Points of concurrency review

Front

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

Back

Orthocenter

Front

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

Back

Circumcenter

Front

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

Back

Centroid

Front

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

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Incenter

Front

Define the circumcenter of a triangle.

Back

The circumcenter is the point where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect.

Front

Define the orthocenter of a triangle.

Back

The orthocenter is the point where the altitudes of a triangle intersect.

Front

Define the centroid of a triangle.

Back

The centroid is the point where the medians of a triangle intersect, and it is also the center of mass.

Front

Define the incenter of a triangle.

Back

The incenter is the point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect, and it is the center of the inscribed circle.

Front

What is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

An altitude is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

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