Centers of Triangles

Front

A line that divides a segment into two congruent parts and is perpendicular to the segment.

Back

Perpendicular Bisector

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

A segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Back

Median

Front

A segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.

Back

Midsegment

Front

A circumcenter is the point at which three _____________ intersect in a triangle.

Back

Perpendicular Bisectors

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Name this center: The point where the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect.

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the center of a triangle where all three medians intersect called?

Back

Centroid

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the center of a triangle where all three altitudes intersect called?

Back

Orthocenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the center of a triangle where all three angle bisectors intersect called?

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

The segment from a vertex to the opposite side that is perpendicular to that side is called what?

Back

Altitude

Front

What is the relationship between the circumcenter and the vertices of the triangle?

Back

The circumcenter is equidistant from all three vertices.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3