AlgebraLab

Special Lines In Triangles

By S Bay

Choose the best answer for each question.

A(n)________is a line that connects an angle of a triangle with the midpoint of the side from it.

A(n) __________ is a line that goes from an angle of a triangle to the side opposite that angle and makes a right angle. In an obtuse triangle this line may be outside the triangle itself.

A line that bisects a side of a triangle and forms a right angle is called ________.

 
A line that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is called _______.

An orthocenter is the point of concurrence for _____.

A point of concurrence that is equidistant from each vertex is called _______.

An equal triangle has a midsegment with a length of 10cm. What is the length of each side?

What is the length of a midsegment of a right triangle that is parallel to the hypotenuse if the legs of the triangle are 6 and 8?

What is the length of a side parallel to a midsegment of length x?