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Geometry Study Guide
Geometry Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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similar | same shape but not necessarily the same size |
congruent | exactly the same shape and size |
triangle | polygon with 3 sides |
kite | a quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of adjacent congruent sides |
trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |
rhombus | a parallelogram with four congruent sides |
square | a rectangle with four congruent sides |
rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles |
parallelogram | a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides |
quadrilateral | a polygon with four sides |
acute triangle | a triangle with 3 angles that are less than 90˚ |
obtuse triangle | a triangle with one angle greater than 90˚ and 2 angles less than 90˚ |
right triangle | a triangle with one 90˚ angle and 2 angles less than 90˚ |
equilateral triangle | a triangle with 3 congruent sides |
isosceles triangle | a triangle with 2 congruent sides |
scalene triangle | a triangle with 0 congruent sides |