Relationships in Triangles

Front

Perpendicular segments create _______ ?

Back

right angles

Front

A line that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint is called a ____________.

Back

perpendicular bisector

Front

A point is ________ from two figures if the point is the same distance from each figure.

Back

equidistant

Front

Can the sides of a triangle have lengths 4, 11, and 13?

Back

Yes

Front

How do you find the range of possible values of the third side of a triangle given two sides?

Back

Front

What is the Triangle Inequality Theorem?

Back

The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

Front

What is a median in a triangle?

Back

A median is a line segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

Front

What is an altitude in a triangle?

Back

An altitude is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.

Front

What is a triangle's circumcenter?

Back

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

Front

What is a triangle's centroid?

Back

The centroid is the point where the three medians of a triangle intersect.