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Geometry
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Perpendicular Bisector | a segment, line, ray, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint |
| Equidistant | Being the same distance from a particular object |
| Concurrent | 3 or more lines, rays, or segments intersecting at the same point |
| Point of concurrency | The point of an intersection for 3 or more lines, rays, or segments |
| Circumcenter | The point of concurrence for 3 perpendicular bisectors of a triangle |
| Location of circumcenter when you have an acute triangle | inside the triangle |
| Location of circumcenter when you have an right triangle | on the triangle |
| Location of circumcenter when you have an obtuse triangle | outside the triangle |
| Incenter | Point of concurrence for the 3 angle bisectors of a triangle |
| Median | segment from vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side |
| Centroid | Point of concurrence for the 3 medians of a triangle |
| Altitude (height) | the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side |
| Orthocenter | Point of concurrence for 3 altitudes of a triangle |
| Midsegment | A segment connecting midpoints of 2 sides of a triangle |