Special Segments of a Triangle

Question 1

A(n) _______________ is a segment that bisects one of the angles of the triangle.

Answer 1

Angle Bisector

Question 2

A(n) _______________ is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.

Answer 2

Altitude

Question 3

A(n) _______________ is a segment that is part of a perpendicular bisector of one of the sides.

Answer 3

Perpendicular Bisector

Question 4

A(n) _______________ is a segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side.

Answer 4

Median

Question 5

A(n) _______________, _______________, and _______________ always lie in the interior of a triangle.

Answer 5

Perpendicular Bisector, Angle Bisector, and Median

Question 6

A(n) _______________ may or may not have a vertex as an endpoint.

Answer 6

Perpendicular Bisector

Question 7

A(n) _______________ may lie inside, outside, or on a triangle.

Answer 7

Altitude

Question 8

A(n) _______________, _______________, and _______________ always has a vertex as an endpoint.

Answer 8

Altitude, Angle Bisector, and Median

Question 9

A(n) _______________ has a point of concurrency that is two-thirds of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Answer 9

Median

Question 10

A(n) _______________’s point of concurrency does not have any special properties associated with it due to the fact that the point of concurrency can be found inside, outside, or on the triangle itself.

Answer 10

Altitude

Question 11

A(n) _______________ has a point of concurrency that is equidistant from the sides of the triangle.

Answer 11

Angle Bisector

Question 12

A(n) _______________ has a point of concurrency that is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle.

Answer 12

Perpendicular Bisector