Question

Medians and Altitudes ? Lesson 4 Unit 5 , GACA , Honors Geometry .

Answer 1

Z is the centroid of triangle ABC . If AZ = 12 what is ZY ?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 12
D. 18

Answer 2

@luka1998 @CashBoy27 @DemolisionWolf @rockstargirl17 anybody ?

Answer 3

@jonjenkins7653 ??

Answer 4

if z is the centroid, then it means that from Z to A, the distance is (2/3)rds of the total height of the triangle

Answer 5

@Faith_Rochelle ^_^

Answer 6

So what formula could I use to figure out what ZY is ?

Answer 7

@DemolisionWolf

Answer 8

formula...
how about this formula i'll make from looking at the picture I drew:
h = (2/3)h + (1/3)h
and (2/3)h = AZ = 12
does that help?

Answer 9

so it is 6 right ?

Answer 10

yep ^_^
I was just gonna reword my prior response