Altitudes and Perpendicular Bisectors

The point of concurrency of the 3 perpendicular bisectors of a triangle is called the ___?

• Midsegment

• Incenter

• Circumcenter

• Centriod

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

• altitude 

• perpendicular bisector

• midsegment

• angle bisector

The place where all three perpendicular bisectors meet is called the ...

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

The place where all three altitudes meet is called the ...

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Identify the perpendicular bisector.

Which statement about the perpendicular bisector of this segment is true?

• The bisector will intersect at (0,2).

• The slope of the bisector is 5/2.

• The bisector passes through (-3,2).

• The equation of the bisector is y=-2/5x + 2

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line as graphed.

The CIRCUMCENTER is the intersection of which special segments?

• Angle Bisectors

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

Which center of a triangle is shown in the picture below?

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid