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

  2.   A _________ is a line or segment that passes through the midpoint of a side of a triangle and is perpendicular to that side.
    A. mode B. median
    C. perpendicular bisector D. angle bisector
    Hint

  3.   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, 4) B. (1, 5)
    C. (2, -1) D.
    Hint

  4.   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. median D. perpendicular bisector
    Hint

  5.   CPR has vertices C(15, 1), P(9, 11), and R(2, 1). Determine the coordinates of point A on so that is a median of CPR.
    A. B. (12, 6)
    C. D.
    Hint



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