5.3 - Medians, Centroids, Circumcenter & Incenter

The three medians of a triangle meet at a point of concurrency called the ____________.

• center point

• midpoint

• centroid

• median point

The centroid of a triangle is ____________ of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

• two-thirds

• one-half

• one-fourth

• two-fifths

BL = 12

Find BP

• 3

• 4

• 8

• 10

BL = 12

Find PL

• 3

• 4

• 8

• 10

As segment from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.

• median

• centroid

• midpoint

• perpendicular bisector

CP = 16

Find PL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

CP = 16

Find CL

• 24

• 16

• 12

• 8

AL = 27

Find AP

• 27

• 18

• 9

• 3

AL = 27

Find PL

• 27

• 18

• 9

• 3

The median of $\Delta ABC$  is shown in blue ink. What is the correct ordered pair for the centroid?

• (1, 5)

• (1, 2)

• (1, 8)

• (1, 4)