Triangle Segments and Points of Concurrency

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

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Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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What type of segments are drawn to find the centroid of a triangle?

Back

Medians

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What point of concurrency is the intersection of the medians of a triangle?

Back

Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

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

Back

Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

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

Back

Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the point called that is the center of the circle inscribed in a triangle?

Back

Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

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

Back

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

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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What is the circumcenter's relationship to the circumcircle of a triangle?

Back

The circumcenter is the center of the circumcircle, which passes through all three vertices.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

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