Special Segments of Triangles

Special Segments of Triangles

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Mathematics

9th - 11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
HSG.CO.C.9, HSG.CO.C.10, HSG.SRT.B.4

+2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

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

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

A median is a segment from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an angle bisector?

Back

An angle bisector is a segment that divides an angle into two equal angles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

A perpendicular bisector is a segment that divides another segment into two equal parts at a right angle.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a midsegment in a triangle?

Back

A midsegment is a segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you find the measure of an angle using an altitude?

Back

Use the properties of right triangles formed by the altitude to apply trigonometric ratios or the Pythagorean theorem.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

The centroid is the point where the three medians of a triangle intersect, and it divides each median into a ratio of 2:1.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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