Math Vocab
Across
- 1. segment connecting the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of its opposite side
- 6. point at the horizon line toward which parallel lines converge in a perspective drawing
- 8. the shortest distance from a point to a line is measured along the __ segment from the point to the line
- 12. the length of the perpendicular segment from the point to the line
- 15. the three angle bisectors of a triangle are __
- 16. the three __ of a triangle are concurrent
- 17. a horizontal line representing eye level in a perspective drawing, containing one or two vanishing points, toward which lines from foreground to background converge
- 18. if a point is on the __ of an angle, then it is equidistant from the sides of the angle
- 19. a line, ray, or segment that passes through the midpoint of a segment
- 20. the same distance from two endpoints of a line segment in a plane
- 22. having all sides tangent to the circle
- 24. a trapezoid with the nonparallel sides congruent
- 26. perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to a line containing the opposite side
- 27. to lie exactly on top of each other
- 29. the __ of a triangle is equidistant from the sides
- 30. if a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a __, then it is equidistant from the endpoints
- 31. the centroid of a triangle is the center of __ of the triangular region
Down
- 1. segment that connects the midpoint of two sides of a triangle
- 2. intersecting each side of the polygon exactly once, such as a circle inscribed in a circle
- 3. the __ of a triangle is equidistant from the vertices
- 4. lines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect
- 5. the point of intersection
- 7. the __ perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are concurrent
- 8. line that divides a line segment into two congruent parts and is perpendicular to the line segment
- 9. the three __ of a triangle are concurrent
- 10. to draw a shape, line or angle accurately using a compass and straightedge
- 11. a technique of portraying solid objects and spatial relationships on a flat surface by drawing objects as they recede into the distance
- 13. a perspective drawing that uses two vanishing points
- 14. the point of concurrency for the three altitudes
- 21. if a __ is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment
- 23. to provide the characteristics necessary to specify a figure
- 25. copy using construction tools
- 28. the __ of a triangle divides each median into two parts so that the distance from the centroid to the vertex is twice the distance from the centroid to the midpoint of the opposite side