Geometry Chapter 5- Vocabulary

Geometry Chapter 5- Vocabulary

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Centroid

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Cards (13)

Section 1

(13 cards)

Centroid

Front

The point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle

Back

Median of a triangle

Front

A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side

Back

Orthocenter

Front

Point of concurrency of the altitudes of a triangle

Back

Indirect Proof

Front

A type of proof where it is first assumed that the statement is false. If the assumption leads to an impossibility, than the original statement has to be proven true

Back

Coordinate Proof

Front

A proof involving placing geometric figures in a coordinate plane.

Back

Incenter

Front

The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle

Back

Midsegment

Front

A segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle

Back

Perpendicular Bisector

Front

A line that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint.

Back

Concurrent

Front

When three or more lines, rays or segments intersect in the same point.

Back

Circumcenter

Front

The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle

Back

Point of Concurrency

Front

The point of intersection of concurrent lines

Back

Equidistant

Front

Equal distance

Back

Altitude of a Triangle

Front

A perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side

Back