click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
SHAPES 8-3/8-6 vocab
SHAPES & FIGURES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| POLYGON | CLOSED FIGURE MADE UP OF LINE SEGMENTS |
| REGULAR POLYGON | HAS SIDES OF EQUAL LENGTH AND ANGLES OF EQUAL MEASURE. |
| TRIANGLE | SHAPE HAS 3 SIDES |
| QUADRILATERAL | ANY POLYGON WITH 4 SIDES |
| PENTAGON | A POLYGON WITH 5 SIDES |
| HEXAGON | A POLYGON HAS 6 SIDES |
| OCTAGON | A POLYGON OF 8 SIDES |
| EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE WHOSE ALL SIDES ARE EQUAL |
| ISOCELES TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE WITH ONLY 2 SIDES THAT ARE EVEN |
| SCALENE TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE IN WHICH NO SIDES ARE EQUAL IN LENGHT. |
| RIGHT TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE IN WHICH ONE ANGLE FORMS A RIGHT ANGLE |
| ACUTE TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE WITH AN ANGLE THAT MEASURES 0 TO 90 DEGREES |
| OBTUSE TRIANGLE | A TRIANGLE WITH AN ANGLE THAT MEASURES 90 TO 180 DEGREES |
| PARALLELOGRAM | A QUADRILATERAL WITH BOTH PAIRS OF OPPOSITE SIDES PARALLEL OR THAT NEVER CROSS. |
| TRAPEZOID | A QUADRILATERAL THAT HAS EXACTLY 1 PARALLEL SIDE |
| RECTANGLE | A PAALLELOGRAM WITH 4 RIGHT ANGLES |
| RHOMBUS | A PARALLELOGRAM WITH ALL SIDES THE SAME LENGTH |
| SQUARE | A RECTANGLE WITH ALL SIDES THE SAME LENGTH |
| GENERALIZATION | A GUESS OR A GENERAL STAEMENT |