Question

Point G is the centroid of the triangle. The length of BG = 9.

What is the length of BE ?
Answer

4.5

13.5

16.5

18

Answer 1

the centroid of a triangle breaks up the median into two segment to a ratio of 2:1.

Answer 2

huh??? lol

Answer 3

and since you know the length of BG, you can find BE.

Answer 4

ok so far am thinking 13.5 or 18

Answer 5

so which one?

Answer 6

so you said BG is twice the length so i was thinking 18ish lol

Answer 7

i'm sorry... BG is twice the length of GE...

Answer 8

since BG = 9, what is GE = ???

Answer 9

idk whats GE :( am confused

Answer 10

if i say i am twice as tall as my brother and I am 6 feet tall , would you know how tall my brother is?

Answer 11

so if BG is twice the length of GE and BG=9, would you know how long GE is?

Answer 12

umm idk 4.5 cause they both add up to 9

Answer 13

ok... GE is 4.5

Answer 14

since
BG + GE = BE, then
9 + 4.5 = BE

Answer 15

13.5 :)

Answer 16

yes... thanks for bearing with me....:)

Answer 17

pshh no problem i needed the help :)

Answer 18

:)