Geometric Construction of Centers

What is this?

• Compass

• Circle creator

• Pencil swingy-thing

• Arc maker

By using a compass, D and G were marked equidistant from Vertex E. The compass was then used to locate point F, distant from E, so that F is equidistant from D and G. For all constructions defined by the above steps, the measures of DEF and GEF

• are equal

• are NOT equal

• sum to 45°

• sum to 30°

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Take a guess! Which one is the correct construction for a perpendicular bisector?

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

The place where all three angle bisectors meet is called the ...

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which center of a triangle is shown in the picture below?

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Which center of a triangle is shown in the picture below?

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Match the following Centers of Triangles

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Incenter is created by:

• Angle Bisectors

• Centroid is created by:

• Medians

• Circumcenter is created by:

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

What must be true?

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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Select the best answer choice.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9