four centres Flashcards
1
Q
centroid
A
made out of median
line that joins point -> midpoint of opposite side
makes medians 2:1
2
Q
median definition
A
point -> midpoint in opposite side
3
Q
median is for
A
centroid
4
Q
circumcentre is made out of
A
perpendicular bisectors
CAN LIE OUTSIDE
-> perpendicular line from midpoint of a side
5
Q
perpendicular bisectors
A
perpendicular line from midpoint of a side
6
Q
incentre is made out of
A
angle bisectors
-> mid point of line bisecting angles on other side
7
Q
orthocentre is made out of
A
altitudes -> perpendicular base -> angle of point (doesn’t have to be mid point of line)
8
Q
altitudes
A
perpendicular base -> angle of point (doesn’t have to be mid point of line)