Triangle Centers Flashcards
Which centers are always on the inside of the triangle?
The centroid and incenter
Which centers are on a right triangle and on the the outside of an obtuse?
The circumcenter and the orthocenter
What is a perpendicular bisector?
A line that cuts a side in half, creating a right angle
Circumcenter
Perpendicular bisectors
Perpendicular bisectors
Circumcenter
Incenter
Angle bisectors
What is the circle that goes inside the triangle and what center do you use to find it?
In circle and the incenter
What is a median?
A line from a vertice to the opposite midpoint
What is an angle bisector
A line that cuts an angle in half
Angle bisectors
Incenter
Medians
Centroid
Centroid
Medians
What is the circle that goes around the triangle and what center do you use to find it?
Circumcircle and the circumcenter
What is an altitude?
A perpendicular line connecting a side to the opposite vertice, creating a right angle.
