Triangle Special Segments

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What type of special segment connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side?

Back

Median

Front

What is an angle bisector?

Back

A segment that divides an angle into two equal angles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What type of special segment does not have to go through a vertex?

Back

Perpendicular Bisector

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

A segment that divides another segment into two equal parts at a 90-degree angle.

Front

What is the altitude of a triangle?

Back

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

Front

Which special segment connects two midpoints of two sides of a triangle?

Back

Midsegment

Front

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

Back

The centroid is the point where all three medians intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

How many medians does a triangle have?

Back

Three, one from each vertex.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the significance of the angle bisector in a triangle?

Back

It helps in finding the incenter, which is the center of the inscribed circle.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3