When Devin constructed three angle bisectors of a triangle he had drawn, he was surprised that all three altitudes intersected at one point. What is that point of intersection called? A. centroid B. incenter C. circumcenter Thank you!
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An angle bisector is a line that divides an angle into two equal parts. So, each angle bisector divides the opposite side of the triangle into two segments that are proportional to the other two sides. The point where all three angle bisectors intersect is Show more…
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