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ch 5 austin
extra credit
Question | Answer |
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locus | a set of points that satisfies a given condition |
inscribed circle | a circle in which each side of the polygon is tangent to the circle |
median of a triangle | a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side |
midsegment of a triangle | a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of the triangle |
orthocenter of a triangle | the point of concurrency of the three altitudes of a triangle |
point of concurrency | a point where three or more lines coincide |
Pythagorean triple | a set of three nonzero whole numbers a, b, c such that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 |
altitude of a triangle | a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side |
centroid of a triangle | the point of concurrecy of the three medians of a triangle. Also known as the center of gravity |
circumcenter of a triangle | the point of concurrency of the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle |
circumscribed circle | every vertex of the polygon lies on the circle |
concurrent | three or more lines that intersect at one point |
equidistant | the same distance from two or more objects |
incenter of a triangle | the point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors of a traingle |