Points of Concurrency

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

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the segment that divides an angle into two equal parts?

Back

Angle Bisector

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

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

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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 of concurrency where the three medians of a triangle intersect?

Back

Centroid

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

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

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

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

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

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

Back

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

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 three altitudes intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10