Chapter 10 Geometry Vocabulary

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Base of a parallelogram
Can be any one of its sides
Altitude
Is a segment perpendicular to the line containing that base
Height
Is the length of the altitude
Theorem 10-1
The area of a rectangle is the product of its base
Theorem 10-2
The area of a parallelogram is the product of a base and the corresponding height
Theorem 10-3
The area of a triangle is half the product of its base and the corrseponding height
Base of a triangle
Can be any of its sides
Height of a triangle
The length of the altitude to the line containing that base
Height of a trapezoid
The perpendicular distance between the bases
Theorem 10-4
The area of a trapezoid is half the product of height and the sum of the bases
Theorem 10-5
The area of a rhombus or a kite is half the product of the lengths of its diagonals
Radius of a regular polygo
Is the distance from the center to a vertex
Apothem
The perpendicular distance from the center to a side
Postulate 10-1
If two figures are congruent, then their areas are equal
Theorem 10-6
The area of a regular polygon is half the product of the apothem and the perimeter