Easy Triangle Special Segments

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

If AG = 2x + 21 and RE = x + 10.5, 
what is NG?

• 16

• 8

• 26.5

• 10.5

PQ is the perpendicular bisector of MN. What is QN?

• 7

• 14

• 10.5

• 28

In which type of triangle is it possible for a special segment to be OUTSIDE of the triangle?

• Acute Triangles

• Right Triangles

• Obtuse Triangles

• This never happens.

In Obtuse Triangles, which special segment can be outside of the triangle?

• Midsegments

• Medians

• Altitudes

• Perpendicular Bisectors

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

• angle bisector

• midsegment

• altitude

• median

Which of the following segments represents an altitude?

• BX

• AZ

• AC

• BZ

Which of the following segments represents an median?

• BX

• AZ

• AC

• BZ

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

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• median

• midsegment

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

• altitude 

• perpendicular bisector

• midsegment

• angle bisector