Medians and Centroids

As segment from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.

• median

• centroid

• midpoint

• perpendicular bisector

Find BP

• 3

• 4

• 8

• 10

Find PL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

Find CL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

Find PL

• 27

• 18

• 9

• 3

When you draw the medians of a triangle it creates the point of concurrency called the _____________.

• Centroid

• Incenter

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Altitude

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

• angle bisector

• midsegment

• altitude

• median

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

• angle bisectors

• perpendicular bisectors

• altitudes

• medians

• 11

• 22

• 5.5

• 3.67

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E