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Vocabulary

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Definition
Geometry   the study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.  
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Point   a location in space  
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line   a collection of points that extend forever in the same direction  
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line segment   part of a line, 2 endpoints  
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ray   a line that has a beginning point but no end  
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angle   two rays with the same endpoint  
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vertex   the point where two rays meet  
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plane   a flat surface that extends forever in all directions  
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parallel lines   lines that are always the same distance apart  
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intersecting lines   lines that cross in the same plane  
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perpendicular lines   intersecting lines that cross and form four right angles  
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acute angle   less than 90 degress  
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right angle   90 degrees  
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obtuse angle   greater than 90 but less than 180 degrees  
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straight angle   180 degrees  
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reflex angle   between 180 and 360 degrees  
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supplementary angles   2 angles that measure 180 degrees  
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complementary angles   2 angles that measure 90 degress  
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polygon   a closed plane figure with 3 or more sides  
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triangle   3 sides  
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quadrilateral   4 sides  
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pentagon   5 sides  
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hexagon   6 sides  
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heptagon   7 sides  
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octagon   8 sides  
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nonagon   9 sides  
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decagon   10 sides  
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dodecagon   12 sides  
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Right Triangle   one 90 degree angle  
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Obtuse Triangle   one angle more than 90 degrees  
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Acute Triangle   all angles are less than 90 degrees  
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Scalene Triangle   no sides equal and no equal angles  
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Isosceles Triangle   2 sides equaland 2 equal angles  
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Equilateral Triangle   3 sides equal and 3 angles that are 60 degrees each  
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Square   4 equal sides and 4 right angles  
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Rectangle   4 right angles and the opposite sides are equal  
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Rhombus   4 equal sides and the opposite angles are equal  
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Parallelogram   2 pairs of equal and parallel sides  
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Trapezoid   one pair of parallel sides and one pair of sides that are not parallel  
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sum of the measure of the interior angles of triangle   180 degrees  
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Perimeter   shortest distance around the outside of a polygon  
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Perimeter Formula   add up all the sides  
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Area   number of square units needed to cover a surface  
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Altitude   height of a polygon  
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Area of a Square   base x height  
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Area of a Rectangle   base x height  
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Area of a Parallelogram   base x height  
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Area of a Triangle   1/2 base x height  
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Area of a Trapezoid   1/2 x h x(base 1 + base 2)  
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