Special Segments of a Triangle

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

• Centroid

• Incenter

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Altitude

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• median

• midsegment

Which of the following describes a perpendicular bisector of a triangle?

• A segment that is perpendicular to the side of a triangle at its midpoint.

• A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.

• A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.

• A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees. 

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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• altitude 

• perpendicular bisector

• midsegment

• angle bisector

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The centroid is the point of concurrency of the ________________ of a triangle.

• Medians

• Altitudes

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Angle Bisectos

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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

• 8

• 16

• 24

• Not Enough Information

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

If G is the centroid of triangle ABC and AC= 32, find the length of CE.

• 16

• 32

• 48

• Not Enough Information

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Given: Segment XZ is a median, WY=14. Find XY.

• XY = 14

• XY = 7

• not enough information

• XY = 28

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9