Geometry Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Isosceles Triangle
Atleast 2 congruent sides
Equilateral triangle
3 congruent sides
Scalene
3 sides of different lengths
Acute triangle
3 acute angles
Obtuse triangle
1 obtuse angle
Right triangle
1 right angle
Equiangular triangle
3 congruent angles each of 60 degrees
Perpendicular bisector
A segment, line, or wry that passes through the midpoint of a side and is perpendicular
What is the perpendicular bisector’s POC?
Circumvented and can be inside and outside
Point of congruency
3+ lines intersect at the same point
Angle bisector
Line, segment, or Ray that bisects an angle
What is the POC of an angle bisector?
Incenter
Altitude
A segment that goes from vertex perpendicular to the other side
What is the POC for altitude?
Orthocenter
Median
A segment from vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
What is the POC of median?
Centroid