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Geometry
Chapter 5 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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perpendicular bisector | a bisector that is also perpendicular to the segment |
concurrent lines | 3 or more lines that intersect at a common point |
points of concurrency | point where concurrent lines intersect |
circumcenter | point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle |
incenter | point of concurrency of the angle bisectors |
angle bisector | a ray that cuts an angle in half |
median | segment with endpoints being a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side |
centroid | point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle |
altitude | segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side and perpendicular to the line containing that side |
orthocenter | point of concurrency of the altitudes of the triangle |