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geometry math terms
terms used for topic 9 envision math book
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| a two dimensional surface made up of points | plane |
| a path of points that goes on forever in two directions | line |
| an exact location in a space | point |
| lines that never intersect | parallel lines |
| lines that pass through the same point | intersecting lines |
| lines that form square corners | perpendicular lines |
| a part of a line with two endpoints | line segment |
| is a part of a line that has one endpoint and continues on forever in one direction | ray |
| a figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint | angle |
| is a square corner | right angle |
| is less than a right angle | acute angle |
| is greater than a right angle | obtuse angle |
| forms a straight line | straight angle |
| is a closed plane figure made up of line segments. | polygon |
| the point where two sides meet | vertex |
| 3 sided polygon | triangle |
| 5 sided polygon | pentagon |
| 4 sided polygon | quadrilateral |
| 8 sided polygon | octagon |
| triangle with 3 equal sides | equilateral triangle |
| triangle with 2 equal sides | isosceles triangle |
| triangle with 0 equal sides | scalene triangle |
| triangle has one right angle | right triangle |
| triangle has three acute angles | acute triangle |
| triangle has one obtuse angle | obtuse triangle |
| a quadrilateral that has opposite sides that are parallel and all of its sides are the same length. | rhombus |
| a quadrilateral with only one par of parallel sides. | trapezoid |
| q quadrilateral that has 2 pairs of parallel sides. | a parallelogram |
| A quadrilateral that has 4 right angles. It is also a parallelogram. | a rectangle |
| A quadrilateral that has 4 right angles and all sides are the same length. It is also a parallelogram, rectangle, and rhombus. | a square |