chapter 5 other stuff Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
circumcenter
A
can be located anywhere
pot of the perpendicular midpoints of the segments
equidistant form the vertices
2
Q
incenter
A
equidistant form the sides
is always located inside
the pot of the angle bisectors
3
Q
centroid
A
center of the mass of vertices of the triangle
4
Q
median
A
midpoint to vertex
5
Q
midsegment
A
connection of two midpoints
6
Q
orthocenter
A
intersection of the altitudes
7
Q
altitudes
A
a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side
8
Q
circumcenter positions on different triangles
A
acute: inside the triangle
right: on the hypothesis
obtuse: outside the circle
9
Q
indirect proof
A
you begin assuming the conjecture is false
10
Q
a centroid creates ____
A
the part of the segment coming form the angle is two thirds the whole segment.
