Hi Josh.

The centroid (see the definition in our glossary) can be found just by the intersection of two of the medians, since the third will just go through the same point.

So let M be the midpoint of X and Y: it is at location ( (-2 + 4) / 2, (6 + 10) / 2 ) = (1, 8).

Let N be the midpoint of X and Z: it is at location ( (-2 + 14) / 2, (6 + 6) / 2) = (6, 6).

So you want to find the intersection of lines YN and ZM.

Use the point-point form of a line to find the equations of the two lines, then solve for the intersection by using the substitution or elimination methods.

Cheers,
Stephen La Rocque.