Special Segments and Triangle Centers Vocabulary Quiz

A segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is a

• midsegment
• median
• perpendicular bisector
• altitude

A line segment or ray that divides a segment into two equal parts and is [perpendicular to the segment is a

• parallel line
• angle bisector
• diagonal
• perpendicular bisector

a line segment or ray that diveds an angle into two equal parts is a

• angle bisector
• angle splitter
• angle separator
• angle divider

A segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

• perpendicular
• altitude
• median
• bisector

A segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side so that it is perpendicular to that side.

• perimeter
• altitude
• median
• angle

The point at which the three perpendicular bisectors intersect in a triangle

• centroid
• incenter
• orthocenter
• circumcenter

The point at which the three angle bisectors intersect in a triangle

• incenter
• orthocenter
• circumcenter
• centroid

The point at which the three medians intersect in a triangle

• centroid
• incenter
• orthocenter
• circumcenter

The point at which the three altitudes intersect in a triangle

• circumcenter
• centroid
• incenter
• orthocenter