MATH 502 - WEEK 3

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

A/an ______________ has one endpoint at a vertex of a triangle and the other on the line that contains the side opposite that vertex so that the segment is perpendicular to this line.

It is a segment that bisects an angle of the triangle and has one endpoint at the vertex of the triangle and the other endpoint at another point on the triangle

A line or a line segment that passes through the midpoint of a side of a triangle and is perpendicular to that side .

The side opposite the right angle of a triangle is _____________.

The congruent sides of a triangle are called ___________.

In a triangle, the angle formed by the legs is called __________.

A triangle with two sides are congruent is called ______________

Find the perimeter of equilateral triangle JLK if JL = x+3, and KJ = 2x - 5.

All equilateral triangles are isosceles.

• TRUE

• FALSE