in the following diagram, point $g$ represents the centroid of the triangle. determine the length of $\overline{dg}$ and $\overline{dc}$ given that $\overline{gc} = 16$.

$\bigcirc$ $\overline{dg} = 4$ and $\overline{dc} = 32$
$\bigcirc$ $\overline{dg} = 8$ and $\overline{dc} = 32$

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in the following diagram, point $g$ represents the centroid of the triangle. determine the length of $\overline{dg}$ and $\overline{dc}$ given that $\overline{gc} = 16$.

$\bigcirc$ $\overline{dg} = 4$ and $\overline{dc} = 32$
$\bigcirc$ $\overline{dg} = 8$ and $\overline{dc} = 32$

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$DG = 4$ and $DC = 32$

$DG = 8$ and $DC = 32$

$DG = 8$ and $DC = 24$

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Apply the Centroid Theorem

Calculate the total length of the median

Identify the correct option

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