1.   In a triangle, a segment that joins a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.
    A. median B. altitude
    C. hypotenuse D. perpendicular bisector
    Hint

  2.   The segment that bisects an angle of the triangle and has one endpoint at a vertex of the triangle and the other endpoint at another point on the triangle is called the _________.
    A. segment bisector B. perpendicular bisector
    C. angle bisector D. median
    Hint

  3.   In which figure is a median and an angle bisector of
and is an altitude?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  4.   has vertices X(-1, 1), Y(3, 9), and Z(6, -2). Determine the
coordinates of point W on so that is a median of
    A. (2, -1) B.
    C. (2, 4) D. (1, 5)
    Hint

  5.   The segment that has one endpoint at one of the vertices of a triangle and its other endpoint on a line containing the opposite side of the triangle, and is perpendicular to the opposite side of the triangle, is called the __________.
    A. angle bisector B. altitude
    C. perpendicular bisector D. median
    Hint



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