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 is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is an angle bisector in a triangle?

Back

A segment that divides an angle into two equal angles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector in a triangle?

Back

A segment that is perpendicular to a side of the triangle at its midpoint.

Front

Which special segment connects two midpoints of two sides?

Back

Midsegment.

Front

What is the only special triangle segment that does not have to go through a vertex?

Back

Perpendicular Bisector.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

How many medians does a triangle have?

Back

Three, one from each vertex.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

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

Back

The centroid is the point where all three medians intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the significance of the orthocenter in relation to altitudes?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the circumcenter in relation to perpendicular bisectors?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3