Unit 5 Vocab Review

Front

What is the point of concurrency for the angle bisectors of a triangle?

Back

Incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the circumcenter of a triangle?

Back

The circumcenter of a triangle is the point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

How many perpendicular bisectors does a triangle have?

Back

3

Front

How many angle bisectors does a triangle have?

Back

3

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What is the point of concurrency for the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle?

Back

Circumcenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Define 'Incenter' in the context of triangles.

Back

The Incenter is the point where the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect, and it is equidistant from all three sides.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

Define 'Circumcenter' in the context of triangles.

Back

The Circumcenter is the point where the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the relationship between the circumcenter and the circumcircle of a triangle?

Back

The circumcenter is the center of the circumcircle, which passes through all three vertices of the triangle.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the relationship between the incenter and the incircle of a triangle?

Back

The incenter is the center of the incircle, which is tangent to all three sides of the triangle.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The centroid is the point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle, and it divides each median into a 2:1 ratio.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10