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Math Vocab
Chapter 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angle Bisector | Ray that divides an angle into two adjacent angles that are congruent |
| Median | Segment whose endpoints are a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side |
| Centroid | Where the three medians of a triangle meet |
| Concurrent Lines | When three or more lines intersect in the same point |
| Point of Concurrency | The point where three or more lines intersect |
| Altitude | Perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side |
| Perpendicular Lines | Intersect to form right angles |
| Midpoint | Point that divides or bisects the segment into tow congruent segments |
| Circumcenter | The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of the triangle |
| Perpendicular Bisector | A segment, ray, line, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint |
| Incenter | The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle |
| Orthocenter | The lines containing the three altitudes of a triangle are concurrent and intersect at this point |
| Midsegment | A segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle |