Points of Concurrency

Front

What is the point of concurrency where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect?

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Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point of concurrency where the three medians of a triangle intersect?

Back

Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the point of concurrency where the three angle bisectors of a triangle intersect?

Back

Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point of concurrency where the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect?

Back

Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side?

Back

Median

Front

What is the segment that is perpendicular to a side of a triangle and passes through the opposite vertex?

Back

Altitude

Front

What is the point that is equidistant from all three vertices of a triangle?

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point that is equidistant from all three sides of a triangle?

Back

Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the relationship between the centroid and the medians of a triangle?

Back

The centroid divides each median into a ratio of 2:1.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the significance of the orthocenter in a triangle?

Back

The orthocenter is the point where the altitudes intersect, and it can lie inside, outside, or on the triangle depending on the type of triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3