Understanding Prefixes and Points of Concurrency

Which point of concurrency is formed by the intersection of altitudes?

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Centroid

What is the point of concurrency called that is formed by altitudes?

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Centroid

What is the point of concurrency called that is formed by angle bisectors?

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Centroid

Which point of concurrency is associated with the center of gravity of a triangle?

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Centroid

Which point of concurrency is the center of the circle that can be inscribed in a triangle?

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Centroid

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which point of concurrency is always on the vertex of a right triangle?

• A) Centroid

• B) Incenter

• C) Orthocenter

• D) Circumcenter

Which point of concurrency is always on the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

• A) Centroid

• B) Incenter

• C) Orthocenter

• D) Circumcenter

Which points of concurrency are always outside of an obtuse triangle?

• A) Centroid, Incenter

• B) Orthocenter, Circumcenter

• C) Incenter, Centroid

• D) Orthocenter, Incenter

Which point of concurrency is equidistant from every vertex of a triangle?

• A) Incenter

• B) Centroid

• C) Orthocenter

• D) Circumcenter

What is the definition of a median in a triangle?

• A segment from a vertex to the opposite midpoint

• A line that cuts an angle into two equal parts

• A line that forms a right angle and goes through the midpoint

• A line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side