in triangle ABC ,if D,E,F are the midpoints of sides BC,AC,AB respectively,,then prove that the centroid of the triangle DEF is same as the centroid of the triangle ABC (without using coordinate geometry)
Dear student
using midpoint theorem, the line joining the midpoint of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side
so in the given figure
EF is parallel to BC, DE to AB and DF to AC
so AEDF is parallelogram
diagonals bisect each other
so FH=HE
DH is the median of triangle DEF
similarly, EI and FJ are medians
these meet at G, which is also the centroid of triangle ABC
Regards
using midpoint theorem, the line joining the midpoint of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side
so in the given figure
EF is parallel to BC, DE to AB and DF to AC
so AEDF is parallelogram
diagonals bisect each other
so FH=HE
DH is the median of triangle DEF
similarly, EI and FJ are medians
these meet at G, which is also the centroid of triangle ABC
Regards