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Triangle Vocabulary

important terms to know when studying triangles

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mediansegment from the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
altitudesegment from a vertex that is perpendicular to the opposite side
angle bisectorsegment that bisects the angle of a triangle
centroidthe point of concurrency for the medians of a triangle
circumcenterpoint of concurrency for the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
orthocenterpoint of concurrency of the altitudes of a triangle
incenterpoint of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle
scalenea triangle with no congruent sides
isoscelesa triangle with 2 congruent sides
equilaterala triangle with 3 congruent sides
equiangulara triangle with 3 congruent angles
CPCTCcorresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
concurrent lineslines that intersect in one and only one point
congruent segmentssegments that have the same measure
interior angle of a trianglean angle formed by two sides of a triangle such that the angle is on the inside of the triangle
perimeterthe sum of the lengths of a shape's sides
acute trianglea triangle in which all the angles are acute
obtuse trianglea triangle which has one obtuse angle
right trianglea triangle which has a right angle
SAS, ASA, SSSthree ways to prove two triangles congruent


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Susquenita High School
Duncannon, PA

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