Centers of Triangles or

Points of Concurrency
Median
Example 1
In MNP, MC and ND are medians.
M D P

C What is NC if NP = 18?
MC bisects NP…so 18/2 9
N
If DP = 7.5, find MP.
7.5 + 7.5 = 15
How many
medians does a
triangle have?
The medians of
a triangle are
concurrent.
The intersection of
the medians is
called the
CENTRIOD.
 Theorem
The length of the segment
from the vertex to the
centroid is twice the length
of the segment from the
centroid to the midpoint.
Example 2
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are
medians.
If EM = 3, find EC. C

EC = 2(3) N
P E
EC = 6 B
M
A
Example 3
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are
medians.
If EN = 12, find AN.
C
AE = 2(12)=24
AN = AE + EN N
P E
AN = 24 + 12
B
AN = 36 A M
Example 4
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are
medians.
If EM = 3x + 4
and CE = 8x, what C
is x?
N
P E

x=4 M
B

A
Example 5
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are
medians.
If CM = 24 what is
CE? C

CE = 2/3CM N
CE = 2/3(24) P E
B
CE = 16
M
A
Angle Bisector
Example 1
In WYZ, ZX bisects WZY . If m1 = 55,
find mWZY .

W mWZY  55  55
mWZY  110
X
1
2
Z Y
Example 2
In FHI, IG is an angle bisector. Find mHIG.

5( x  1) I
G (4 x  1)
5(x – 1) = 4x + 1
H 5x – 5 = 4x + 1
x=6
How many angle bisectors
does a triangle have?
three
The angle
bisectors of a
triangle are
concurrent
____________.

The intersection of the

angle bisectors is
called the ________.
Incenter
The incenter is the same distance from the
sides of the triangle.

Point P is called
B
the __________.
Incenter
D

F P

A E C
 Example 4
The angle bisectors of triangle ABC meet at point L.
• What segments are congruent? LF, DL, EL
• Find AL and FL.
Triangle ADL is a
A right triangle, so use
FL = 6 Pythagorean thm
8
D AL2 = 82 + 62
F AL2 = 100
L AL = 10
6
C E B
Perpendicular Bisector
Example 1: Tell whether each red segment is
a perpendicular bisector of the triangle.
Example 2: Find x

3x + 4 5x - 10
 How many perpendicular
bisectors does a triangle
have?

The perpendicular
bisectors of a triangle
are concurrent.

The intersection of the

perpendicular bisectors is called
the CIRCUMCENTER.
 The Circumcenter is
equidistant from the vertices
of the triangle.
B

PA = PB = PC

P
A C
Example 3: The perpendicular bisectors of
triangle ABC meet at point P.
• Find DA. DA = 6
• Find BA. BA = 12
• Find PC. PC = 10
• Use the Pythagorean Theorem
to find DP. B

DP2 + 62 = 102 6
D 10
DP + 36 = 100
2

DP2 = 64 P
A C
DP = 8
Altitude
Tell whether each red segment is an altitude of the
triangle.
The altitude is the
“true height” of
the triangle.
 How many altitudes
does a triangle have?

The altitudes of
a triangle are
concurrent.

The intersection of the

altitudes is called the
ORTHOCENTER.
Tell if the red segment is an altitude,
perpendicular bisector, both, or neither?
NEITHER

ALTITUDE

PER.
BOTH BISECTOR