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Triangle Vocabulary

Match the appropriate definition with the term associated with triangles.

AB
triangleThree segments connecting three non-collinear points.
right triangleA triangle containing one 90 degree angle.
obtuse triangleA triangle containing one angle greater than 90 degrees
acute triangleA triangle containing three angles less than 90 degrees.
scalene triangleA triangle containing three sides of different lengths.
isosceles triangleA triangle containing at least two congruent sides.
equilateral triangleA triangle with all sides congruent.
equiangular triangleA triangle with all angles measuring 60 degrees.
vertexThe point where 2 sides meet.
medianA segment connecting a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side.
altitudeA segment from the vertex perpendicular to a point of the line containing the opposite side.
angle bisectorA segment that divides an angle into 2 congruent angles.
hypotenuseThe side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.
legsThe sides that form the right angle in a right triangle or the sides that are congruent in an isosceles triangle.
sideThe segment connecting two vertices of a triangle


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