Geometric Properties, Including Symmetry, Movements, Comparison, Misc.
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| Perimeter | The distance around a polygon, found by adding the lengths of the sides
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| Area | The number of square units needed to cover a region, found by multiplication
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| Volume | The number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure, found by multiplication
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| Height | The dimension that must be multiplied by the length and width to determine volume
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| Exponent | The tiny raised number (a 2 or 3) that must be written next to the unit in area or volume
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| Line symmetry | The property of a figure that can be folded and the two parts will match
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| Line of symmetry | The vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line on which you fold a figure to get two matching sides
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| Congruent | Figures that have the same size AND shape
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| Similar | Figures that have the same shape but are NOT the same size
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| Asymmetrical | A figure that CANNOT be folded along a line so that the two parts will match
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| Slide | Also called a translation, sliding a figure in a straight line
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| Flip | Also called a reflection, flipping a figure over a line
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| Turn | Also called a rotation, turning a figure around a point or vertex
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| Transformation | A movement of a figure that does not change the size or shape
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| Apex | The point where the triangular faces of a pyramid meet
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| Translation | Sliding a figure in a straight line
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| Reflection | Flipping a figure over a line
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| Rotation | Turning a figure around a point or vertex
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| Complementary Angles | Two angles that add up to 90 degrees
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| Supplementary Angles | Two angles that add up to 180 degrees
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