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mathvocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| median | segment whose endpoints are a vertex and a midpoint of the opposite side |
| locus | the set of all points that satisfy a given condition |
| auxiliary | a line or part of a line added to a figure |
| perpendicular bisector | is a line perpendicular to a side through the midpoint of the side |
| centroid | the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle; it is a center of balance of the triangle |
| altitude | perpendicular segment drawn from a vertex to the line that contains the opposite side may be inside or outside a triangle or may be a side of the triangle |