12/6/24 Special Segments Triangles

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What is a Perpendicular Bisector?

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A segment that divides another segment into two equal parts at a 90-degree angle.

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What is an Altitude in a triangle?

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A segment from a vertex to the opposite side, forming a right angle with that side.

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What is a Median in a triangle?

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A segment that connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

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What does an Angle Bisector do?

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It splits an angle into two equal angles.

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What is the SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Postulate?

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If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent.

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What is the ASA (Angle-Side-Angle) Postulate?

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If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the included side of another triangle, the triangles are congruent.

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What is the SSS (Side-Side-Side) Postulate?

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If three sides of one triangle are equal to three sides of another triangle, the triangles are congruent.

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What is the AAS (Angle-Angle-Side) Postulate?

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If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the corresponding non-included side of another triangle, the triangles are congruent.

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What is the definition of a triangle?

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A polygon with three edges and three vertices.

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What are the types of triangles based on sides?

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Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene.