Special Segments in Triangles

Front

What does an angle bisector do?

Back

Splits an angle in half.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

Describe the possible lengths for the third side of the triangle given the two sides 10 and 5.

Back

5 < x < 15.

Front

Which point is equidistant from the sides of a triangle?

Back

Incenter.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Find the length of AD if AD is a segment in a triangle and the options are 2, 4, 6, 8.

Back

8.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

Front

Which angle is the largest in a triangle with angles

Back

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the definition of a triangle's median?

Back

A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

What is the Triangle Inequality Theorem?

Back

The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

Front

What is the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the incenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the angle bisectors of the triangle intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The point where the three medians intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10