CG 1

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Imagine a Cartesian plane, where O O is the origin at point ( 0 , 0 ) (0,0) . Construct a triangle around this origin where the origin is the center of gravity of the triangle and is also the incenter of the triangle.

What properties must the triangle have? Please choose the most specific option. I.e. if any isosceles triangle works, choose "isosceles" but if only equilateral triangles work, choose equilateral triangles.

Assume that the triangle cannot be a line, i.e. if a , b a,b and c c are sides of a triangle, and a + b < c a+b<c .

Has two right angles Has a right angle Isosceles Does not exist Has a right angle and isoceles Equilateral

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1 solution

展豪 張
Mar 20, 2016

The origin is irrelevant.
By angle bisector theorem, the triangle is equilateral.

May I ask why it can be other triangles?

Aloysius Ng - 5 years, 2 months ago

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For a triangle, as long as its CG is same as its incenter, it is equilateral (degenerate triangles are not discussed). The position of the center is not relevant.
P.S. An equilateral must be a isosceles one, so I suggest you change the option 'isosceles' to 'isosceles but not equilateral'.

展豪 張 - 5 years, 2 months ago

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good point... BTW, CG stands for coordinate geometry (in my opinion)...

Aloysius Ng - 5 years, 2 months ago

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