Triangle Concepts

Front

Corresponding parts of a triangle

Back

Parts of a triangle that are in the same relative position in congruent or similar triangles.

Front

Altitude of a triangle

Back

A perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.

Front

Median of a triangle

Back

A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

Side of a triangle

Back

One of the three line segments that form the triangle.

Front

Angle in a triangle

Back

The figure formed by two sides of a triangle sharing a common vertex.

Front

Hypotenuse

Back

The longest side in a right triangle, across from the right angle