Chapter 5 voc. Flashcards
A point is ________ from two objects if it is the same distance from the objects
Equidistant
Is a length of the perpendicular segment from the point to a line
Distance from a point to a line
Where three or more lines intersect at one point
Concurrent
The point at which they intersect
Point of concurrency
The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle is called the _____________
Circumvented of a triangle
Something you say p.301
Circumscribed about
The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle is called the ______
Incenter of a triangle
The center of the the circle that is _______ ____ the triangle
Inscribed in
Is a segment whose end points are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side
Median of a triangle
The point of concurrency of the medians is the __________
Centroid of a triangle
Is the perpendicular segment from a vertex of the triangle to the line containing the opposite sides
Altitude of a triangle
The lines that contain the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent at the ________
Orthocenter of a triangle
In _________ all possibilities are considered and then all but one are proved false
Indirect reasoning
A proof involving indirect reasoning is an _______ ________
Indirect proof
A segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of the triangle
Mid segment of a triangle
