5.1-5.2 Special Segments in a Triangle

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. 

A ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Perpendicular lines ... (a)  

• will never intersect
• intersect to form right angles
• are curved lines
• intersect to form 45 degree angle

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Goes from one vertex perpendicular to the opposite side.

Goes from vertex to midpoint of opposite sides

Goes through the midpoint at 90 degrees. It does not necessarily go through a vertex of the triangle (a)  

• altitude
• midsegment
• perpendicular bisector
• median

What is true about a perpendicular bisector?

• Cuts the side of a triangle into 2 congruent parts.
• It is perpendicular to the side of a triangle.
• It passes through the midpoint of the side of the triangle.
• All of the above

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

Which of the following segments represents an altitude?

• Segment BX
• Segment AZ
• Segment AC
• Segment BZ

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10