Geometry - Constructions Review

Front

What does the word BISECT mean?

Back

To cut something into two congruent pieces or in half.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

The point where the three angle bisectors of a triangle intersect is called the _____________.

Back

incenter

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Front

What is being constructed in the given image?

Back

A square inscribed in circle O.

Front

What type of construction do you see?

Back

perpendicular bisector

Front

When inscribing a hexagon in a circle, what is the length you need to set your compass to for your arcs?

Back

The radius of the circle.

Front

What is the centroid of a triangle?

Back

The point where the three medians of a triangle intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is the orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Front

What is a circumcircle?

Back

A circle that passes through all the vertices of a polygon.

Front

What is an angle bisector?

Back

A line that divides an angle into two equal parts.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

A line that divides a segment into two equal parts at a right angle.