Let
be the position vectors of the vertices of a triangle ABC . Through the vertices, lines are drawn parallel to the sides to form the triangle
. Then the centroid of
is
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is vector passing through
parallel to

similarly


For point of intersection
, solving pairwise above equations
From (i) & (ii)

Put
in (i)
Position vector of
Form (ii) & (iii)

Substituting values of
in equations.
Position vector of
Position vector of 

Position vector of centroid of 


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