Triangle Centers

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What is an angle bisector?

Back

An angle bisector is a line or ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

When you draw the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle, what point of concurrency is created?

Back

The point of concurrency created is called the Circumcenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What type of segments are drawn to find the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

Perpendicular bisectors are drawn to find the circumcenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

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

Front

What is 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 point of concurrency formed by the medians of a triangle?

Back

The point of concurrency formed by the medians is called the Centroid.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the Incenter of a triangle?

Back

The Incenter is the point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the Orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The Orthocenter is the point where the altitudes of a triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

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

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is a midsegment in a triangle?

Back

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