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Math Unit 6: Part 1
Term | Definition |
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point | An exact location in space |
line | A straight path of points that goes on and on in two directions |
line segment | A part of a line that has two endpoints |
ray | A part of a line that has one endpoint and continues endlessly in one direction |
angle | A figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint |
vertex | The point where two rays meet. The point where the sides of a polygon meet. The point where three or more edges of a solid figure meet |
right angle | An angle that forms a square corner |
acute angle | An angle that is less than a right angle |
obtuse angle | An angle that is greater than a right angle |
straight angle | An angle that forms a straight line |
parallel lines | In a plane, lines that never intersect |
intersecting lines | Lines that cross at one point |
perpendicular lines | Two intersecting lines that form right angles |
plane figure | A figure with only two dimensions |
solid figure | A figure that has length, width, and height |
edge | A line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet |
face | A flat surface of a solid that does not roll |
net | A pattern used to make a solid |
polygon | A closed plane figure made up of line segments |
side | Each of the line segments of a polygon |
triangle | A polygon with 3 sides |
quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides |
pentagon | A plane figure with 5 sides |
hexagon | A polygon with 6 sides |
octagon | A polygon with 8 sides |