Medians, Altitudes and Perpendicular Bisectors

 segment with endpoints being a vertex of and the midpoint of the opposite side.

• median
• altitude
• perpendicular bisector
• angle bisector

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

A line, segment, or ray that passes through the midpoint of a side that is perpendicular to that side.

• Perpendicular bisector
• Angle bisector
• Median
• Altitude

Find the measure of Angle NJZ

• 50 degrees
• 40 degrees
• 38 degrees
• 76 degrees

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

Find the measure of QA

• 28
• 39
• 14
• 20

An angle bisector of a triangle is a line segment that

• Bisects a segment at a 90 degree angle

• Bisects an angle

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the opposite side at a 90 degree angle

A perpendicular bisector of a triangle is a line segment that

• Bisects a segment at a 90 degree angle

• Bisects an angle

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the opposite side at a 90 degree angle

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

An altitude of a triangle is a line segment that

• Bisects a segment at a 90 degree angle

• Bisects an angle

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the midpoint of the opposite side

• Connects a vertex of a triangle with the opposite side at a 90 degree angle

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Which of the following involve a segment intersecting the midpoint of a side of a triangle? Pick all that apply

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Angle Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

Identify the segments drawn

• midsegments

• medians

• angle bisectors

• altitudes

Which would be the best classification for the triangle shown?

• right isosceles
• obtuse scalene
• obtuse isosceles
• right scalene

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8