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 point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
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In-center of the Triangle
5
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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
6
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The point of concurrency of the medians
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Centroid
7
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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
8
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The lined containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent
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Orthocenter of the Triangle