Calculating Centroids of Non-Intersecting Polygons

What Is a Centroid? The centroid is a geometric property of a shape, somewhat related to the center of mass. It is the point denoted (x̄, ȳ) that is the average of all points in the shape. For example, in a rectangle the average of all points in the shape is dead center, as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1. The average position of all points, or centroid, of a rectangle is precisely in the center of the shape. ...

December 23, 2015 · 9 min