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The centroid of the triangle with vertices at (–2,– 5), (–2,12) and (10, – 1)is

Given the triangle with vertices at (–2,– 5),


(–2,12) and (10, – 1).


The centroid of the triangle ABC is


∴ centroid of the given ∆ABC is


i.e. = (2,2)

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