A city planner is mapping out some new features for a triangular park. She sketches the park on grid paper. The coordinates of the vertices of the park are (1, 1), (1, 4), and (−3, 4).   The city planner wants to put a flower bed at the centroid of the park. What are the coordinates of the flower bed? (__,__)

The coordinates of the flower bed are ( , 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the centroid of a triangle, use this rule centroid = (), where (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y3) are the vertices of the triangle

∵ The vertices of the triangle are (1, 1), (1, 4), (-3, 4)

∴ x1 = 1 and y1 = 1

∴ x2 = 1 and y2 = 4

∴ x3 = -3 and y3 = 4

→ Substitute them in the rule above

∵ Centroid = ()

∴ Centroid = ()

∴ Centroid = ( , 3)

∴ The coordinates of the flower bed are ( , 3)