Triangle Lines

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What is an Altitude in a triangle?

Back

An altitude is a line segment from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side.

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What is an Angle Bisector?

Back

An angle bisector is a line that divides an angle into two equal parts.

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What is a Median in a triangle?

Back

A median is a line segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

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What is a Perpendicular Bisector?

Back

A perpendicular bisector is a line that divides a line segment into two equal parts at a 90-degree angle.

Front

How many altitudes can be drawn in a triangle?

Back

Three altitudes can be drawn in a triangle, one from each vertex.

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What is the relationship between the median and the centroid?

Back

The centroid is the point where all three medians of a triangle intersect.

Front

What is the significance of the angle bisector in a triangle?

Back

The angle bisector divides the triangle into two smaller triangles with equal angles.

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Can a median be longer than a side of the triangle?

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No, a median cannot be longer than the side of the triangle it is drawn from.

Front

What is the point of intersection of the altitudes called?

Back

The point of intersection of the altitudes is called the orthocenter.

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What is the relationship between the perpendicular bisector and the circumcenter?

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