#6.3 Medians and Centroids of Triangles

As segment from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.

• median

• centroid

• midpoint

• perpendicular bisector

The three medians of a triangle meet at a point of concurrency called the ____________.

• center point

• midpoint

• centroid

• median point

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The centroid of a triangle is ____________ of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

• two-thirds

• one-half

• one-fourth

• two-fifths

BL = 12

Find BP

• 3

• 4

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

BL = 12

Find PL

• 3

• 4

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

CP = 16

Find PL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

CP = 16

Find CL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

AL = 27

Find AP

• 27

• 18

• 9

• 3

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

AL = 27

Find PL

• 27

• 18

• 9

• 3

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

The median of $\Delta ABC$  is shown in blue ink. What is the correct ordered pair for the centroid?

• (1, 5)

• (1, 2)

• (1, 8)

• (1, 4)