Special Segments and Centers of Triangles

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midsegment

a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle

<p>a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle</p>
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perpendicular bisector

a line, segment, or ray that divides a segment into two equal parts and is perpendicular to the segment

<p>a line, segment, or ray that divides a segment into two equal parts and is perpendicular to the segment</p>
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angle bisector

a line, segment, or ray that divides an angle into two equal parts

<p>a line, segment, or ray that divides an angle into two equal parts</p>
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median

a segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side

<p>a segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side</p>
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altitude

a segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side so that it is perpendicular to that side

<p>a segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side so that it is perpendicular to that side</p>
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circumcenter

the point at which the three perpendicular bisectors intersect in a triangle

<p>the point at which the three perpendicular bisectors intersect in a triangle</p>
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incenter

the point at which the three angle bisectors intersect in a triangle

<p>the point at which the three angle bisectors intersect in a triangle</p>
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centroid

the point at which the three medians intersect in a triangle

<p>the point at which the three medians intersect in a triangle</p>
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orthocenter

the point at which the three altitudes intersect in a triangle

<p>the point at which the three altitudes intersect in a triangle</p>