Centers of Triangles

Front

The centroid is the point of concurrency of the 3 ____ of a triangle.

Back

Medians

Front

The point of concurrency of the 3 perpendicular bisectors of a triangle is called the ___?

Back

Circumcenter

Front

CF, BE, and AD are the medians of the triangle. If BF = 10, find AF.

Back

10

Front

If m∠CAP = 34°, find ∠CAB.

Back

68°

Front

The altitudes of a triangle intersect at the _________________________.

Back

Orthocenter

Front

What is the definition of a median in a triangle?

Back

A median is a line segment joining a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

What is the definition of a circumcenter?

Back

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

Front

What is the definition of an orthocenter?

Back

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

Front

What is the definition of an incenter?

Back

The incenter is the point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect.

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5, what type of triangle is it?

Back

It is a right triangle.