points of concurrency-triangles

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

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Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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

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Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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

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Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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

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Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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The incenter of a triangle is equidistant from which part of the triangle?

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Sides

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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When you draw the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle, what point of concurrency do you create?

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Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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

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The circumcenter is equidistant from all three vertices.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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

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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 significance of the orthocenter in a triangle?

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The orthocenter is the point where the altitudes intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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How can you find the circumcenter of a triangle?

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By constructing the perpendicular bisectors of the sides.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3