Quiz about Special Segments in Triangles

Question 1

The figure is an example of a(n) ...

Accepted Answer

perpendicular bisector

Answer

altitude

Answer

midsegment

Answer

angle bisector

Question 2

10. What type of lines are shown

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altitudes

Answer

perpendicular bisectors

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medians

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angle bisectors

Question 3

11. what type of lines are shown:

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perpendicular bisector

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angle bisectors

Answer

altitudes

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medians

Question 4

12. what type of lines are shown:

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perpendicular bisectors

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angle bisectors

Answer

altitudes

Answer

medians

Question 5

The figure is an example of a(n) ...

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angle bisector

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perpendicular bisector

Answer

median

Answer

midsegment

Question 6

Name the point of concurrency shown.

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Circumcenter

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Incenter

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Supercenter

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Neither

Question 7

Name the point of concurrency shown.

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Incenter

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Circumcenter

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centroid

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midsegment

Question 8

When you draw the medians of a triangle it creates the point of concurrency called the _____________.

Accepted Answer

Centroid

Answer

Incenter

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Perpendicular Bisectors

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Altitude

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

one third

Answer

two thirds

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three fourths

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one half

Question 10

Which point is equidistant from the vertices of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

Circumcenter

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Incenter

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perpendicular bisector

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angle bisector

Question 11

Which point is equidistant from the sides of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

Incenter

Answer

Circumcenter

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perpendicular bisector

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angle bisector

Question 12

Which of the following describes a median of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.

Answer

A segment that passes through the middle of the triangle.

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A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.

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A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees.

Question 13

Which of the following describes an altitude of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees.

Answer

A segment that passes through the middle of the triangle.

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A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.

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A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.

Question 14

What does an angle bisector do?

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splits an angle in half

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Makes two 90 degree angles

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splits a 90 degree angle in half

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splits 2 sides in half

Question 15

G is the centroid of triangle ABC

Accepted Answer

22

Answer

11

Answer

3

Answer

66

Question 16

RC and ET are medians. Find x if TS = 2x - 2 and CS = 2x - 4

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

10.3

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9

Answer

12

Question 17

Find the length of PO.

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

35

Answer

26

Answer

29

Question 18

Find the length of AD

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

6

Question 19

What is the value of x?

Accepted Answer

29

Answer

23

Answer

18

Answer

45

Question 20

Find SV

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

36

Answer

21

Answer

9

Question 21

BE = 15. Find EG.

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

22.5

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20

Question 22

Find the length of segment AG.

Accepted Answer

x=18

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x=6

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x=3

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x=9

Question 23

Find the distance from the angle bisector to the side of the triangle.

Accepted Answer

51

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21

Answer

4.2

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3

Question 24

The mid segment of the triangle is 5x-1. Find the value of x.

Accepted Answer

x = 6

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x = 7

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x = 11.8

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x = 12.4

Question 25

Which could be the lengths of three sides of a triangle?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 26

What is the correct order of the lengths of the streets from longest to shortest?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 27

Which angle belongs in the middle?

Accepted Answer

<T

Answer

<R

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<S

Question 28

Which angle is the largest?

Accepted Answer

<S

Answer

<R

Answer

<T

Question 29

Describe the possible lengths for the third side of the triangle given the two sides 10 and 5.

Accepted Answer

5 < x < 15

Answer

5 < x 10

Answer

0 < x < 10

Answer

0 < x < 15

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