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Question
If G and G' are the centroids of the triangles ABC and A'B'C', then `overline("A""A"^') + overline("B""B"^') + overline("C""C"^')` is equal to ______
Options
`overline("G""G"^')`
2`overline("G""G"^')`
3`overline("G""G"^')`
`2/3overline("G""G"^')`
Solution
If G and G' are the centroids of the triangles ABC and A'B'C', then `overline("A""A"^') + overline("B""B"^') + overline("C""C"^')` is equal to `underline(3overline("G""G"^'))`.
Explanation:
`overline("A""A"^') + overline("B""B"^') + overline("C""C"^') = overline("a"^') - overline"a" + overline("b"^') - overline"b" + overline("c"^') - overline"c"`
= `(overline("a"^') + overline("b"^') + overline("a"^') ) - (overline"a" + overline"b" + overline"c")`
= `3overline("g"^') - 3overline"g"` .....[∵ G' and G are centroids]
= 3 `overline("GG"^')`