Median and Midsegment Warm Up

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

• angle bisectors
• perpendicular bisectors
• altitudes
• medians

CF, BE, and AD are the medians of the triangle. If BF =10, find AF.

• 20
• 10
• 5
• Not Enough Information

If G is the centroid of triangle ABC and GF= 4. Find the length of GC.

• 4
• 8
• 12
• Not Enough Information

If G is the centroid of triangle ABC and BE= 18. Find the length of BG.

• 6
• 12
• 18
• Not Enough Information

If G is the centroid of triangle ABC and AG= 16. Find the length of GD.

• 8
• 16
• 24
• Not Enough Information

If G is the centroid of triangle ABC and GE= 7. Find the length of BE.

• 7
• 14
• 21
• Not Enough Informaion

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

• angle bisector
• midsegment
• altitude
• median

A(n) __________________ of a triangle is a segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

A(n) ______________ of a triangle is a segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of the triangle.

Which of the following describes a median of a triangle?

• A. A middle of the triangle.
• B. A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.
• C. A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.