A sailboat has a right-triangular sail with a horizontal base 2.4m long and a vertical side of 2.1m high. Where is the centroid of the sail?

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A sailboat has a right-triangular sail with a horizontal base 2.4m long and a vertical
side of 2.1m high. Where is the centroid of the sail?
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