1. 4.6 Medians of a Triangle

2. Activity 4.6 Intersecting Medians

3. 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.

4. Example 1
Draw a median

5. 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.

6. Example 2
Use the centroid of a triangle

7. Example 3
Use the centroid of a triangle

8. You Try It…