Points of Concurrency (Vocabulary/Identifying)

Front

What is the point of concurrency formed when bisecting the angles of a triangle called?

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Identify the segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Back

Median

Front

Which special segment is perpendicular and forms a right angle to the opposite side of a triangle?

Back

Altitude

Front

What is formed when connecting a triangle's vertex to the opposite side while bisecting an angle?

Back

Angle bisector

Front

Identify the point of concurrency where the three medians of a triangle intersect.

Back

Centroid

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the point of concurrency formed by the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle?

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point of concurrency formed by the angle bisectors of a triangle?

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point of concurrency formed by the altitudes of a triangle?

Back

Orthocenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Define the term 'perpendicular bisector'.

Back

A line that divides a segment into two equal parts at a right angle.

Front

Define the term 'angle bisector'.

Back

A ray that divides an angle into two equal angles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9