Centroid & Orthocenter

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

• median

• centroid

• midpoint

• perpendicular bisector

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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

• center point

• midpoint

• centroid

• median point

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

If Z is the centroid, what type of segments are drawn?

• angle bisectors
• perpendicular bisectors
• altitudes
• medians

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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

• angle bisector
• midsegment
• altitude
• median

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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

• one third
• two thirds
• three fourths
• one half

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Which of the following points is the BALANCE POINT of a triangle. The correct method is shown in the triangle if you look at the markings.

• A. Circumcenter

• B. Orthocenter

• C. Centroid

• D. Midpoint

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The three altitudes of a triangle intersect at the?

• Circumcenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

• Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Segment AB is called _________

• median

• altitude

• centroid

• orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The three altitudes of a triangle intersect at the___________________.

• orthocenter
• median
• centroid
• circumcenter

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The altitude is __________to the side of a triangle.

• parallel
• skew
• midpoint

• perpendicular

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5