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Unit 1 Exam Geometry
Geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Right Angle | An angle that measures 90º. |
| Acute Angle | Any angle that measures less that 90º. |
| Obtuse Angle | Any angle that measures more than 90º. |
| Complementary Angles | Any 2 angles that measure 90º when added up together. |
| Supplementary Angles | Any 2 angles that measure 180º when added up together. |
| Vertical Angles | Any set of lines that have equal sides |
| Linear Pair of Angles | A set of angles that form 90º angles and are adjacent to each other. |
| Parallel Lines | 2 lines that do not intersect each other. |
| Perpendicular Lines | 2 lines that intersect and form a 90º angle. |
| Triangle | 3 sides. |
| Quadrilateral | 4 sides. |
| Pentagon | 5 sides. |
| Hexagon | 6 sides. |
| Septagon (Heptagon) | 7 sides. |
| Octagon | 8 sides. |
| Nonagon | 9 sides. |
| Decagon | 10 sides. |
| Unecagon | 11 sides. |
| Dodecagon | 12 sides |
| n-gon | n sides. |
| Concave Polygon | Lines fall outside of the shape. |
| Convex Polygon | Lines fall inside the shape. |
| Polygon | A closed shape with flat and connecting sides with more that 3 sides. |
| Diagonal | A line that goes from 1 vertex to another non-consecutive vertex. |
| Equilateral Polygon | A polygon in which all the sides are congruent. |
| Equiangular Polygon | A polygon in which every angle is congruent. |
| Regular Polygon | A polygon in which every angle and side is congruent. |
| Trapezoid | A quadrilateral that has 2 parallel sides (or exactly 1 set of parallel sides). |
| Kite | A quadrilateral in which the adjacent sides are congruent. |
| Parallelogram | A quadrilateral that has 2 sets of parallel sides. |
| Rhombus | A quadrilateral in which both sets of sides are parallel and congruent. |
| Rectangle | A quadrilateral in which every angle is 90º and there are 2 sets of parallel lines that are congruent. |
| Square | A quadrilateral in which all of the sides are congruent |
| Chord | A line segment that extends from 1 point of the circle to another point. |
| Diameter | It is a line segment that passes through the center and extends to the other side. (It is the longest line segment |
| Radius | It is a line segment that extends from 1 point of the circle to the center. |
| Tangent | It is a line that intersect a curve or circle at only 1 point. |
| Congruent Circles | Circles that have the same radius length. |
| Concentric Circles | Circles that share the same center. |
| Semi Circle | It is half of a circle |
| Minor Arc | It always measures less than 180º. |
| Major Arc | It always measures more than 180º. |