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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Review for Unit Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Circumcenter | The point where 3 perpendicular bisectors meet. |
| Incenter | The point where 3 angle bisectors meet. |
| Median | A segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side. |
| Orthocenter | The point where 3 altitudes meet. |
| Altitude | A perpendicular segment that extends from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side. |
| Centroid | The point where 3 medians meet. |
| Angle bisector | A ray that divides an angle into 2 congruent parts. |
| Circumscribed circle | All vertices of a polygon lie on the circle. |
| Inscribed circle | Each side of a polygon is tangent to the circle. |
| Point of concurrency | The point where 3 lines intersect. |
| Concurrent lines | 3 lines that intersect at a point. The lines are said to be __. |