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Pre-Algebra Ch. 9

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Definition
acute angle   an angle with a measure greater that 0 degrees and less than 90  
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acute triangle   a triangle that has three angles less that 90 degrees  
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congruent   line segments that have the same length, or angles that have the same measure, or figures that have the same size and shape  
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converse   the statement formed by reversing the phrases if and then in an if-then statement  
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Distance Formula   the distance between two points with coordinates (x1, y) and (x2, y2)  
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Equilateral Triangle   a triangle with all sides congruent  
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hypotenuse   the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle  
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irrational numbers   a number that cannot be expressed as a/b where a and be are integers and b does not equal zero (these numbers just don't make sense)  
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isosceles triangle   a triangle that has at least two congruent sides  
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legs   the sides that are adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle  
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line segment   part of a line containing two endpoints and all the endpoints between them  
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obtuse triangle   a triangle with one obtuse angle  
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obtuse triangle   a triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees  
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perfect square   rational numbers whose square roots are whole numbers  
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Pythagorean Theorem   the sides of a right triangle represented by a,b, and c, when a^2 + b^2 = c^2  
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radical sign   the symbol used to indicate a nonnegative square root  
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real numbers   the set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers  
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scalene triangle   a triangle with no congruent sides  
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similar figure   figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size  
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solve a right triangle   using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the third side of a triangle, if the lengths of the other two sides are known  
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square root   one of the two equal factors of a number  
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straight angle   an angle with a measure equal to 180 degrees  
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triangle   a figure having three sides  
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vertex   the common endpoint of the rays forming an angle  
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