Geometry - Constructions Review

Front

What does the word BISECT mean?

Back

To cut something into two congruent pieces or in half.

Front

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

Back

incenter

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.

Front

What is the orthocenter of a triangle?

Back

The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect.

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.

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

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