Special Segments in Triangles

Front

What is a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles?

Back

Angle Bisector

Front

What describes a median of a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is the term for a segment that connects a vertex to the opposite side at a right angle?

Back

Altitude

Front

If RC and ET are medians, find x if TS = 2x - 2 and CS = 2x - 4. What is x?

Back

3

Front

Which segment represents an altitude in a triangle?

Back

BX

Front

What is the definition of a median in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is a midsegment in a triangle?

Back

A segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of the triangle.

Front

What is the definition of an altitude in a triangle?

Back

A perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.

Front

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

Back

The centroid is the point where all three medians intersect.

Front

What is the definition of a perpendicular bisector?

Back

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