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Triangles-CHSPE
Definitions of triangles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Definition of an ACUTE angle. | measures less than , that is, if its measure is less than the measure of a right angle. |
| Definition of an acute triangle | each of its interior angles is acute, that is, if each interior angle measures less than |
| Definition of Adjacent angles | two angles that share a common side. They have no interior points in common (their insides do not overlap at all). |
| Definition of altitude | An altitude of a triangle is a segment that extends from a vertex to the opposite side. It is perpendicular to that opposite side. |