Question

name riley jensen hour 1 standard 6c opportunity 3 – midsegments and medians
1-2. fill in each blank with the correct vocabulary word.

1. a segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side ______.
2. the medians of a triangle intersect at a point called the ______.

3-5. fill in each blank with the correct vocabulary word.

1. a midsegment is parallel to the third side and ______ as long.
2. the medians intersect at a point that is ______ the distance from the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
3. the interior angles of a triangle sum to ______ degrees.

options for #s 1-2:
a. median
b. midpoint
c. midsegment
d. orthocenter
e. centroid
options for #s 3-5:
a. twice
b. half
c. 2/3
d. 180
e. 360

Explanation:

Question 1

A median of a triangle is defined as a segment connecting a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. So the correct option is A.

The point where the three medians of a triangle intersect is called the centroid. So the correct option is E.

By the midsegment theorem, a midsegment of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half as long as the third side. So the correct option is B.

Answer:

A. Median

Question 2