Circumcenter, Incenter, centroid, orthocenter

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What is the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

The circumcenter is the point where the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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What is the incenter of a triangle?

Back

The incenter is the point where the three angle bisectors of a triangle intersect, and it is equidistant from all sides of the triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The centroid is the point where the three medians of a triangle intersect, and it is the center of mass of the triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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What is the orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The orthocenter is the point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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What are altitudes in a triangle?

Back

Altitudes are segments drawn from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side.

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What are perpendicular bisectors?

Back

Perpendicular bisectors are lines that divide a segment into two equal parts at a right angle.

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What are angle bisectors?

Back

Angle bisectors are rays that divide an angle into two equal angles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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What are medians in a triangle?

Back

Medians are segments drawn from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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How many points of concurrency are there in a triangle?

Back

There are four main points of concurrency in a triangle: circumcenter, incenter, centroid, and orthocenter.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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What is the relationship between the incenter and the sides of a triangle?

Back

The incenter is equidistant from all three sides of the triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3