Geometry Midpoints and Bisectors

Find the length of AD

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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

• median

• altitude

• midsegment

• angle bisector

Which of the following describes a perpendicular bisector of a triangle?

• A segment that is perpendicular to the side of a triangle at its midpoint.

• A segment with endpoints at the vertex and midpoint of the opposite side.

• A segment that connects two midpoints of two sides.

• A segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side at 90 degrees. 

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

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• median

• midsegment

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

• altitude 

• perpendicular bisector

• midsegment

• angle bisector

If Z is the centroid, what type of segments are drawn?

• angle bisectors

• perpendicular bisectors

• altitudes

• medians

What is the only special triangle segment that does not have to go through a vertex?

• Median

• Altitude

• Angle Bisector

• Perpendicular Bisector

A(n) ______________ of a segment is a line, segment, or ray that is perpendicular to the segment at its midpoint.

• perpendicular bisector

• postulate

• segment bisector

• angle bisector

A point, line, ray, or other segment that intersects a segment at its midpoint is called a(n) ___________.

• segment bisector

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• angle bisector

A(n) __________ is a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles.

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• segment bisector

• vertical angle