Centroid of Triangle

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\hspace{-16}$In a $\bf{â–³ABC}$ If $\bf{P}$ be a point which is Inside the $\bf{â–³ABC}$ such that\\\\ Area of $\bf{â–³APB=}$ Area of $\bf{â–³BPC=}$ Area of $\bf{â–³CPA}$.\\\\ Then prove that the point $\bf{P}$ is the centroid of $\bf{â–³ABC}$

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Shaswata Roy ·2013-02-26 23:50:25

Let P be the centroid of the triangle.
Let BD = CD,

Area of :\bigtriangleup ABD = \bigtriangleup ACD
(since the base length and height are the same)
Similarly,
Area of :\bigtriangleup PBD = \bigtriangleup PCD

Therefore,
Area of :\bigtriangleup ABD-\bigtriangleup PBD = \bigtriangleup ACD-\bigtriangleup PCD

\bigtriangleup APB = \bigtriangleup APC

Similarly,

\bigtriangleup APB = \bigtriangleup BPC

\bigtriangleup APB = \bigtriangleup BPC = \bigtriangleup APC

The only thing left to prove is that only one point in a triangle satisfies the given condition.

This is easy to see since if we move the point P from the centroid in a particular direction the area of at least one of the 3 triangles will increase and the area of at least one will decrease.

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