Chapter 5 - The Final Countdown Flashcards
What is the Triangle Sum Theorem?
All the interior angles of a triangle will equal 180°
What is the Isosceles Triangle Theorem?
If two sides of a triangle are congruent in length, then the measure of the corresponding base angles are also congruent.
What does CPCTC mean?
Corresponding Parts of Congurent Triangles are Congruent.
What is the Triangle Mid-segment Theorem?
- The mid-segment joining both Midpoints of the two sides of the triangle is parallel to the bottom side
- It is also half the length of the third side of the triangle
What is a Median?
A Median is a line segment that connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
What is the Concurrent Triangle Medians Theorem?
The Medians of a Triangle meet at the centroid and are concurrent.
What does concurrent mean?
Lines that all connect at one point.
What is the middle point of a shape called?
A CENTROID
How do you find the centroid of a figure?
- Find the average of all three coordinates.
- Find the average out of x coordinates
- Find the average of the y coordinates
x1 + x2 + x3 etc/number of vertices
y1 + y2 + y3 etc/number of vertices
What is the Triangle Proportionality Theorem?
If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle then it intersects the other two lines proportionally.
How to find an unknown proportion?
Use the proportion relationship; AD/BD = AE/EC
Where will you find the altitude of an Acute Triangle?
You should be able to find the altitude inside the triangle.
Where will you find the altitude of an Obtuse Triangle?
You should be able to find the altitude outside the triangle.
Where will you find the altitude of a Right Triangle?
The altitude of a Right Triangle is the length of one of its legs.
What is the Angle Bisector Theorem?
An Angle Bisector of a triangle divides the opposite side into two segments that are proportional to the other two sides of the triangle.