The Medians and Altitudes of Triangle

Triangle ABC has a median of AD where the centroid is labeled Y.  If AY = 18, find the length of YD and AD in that order.

• 6 and 12

• 9 and 27

• 36 and 54

• 18 and 36

Triangle ABC has a median of BE where Y is the centroid. BE = 30, find the length of BY and YE in that order

• 15 and 45

• 45 and 15

• 10 and 20

• 20 and 10

2. What is the point of concurrency for the median of a triangle?

• circumcenter

• centroid

• incenter

• orthocenter

5. A segment drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the opposite side is called a....

• median

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

• angle bisector

What type of lines create a point 2/3 the distance from the vertex and 1/3 from the side?

• median

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

• angle bisector

Which two types of lines only meet inside the triangle?

• Perpendicular bisectors and angle bisectors

• medians and altitudes

• medians and angle bisectors

• perpendicular bisectors and altitudes

What type of line is shown by CD

• Altitude

• perpendicular bisector

• median

• angle bisector

The place where all three medians meet is called the ...

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

The CENTROID is the intersection of which special segments?

• Angle Bisectors

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

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

• angle bisector

• altitude

• altitude

• median