gerwhergt Flashcards
is a figure formed by three segments joining three noncollinear points
Triangle
The side opposite the right angle is the _____ of a right triangle
Hypotenuse
____ to a theorem is that can be proved easily using the theorem
Corollary
The congruent sides of an isosceles triangle are called___ and the third side is called the ____
Legs, base
a point that joins two sides of a triangle is called
vertex
a segment from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of its opposite side is called an
median
when two figures are ____ their corresponding sides and their corresponding angles are congruent
congruent
if a point is on the ___ of a segment then it is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment
perpendicular bisector
if a point is on the angle bisector of an angle then it is ___ from the two sides of the angle
equidistant
a polygon is ____ if no line that contains a side of the polygon passes through the interior of the polygon
convex
a polygon is ____ if all its interior angles are congruent
regular
if a polygon is equilateral and equiangular then it is
equiangular
the ammount of surface covered by a figure is its
area
the ___ of a triangle is the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side of the triangle
height
either pair of parallel sides of a parallelogram are called the ____
opposite sides