In which figure is point G a centroid?

Triangle A B C is a right triangle. Lines are drawn from each point to the opposite side and intersect at point G.
Triangle F D E is shown. Lines are drawn from each point to the opposite side and intersect at point G. Each line segment splits each side into 2 equal parts.
Triangle L M N is shown. Lines are drawn from each point to the opposite side and intersect at point G. Each angle has a different measure.
Triangle H J K is shown. Lines are drawn from each point to the opposite side to form right angles and they intersect at point G.

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Point G is a centroid in the figure of Triangle A B C, Triangle F D E, and Triangle L M N. A centroid is the point where the medians of a triangle intersect, and each median connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

In the context of the triangles you provided:

  1. For Triangle A B C, if the lines drawn from each vertex to the opposite side (the medians) intersect at point G, then G is the centroid.

  2. In Triangle F D E, if the line segments split each side into two equal parts, that typically implies that these lines are also medians, making G the centroid.

  3. In Triangle L M N, unless specified that the lines are medians, it's less clear; the unique angles suggested may not relate directly to the characteristics of centroids.

  4. Triangle H J K mentions lines forming right angles, which does not inform us about the lines being medians with respect to a centroid.

Therefore, based on the definitions, point G is definitively identified as a centroid in Triangles A B C and F D E. Triangle F D E, where lines are drawn from each point to the opposite side and split each side into equal parts, would definitively indicate that G is the centroid. If Triangle F D E satisfies that condition of equal partitioning of the opposite sides, then point G is a centroid there as well.

So, in conclusion, without extra specification, the clear candidates for centroids based on median intersection characteristics are Triangle A B C and Triangle F D E.