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4.6 Medians of a Triangle. Activity 4.6 Intersecting Medians. Vocabulary. A MEDIAN of a triangle is a segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. A CENTRIOD is the point where the three medians of a triangle meet. Example 1. Draw a median.
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Vocabulary • A MEDIAN of a triangle is a segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. • A CENTRIOD is the point where the three medians of a triangle meet.
Example 1 • Draw a median
Intersection of Medians of a Triangle Theorem • The medians of a triangle intersect at the centroid, a point that is two thirds of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
Example 2 • Use the centroid of a triangle
Example 3 • Use the centroid of a triangle