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GeometryCh6
Geometry Chapter 6 Vocabulary.
Question | Answer |
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Ratio | A comparison between two numbers. |
Proportion | Two ratios set equal to each other. |
Means | Two cross multiples in a proportion, usually the lower number of the first ratio and the second of the last ratio. |
Extremes | The opposite of the means, the other numbers in a proportion. |
Geometric Mean | For two positive numbers a and b, the positive number x that satisfies a/x=x/b |
Scale Drawing | A drawing that is the same shape as the object it represents, but a different size. |
Scale | The ratio of two similar objects. |
Similar Polygons | Polygons that are the same snape |
Scale Factor | The ratio of a side length of the image to the corresponding side length of the original figure. |
Similar Polygons | Polygons that are the same shape but a different size, and all corresponding sides have the same ratio. |