Ch.5 Flashcard Review and Section 5-4

Front

The perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are concurrent. Their common point is the_________.

Back

Circumcenter

Front

Name the sides from LARGEST to SMALLEST: KJ, KH, JH.

Back

JH, KH, KJ

Front

The figure is an example of a(n) ...: angle bisector, midsegment, altitude, median, perpendicular bisector.

Back

Median

Front

Where is the circumcenter on a right triangle? Options: Exterior, Interior, midpoint of hypotenuse, at the vertex with the right angle.

Back

Midpoint of hypotenuse

Front

The perpendicular bisectors of ΔABC meet at point G. Find GE.

Back

5

Front

What is the definition of a centroid in a triangle?

Back

The point where the three medians intersect.

Front

What is the definition of an incenter in a triangle?

Back

The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect.

Front

What is the definition of an orthocenter in a triangle?

Back

The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect.

Front

What is the definition of a median in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is the definition of a perpendicular bisector?

Back

A line that divides a segment into two equal parts at a 90-degree angle.