Median, Altitude, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector

What is the special segment AD called?

• Altitude
• Median
• Angle Bisector
• Perpendicular Bisector

What is the special segment AS called?

• Altitude
• Median
• Angle Bisector
• Perpendicular Bisector

What is the special segment DE called?

• Altitude

• Median

• Angle Bisector

• Perpendicular Bisector

Given: ZX is the median, WY=14. Find XY.

• XY = 14

• XY = 7

• XY = 10

• XY = 28

What is an angle bisector?

• Makes two 90 degree angles
• splits a 90 degree angle in half
• splits any angle in half
• splits 2 sides in half

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

• angle bisector
• midsegment
• altitude
• median

Given: ZX is the median, XY=8. Find WY.

• WY = 16

• WY = 8

• WY = 4

• WY = 32

YB is an altitude of triangle XYZ, and m<YBZ=6x-6. Find the value of x.

• 4

• 14

• -16

• 16

NP is an altitude of triangle ONM. m<N is 5x-4 and m<M=3x+6. Find <M.

• -39

• 39

• 90

• 11

DE is a perpendicular bisector of triangle ABC. If AD=2y+4 and CD=y+12, find the AD.

• 8

• -8

• 20

• 40