Special Segments in Triangles

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector of a triangle?

Back

A segment that is perpendicular to the side of a triangle at its midpoint.

Front

What is a median of a triangle?

Back

A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

Which special triangle segment does not have to go through a vertex?

Back

Perpendicular Bisector.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is an angle bisector in a triangle?

Back

A segment that divides an angle into two equal angles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What is an altitude of a triangle?

Back

A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees.

Front

What is the definition of a triangle?

Back

A polygon with three edges and three vertices.

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

Front

How many medians does a triangle have?

Back

Three, one from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

What is the relationship between the medians of a triangle?

Back

The three medians intersect at a point called the centroid.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

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

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the difference between a median and an altitude?

Back

A median connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side, while an altitude connects a vertex to the opposite side at a right angle.