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Topic 2D Quiz
Geometry Honors
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altitude | A segment from a vertex drawn perpendicular to the opposite side. It is used to measure the height of a figure. |
| Geometric Mean | a/x=x/b |
| Orthocenter | The point of concurrency of the three altitudes of a triangle. |
| altitude is geometric mean | segment of hypotenuse of ABC/altitude=altitude/other segment of hypotenuse of ABC |
| leg of ABC is geometric mean | segment of hypotenuse/leg of ABC=leg of ABC/whole hypotenuse |
| 45-45-90 | leg x √2=hypotenuse or leg = hypotenuse/√2 |
| 30-60-90 | short leg x 2=hypotenuse or short leg = hypotenuse/2 short leg x √3=long leg or short leg = long leg/√3 |