and materials

  • Equilateral Triangle — The object to draw lines on
  • Marker — Drawing the lines on the triangle
  • Ruler Pittsburgh — Drawing straight lines connecting vertices to midpoints

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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

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