Triangle Types
What is an equilateral triangle?
A triangle with all equal sides.
What are complementary angles?
2 angles that add up to 180 degrees
What is SSS?
Side-Side-Side
What is a median?
A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
What is an obtuse triangle?
A triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees
What are vertical angles?
Opposite angles formed by 2 intersecting lines
What is SAS?
Side-Angle-Side
What is an altitude?
A perpendictular segment from a vertex to the opposie side.
What is an isosceles triangle?
A triangle with exactly 2 equal sides
What are supplemtary angles?
2 angles that add up to 180 degrees
What is ASA?
Angle-Side-Angle
What is an angle bisector?
A ray that divides an angle into 2 equal angles
what is a right triangle?
A triangle with one 90 degree angle.
What is a linear pair?
Angles that are next to each other and form a straight line
What is HL?
hypotenuse-leg
What is the centroid?
The point where all 3 medians intersect
what is an acute triangle?
A triangle where all angles are less than 90 degrees
What are congruent lines?
Lines that are equal or have the exact same length
What are sides and angles?
Lines that join to form an angle
What is the hypotenuse?
The longest side of a right triangle.