Points of Concurrency

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

Back

Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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

Back

Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Which point is equidistant from the three vertices of a triangle?

Back

Circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What point divides each median of a triangle into a 2:1 ratio?

Back

Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

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

Back

Incenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides intersect; it is equidistant from all vertices.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The point where the three medians intersect; it is the center of mass of the triangle.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the incenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the angle bisectors of the triangle intersect; it is equidistant from all sides.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the altitudes of the triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

How many points of concurrency are there in a triangle?

Back

There are four points of concurrency: circumcenter, centroid, incenter, and orthocenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3