5.3: Concurrent Lines, Medians, and Altitudes Flashcards
1
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when three or more lines intersect in one point
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concurrent
2
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the point at which they intersect
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point of concurrency
3
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the point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
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circumcenter of the triangle
4
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the circle is
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circumscribed about
5
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the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle is called
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incenter of the triangle
6
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the circle is
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inscribed in
7
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a segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side
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median of a triangle
8
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in a triangle, the point of concurrency of the medians
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centroid
9
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the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side
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altitude of a triangle
10
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the lines containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent
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othocenter of the triangle
