Median of a Triangle

Multiple Choice

What is a MIDPOINT?

• The midpoint is the point at the start of a line segment.
• The midpoint is the longest part of a line segment.
• The midpoint is the point that divides a line segment into two equal parts.
• The midpoint is the point that divides a line segment into three equal parts.

Multiple Choice

What is a VERTEX of a triangle?

• A vertex is the area inside a triangle.
• A vertex is a line segment of a triangle.
• A vertex is a corner point of a triangle.
• A vertex is the height of a triangle.

Multiple Choice

What two points does a MEDIAN in a triangle connect?

• Two vertices of the triangle.
• The centroid and a vertex.
• The midpoint of two sides.
• A vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side.

Draw

Add marks to the figure to show that segment DB is a median of triangle ABC.

Multiple Choice

Which segment is a MEDIAN?

• DC

• FG

• BE

Multiple Select

Segment CD is a median of triangle ABC.

Which segments are congruent?

• BC

• CA

• DC

• BD

• DA

Match

Segments CD, EA, and, BF are all medians of triangle ABC.

Match the congruent segments.

• BE

• CF

• AD

EC

FA

DB

• EC

• FA

• DB

Multiple Choice

The CENTROID is the intersection of which special segments?

• medians

• angle bisectors

• altitudes

• perpendicular bisectors

Multiple Choice

What special property does the CENTROID of a triangle have?

• The centroid is the balance point of the triangle.
• The centroid is the largest angle of the triangle.
• The centroid is the point where the triangle's sides intersect.
• The centroid is the midpoint of the longest side of the triangle.

Fill in the Blanks

Draw

Point G is the centroid of triangle ABC.

Mark the congruent segments.

Math Response

Point G is the centroid of triangle ABC.

What is the length of segment EB?

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 3.5

Deg^°

Rad

Multiple Choice

If JL = 22, then FL = 

• 14.7
• 11
• 7.3
• 33