Triangle Centers Day 1

Front

What type of segments are drawn if G is the circumcenter?

Back

Perpendicular bisectors.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

When you draw the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle, what point of concurrency is created?

Back

Circumcenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the value of the base angle in a triangle if it is 60 degrees?

Back

60 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Front

What is the figure called that represents a perpendicular bisector?

Back

Perpendicular bisector.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is the intersection of three perpendicular bisectors called?

Back

Circumcenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Define circumcenter.

Back

The point where the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the role of perpendicular bisectors in triangle geometry?

Back

They help locate the circumcenter, which is equidistant from the triangle's vertices.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the difference between a centroid and a circumcenter?

Back

The centroid is the intersection of medians, while the circumcenter is the intersection of perpendicular bisectors.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

How do you find the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

By constructing the perpendicular bisectors of at least two sides of the triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

A segment from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side.