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

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

• 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. 

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

• altitude 

• perpendicular bisector

• midsegment

• angle bisector

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

• Medians

• Altitudes

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Angle Bisectos

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 AC= 32, find the length of CE.

• 16

• 32

• 48

• Not Enough Information

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

• XY = 14

• XY = 7

• not enough information

• XY = 28