SOLUTION: The centroid of a triangle is ____?____ the circumcenter of a triangle. A. Always B. Sometimes C. Never

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Question 548749: The centroid of a triangle is ____?____ the circumcenter of a triangle.
A. Always
B. Sometimes
C. Never
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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B, sometimes. The centroid is defined as the "center of mass" of the triangle, and the circumcenter is not defined this way. However, they can still be the same point, as in the case of an equilateral triangle.