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Geometry Triangle Vocab

Vocabulary for triangles in geometry Equal and Congruent are used interchangeably here.

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MedianLine connecting vertex to midpoint of opposite side
Angle BisectorLine that divides an angle into two equal parts
perpendicular bisector of triangleLine perpendicular to a side cutting it into two equal parts
Altitude of triangleLine from vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side or its extension
Scalene triangleTriangle with no sides equal
Isosceles triangleTriangle with at least two sides equal
IncenterThe point at which the angle bisectors meet
CircumcenterThe point at which the perpendicular bisecotrs meet
OrthocenterThe point at which altitudes meet
CentroidThe point at which medians meet
Triangle inequalityThe sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side
Pythagorean theoremIn a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.
Equilateral triangleTriangle with all sides equal
Right triangleTriangle with one 90 degree angle
Obtuse triangleTriangle with an angle greater than 90 degrees
Acute triangleTriangle with all angles less than 90 degrees


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