Points of Concurrency The point where three or more lines intersect.
Median of a Triangle A segment from one vertex of the triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
The intersection of the medians is called the CENTROID. How many medians does a triangle have?
Angle Bisector
The intersection of the angle bisectors is called the INCENTER. How many angle bisectors does a triangle have?
What is special about the INCENTER? Equidistant to sides of the triangle
The intersection of the perpendicular bisector is called the CIRCUMCENTER. How many perpendicular bisectors does a triangle have?
What is special about the CIRCUMCENTER? Equidistant to the vertices of the triangle.
Altitude
The intersection of the altitudes is called the ORTHOCENTER. How many altitudes does a triangle have?
Tell whether each red segment is an altitude of the triangle. The altitude is the “true height” of the triangle.