The Fermat point minimizes the sum of its distance from the vertices of a triangle. The centroid minimizes the sum of the squares of its distance from the vertices. In
, can you find the point which minimizes the sum of the
of its distance from the vertices? That is, find the point
that minimizes
and submit its distance from
. A closed-form for
exists. Find it and submit
.
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