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geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Midpoint | The midpoint of a line segment divides the segment into two congruent segments. |
| bisector | The bisector of a line segment divides a segment into two congruent parts. |
| Angle bisector | a bisector divides an angle into 2 congruent parts. |
| Median of a triangle. | a line segment that joins any vertex of the triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side. |
| Altitude of a triangle | a line segment drawn from any vertex of the triangle, perpendicular to and ending in the line that contains the opposite side. |
| Perpendicular | two lines who intersect to form a right angle. |
| perpendicular bisector | a line segment that divides a line segment into two congruent parts and which intersects to form right angles. |