Segments in Triangle

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. 

What is the only special triangle segment that does not have to go through a vertex?

• Median

• Altitude

• Angle Bisector

• Perpendicular Bisector

What type of special segment is shown?

• Median

• Perpendicular Bisector

• Angle Bisector

• Altitude

What type of special segments are being used?

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Angle Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

Based on the markings, segment BG represents the...

• angle bisector

• median

• altitude

• perpendicular bisector

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

• angle bisector

• midsegment

• altitude

• median

What type of special segment is shown?

• Perpendicular Bisector

• Angle Bisector

• Median

• Altitude

What type of special segment is shown?

• Altitude

• Perpendicular Bisector

• Median

• Angle Bisector

Which of the following describes a median of a triangle?

• A segment that passes through the middle of the triangle.

• 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 centroid cuts each median into two segments.  The shorter segment is ___________ the length of the entire segment.

• one third

• two thirds

• three fourths

• one half