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Unit 4 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ray | A part of a line that has one endpoint and extends without end in one direction |
| Angle | A figure formed by two rays or line segments with a common endpoint |
| Line | A strait path that goes on forever in opposite directions |
| Perpendicular | Lines, line segments, or rays are perpendicular if they form right angles |
| Parallel | The same distance apart at every point |
| Oblique | Not parallel or perpendicular |
| Intersect | To cut or divide by passing through one another |
| Portractor | A protractor is a tool that is used to measure angles in degrees |
| Degree | A unit for measuring angles also a unit for measuring temperature |
| Right Angle | An angle that measures 90 degrees |
| Strait Angle | An angle that measures 180 degrees |
| supplementary angles | angles having a sum of 180 degrees |
| complementary angles | angles having a sum of 90 degrees |
| opposite angles | the angles formed when two lines intersect |
| vertical angles | pairs of opposite angles formed by intersecting lines |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure with sides made of strait line segments |
| Congruent | Exactly the same size and shape |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle with at least two congruent sides |
| Equilateral Triangle | A triangle with all equal sides |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle with no equal sides |
| Acute Triangle | A triangle with three acute angles |
| Obtuse Triangle | A triangle with one obtuse angle |
| Right Triangle | A triangle with one right angle |
| Right Trapezoid | A trapezoid with at least one right angle |
| Circle | A plane figure that forms a closed path so that all the points on the path are the same distance from a point called the center |
| Reflex Angle | An angle greater than 180 degrees |