Secondary Parts of a Triangle
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ALTITUDE
Altitude
An altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment from a vertex of
the triangle to the opposite side or to the line containing the opposite side.
Orthocenter
point of concurrency of the three altitudes
MEDIAN
Median
A median is a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle
and the midpoint of the opposite side.
Centroid
point of concurrency of the three medians
ANGLE BISECTOR
Angle Bisector
An angle bisector of a triangle is a segment which bisects an angle and whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and a point on the opposite
side.
Incenter
point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors
PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR
Perpendicular Bisector
A perpendicular bisector of a side of a triangle is a line perpendicular to the
sides at its midpoint and it is equidistant to the endpoints of the
given segment.
Circumcenter
point of concurrency of the three perpendicular
bisectors
A triangle has 3 altitudes, 3 medians, 3 angle bisectors and 3
perpendicular bisectors.