Points of Concurrency Vocab Practice

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What are angle bisectors?

Back

Segments that divide an angle into two equal parts.

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What is the incenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect; it is equidistant from all sides.

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What is the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect; it is equidistant from all vertices.

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What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The point where the medians of a triangle intersect; it is the center of mass.

Front

What are medians in a triangle?

Back

Segments that connect a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

What are perpendicular bisectors?

Back

Segments that are perpendicular to a side of a triangle and bisect it.

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What is the orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the altitudes of a triangle intersect.

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How do you find the circumcenter?

Back

By constructing the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle.

Front

How do you find the incenter?

Back

By constructing the angle bisectors of the triangle.

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What is the relationship between the circumcenter and the vertices of a triangle?

Back

The circumcenter is equidistant from all three vertices.