1.   In a triangle, a segment that joins a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.
    A. altitude B. hypotenuse
    C. perpendicular bisector D. median
    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. angle bisector B. perpendicular bisector
    C. median D. mode
    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. (2, 4)
    C. (1, 5) D.
    Hint

  5.   In which picture is an angle bisector?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint



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