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  1. centroid
    the center of mass of an object of uniform density
    The intersection of the medians is the centroid.
  2. right triangle
    a triangle with one right angle
    * Hypotenuse-Leg (HL) Theorem: The hypotenuse and a leg in a right triangle have the same length as those in another right triangle.
  3. collinear
    lying on the same line
    Since the vertices of a triangle are assumed to be non-collinear, it is not possible for the sum of the length of two sides be equal to the length of the third side.
  4. hypotenuse
    the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
    * Hypotenuse-Leg (HL) Theorem: The hypotenuse and a leg in a right triangle have the same length as those in another right triangle.
Created on Wed Jun 09 11:20:27 EDT 2010

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