Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Geometry - Chapter 5 - Vocab
Properties of Triangles
15
Mathematics
10th Grade
02/05/2008

Additional Mathematics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Perpendicular Bisector of a Segment
Definition

A line that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint

Term
Concurrent Lines
Definition
3 or more coplanar lines that intersect at the same point
Term
Point of Concurrency
Definition
The point where concurrent lines intersect
Term
Median
Definition
A segment that joins a vertex of the triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side
Term
Altitude
Definition
The perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side
Term
Midsegment of a Triangle
Definition
The segment that joins the midpoints of 2 sides of a triangle
Term
Perpendicular Bisector
Definition
A segment, ray, line, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint
Term
Distance from a Point to a Line
Definition
The length of the perpendicular segment from the point to the line
Term
Perpendicular Bisector of a Triangle
Definition
A line (or ray or segment) that is perpendicular to a side of the triangle at the midpoint of the side
Term
Circumcenter of a Triangle
Definition
The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
Term
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
Definition
A bisector of an angle of the traingle
Term

Incenter of a Triangle

Definition
The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors
Term
Median of a Triangle
Definition
A segmet whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side
Term
Centroid
Definition

The point of concurrency of three medians

Term
Orthocenter of the Triangle
Definition
The point of concurrency of the altitudes
Supporting users have an ad free experience!