Chapter 5 Vocabulary

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

• angle bisector
• perpendicular bisector
• median
• midsegment

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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

• altitude 
• perpendicular bisector
• midsegment
• angle bisector

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5

Name the point of concurrency shown.

• Circumcenter
• Incenter
• Supercenter
• Neither

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which point is equidistant from the sides?

• Circumcenter
• Incenter
• Neither
• Bilateral

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which point is equidistant from the vertices?

• Circumcenter
• Incenter
• Neither
• Bilateral

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Define: INCENTER OF A TRIANGLE

• the intersection point of the three angle bisectors of a triangle 
• when three or more lines intersect at a single point 
• the intersection point of the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle 
• the point of intersection of three or more lines 

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Define: CIRCUMCENTER OF A TRAINGLE

• the intersection point of the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle 
• when a circle passes through the three vertices of a triangle 
• the point of intersection of three or more lines 
• the intersection point of the three angle bisectors of a triangle 

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which of the following describes an altitude of a triangle?

• A segment that passes through the middle of the triangle.
• A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.
• A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.
• A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees. 

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.9

Which of the following describes a median of a triangle?

• A segment that passes through the middle of the triangle.
• A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.
• A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.
• A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees. 

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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

• Centroid
• Incenter
• Perpendicular Bisectors
• Altitude

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10