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Sum of vectors connecting the center of mass of a quadrilateral with its vertices


Prove yourself that  for any quadrilateral in a plane the sum of the vectors connecting the center of mass of the quadrilateral with its vertices is equal to zero.

    In a coordinate plane, the center of mass of a quadrilateral with vertices  P=P(x1,y1),  Q=Q(x2,y2),  R=R(x2,y2)  and  S=S(x4,y4)  is the point with the coordinates

      x%5B0%5D = %28x%5B1%5D%2Bx%5B2%5D%2Bx%5B3%5D%2Bx%5B4%5D%29%2F4,   y%5B0%5D = %28y%5B1%5D%2By%5B2%5D%2By%5B3%5D%2By%5B4%5D%29%2F4.

    The center of mass of a quadrilateral is called sometimes a  centroid  or a  barycenter  of the quadrilateral.


Tip:  Use the component form of vectors in a coordinate plane (see the lessons  Vectors in a coordinate plane  and  Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication by a number of vectors in a coordinate plane  under the topic  Introduction to vectors, addition and scaling  of the section  Algebra-II  in this site).


If you want to see this  Problem  solved,  find the solution in the lesson  Sum of vectors connecting the center of mass of a n-sided polygon qith its vertices  under the topic  Introduction to vectors, addition and scaling  of the section  Algebra-II  in this site.


Note.  For any parallelogram,  the center of mass coincides with the intersection point of the parallelogram's diagonals.

This is proved in the lesson  The Centroid of a parallelogram is the Intersection point of its diagonals  under the topic  Geometry  of the section  Word problems  in this site.


My introductory lessons on vectors in this site are
    - Vectors in a plane
    - Sum of vectors that are coherently oriented sides of a convex closed polygon
    - Sum of vectors that are coherently oriented sides of an unclosed polygon
    - Sum of vectors that connect the center of a parallelogram with its vertices
    - Vectors in a coordinate plane
    - Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication by a number of vectors in a coordinate plane
    - Summing vectors that are coherently oriented sides of a convex closed polygon
    - Summing vectors that are coherently oriented sides of an unclosed polygon
    - The Centroid of a triangle is the Intersection point of its medians
    - The Centroid of a parallelogram is the Intersection point of its diagonals
    - Sum of vectors connecting the center of mass of a triangle with its vertices
    - Sum of vectors connecting the center of mass of a quadrilateral with its vertices                    (this lesson)
    - Sum of vectors connecting the center of mass of a n-sided polygon with its vertices
    - Sum of vectors connecting the center of a regular n-sided polygon with its vertices
    - Solved problems on vectors in a plane
    - Solved problems on vectors in a coordinate plane
    - HOW TO find the length of the vector in a coordinate plane
    - Flying airplane, blowing wind, airspeed, groundspeed etc.

    - OVERVIEW of Introductory lessons on vectors in a plane

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