Medians and Centroid and Altitudes and Orthocenter

Front

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

Back

Circumcenter

Front

The centroid cuts each median into two segments. The shorter segment is ___________ the length of the entire segment.

Back

one third

Front

Which points of concurrency of a triangle are always inside the triangle?

Back

Incenter and Centroid

Front

The three altitudes of a triangle intersect at the?

Back

Orthocenter

Front

Which of the following words describes the point shown in the figure? A. Centerpoint, B. Orthocenter, C. Centroid, D. Altitude-point

Back

B. 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 centroid in a triangle?

Back

The centroid is the point where the three medians of a triangle intersect.

Front

What is the definition of an altitude in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is the definition of an orthocenter in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

How many medians does a triangle have?

Back

A triangle has three medians.