Centers Of Triangles Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the circumcenter
A
It’s equidistant to all the vertices
2
Q
How do you find/construct the circumcenter?
A
Perpendicular biscetors
3
Q
Describe incenters
A
- Equidistant to each side of the triangle
- If it’s obtuse than its outside of the triangle, acute is inside, and 90° is right on the line
4
Q
How do you find the incenter?
A
Find where all the angle bisectors meet
5
Q
Describe the orthocenter
A
Altitudes, can be outside the triangle
6
Q
How do you construct a centroid?
A
Medians
7
Q
Describe the centroid
A
- Balancing point
- Not outside the triangle
- The long piece of the median is twice the length of the short piece
