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Q.If G is the centroid of the triangle ABC, then prove by the vector method that GA⃗ + GB⃗ + GC⃗ = 0⃗.

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Write each vertex-to-centroid vector using g⃗=(a⃗+b⃗+c⃗)/3\vec g=(\vec a+\vec b+\vec c)/3 and add them.

Let a⃗,b⃗,c⃗\vec a,\vec b,\vec c be the position vectors of A,B,CA,B,C. The centroid's position vector is g⃗=a⃗+b⃗+c⃗3\vec g = \dfrac{\vec a+\vec b+\vec c}{3}.

Compute each vector from GG to a vertex:

GA⃗=a⃗−g⃗=2a⃗−b⃗−c⃗3,GB⃗=2b⃗−a⃗−c⃗3,GC⃗=2c⃗−a⃗−b⃗3\vec{GA}=\vec a-\vec g = \frac{2\vec a-\vec b-\vec c}{3},\quad \vec{GB}=\frac{2\vec b-\vec a-\vec c}{3},\quad \vec{GC}=\frac{2\vec c-\vec a-\vec b}{3}

Add all three:

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