Chapter 5 Flashcards
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Incenter
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Angle bisector
Incenter is equidistant to the sides of the triangle
Center of circle drawn inside the triangle
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Circumcenter
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Perpendicular bi sector
Perpendicular bisector to any part of the opposite segment
Equidistant to the vertices of the triangle
Center of circle drawn around the triangle
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Centroid
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Median
From vertex to midpoint of segment
2/3 distance from vertex to midpoint
Balancing point - center of gravity
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Orthocenter
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Altitude
From segment to right angle on opposite side
The lines containing the altitudes intersect at the orthocenter