Vocab 5.1

Question 1

Angle bisector of a Triangle

Answer 1

A segment that divides an angle of a triangle into 2 congruent angles

Question 2

Median

Answer 2

A segment whose endpoints are the vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side

Question 3

Altitude

Answer 3

A ray with an endpoint on the vertex of a triangle that is perpendicular to the side opposite the vertex

Question 4

Circumcenter

Answer 4

The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle

Question 5

Incenter

Answer 5

The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle

Question 6

Orthocenter

Answer 6

The point of concurrency of the altitudes of a triangle

Question 7

Centroid

Answer 7

The point of concurrency of the medians of the triangle

Question 8

Perpendicular bisector of a triangle

Answer 8

A segment that intersects a side of a triangle at its midpoint at a right angle

Question 9

Concurrent lines

Answer 9

3 or more lines that intersect at one point

Question 10

Points of concurrency

Answer 10

The point where 3 or more lines intersect

Question 11

Circumscribing

Answer 11

Drawing a circle through the certifies of a polygon

Question 12

Inscribing

Answer 12

Drawing a circle inside a triangle where the circle touches each of the sides exactly once

Question 13

Distance between a Point and Line

Answer 13

Length of the perpendicular segment that connects the point to the line