Answer:
GI = 18; GE = 12; IE = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
The key to the question is to realize or find out what a centroid is and what it does. You can solve this question by knowing three things.
- The centroid is the meeting point of the three medians ( a median is a line that connects the midpoint of the side opposite a given vertex).
- The centroid divides the median in a ratio of 2:1. The longest segment is from the vertex to the centroid.
- The shortest segment is from the centroid to the midpoint of the side opposite the given vertex.
Point two is what you have to focus on.
GE/EI = 2/1
GE = 12 Given
Solution
GE / EI = 2/1 Substitute for the given
12 / EI = 2/1 Cross multiply
2*EI = 12 * 1 Simplify the right
2 * EI = 12 Divide by 2
EI = 12/2 Divide
Part Two
GI = EI + GE
GI = 6 + 12
GI = 18
EI = 6
