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The concept of the centroid, introduced most likely by Archimedes, can be applied in solving various Mathematical problems. We mention, for example, the papers of K. F. Gauss [1] and L. Fejér [2]. Here we shall give a chronological account of the use of the centroid in developing inequalities, pointing to some priorities which are neglected in the literature.
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Mitrinović, D.S., Pečarić, J.E., Fink, A.M. (1993). The Centroid Method in Inequalities. In: Classical and New Inequalities in Analysis. Mathematics and Its Applications (East European Series), vol 61. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1043-5_27
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