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geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Line | a straight path of points that goes on in 2 direction |
| Ray | part of a line. I has only one endpoint and extends forever in one direction |
| parallel lines | never cross and stay the same distance apart |
| perpendicular lines | are intersecting lines that form square corners |
| point | an exact location in a space |
| line segment | part of a line and has 2 endpoints |
| plane | an endless flat surface |
| angle | formed by two rays that have the same endpoint. |
| acute angle | has a measure between 0˚ and 90˚ |
| right angle | has a measure of 90˚ |
| obtuse angle | Has a measure between 90˚ and 18˚ |
| straight angle | Has a measure of 180˚ |
| vertex | common endpoint |
| protractor | to measure and draw angles |
| degrees | What angles are measured in |
| polygon | closed plane figure made up of line segments |
| regular polygon | sides of equal length and angles of equal measure |
| triangle | 3 sides ∆ |
| quadrilateral | 4 sides |
| pentagon | 5 sides |
| hexagon | 6 sides |
| octagon | 8 sides |
| equilateral triangle | all sides are the same length |
| isosceles triangle | Two sides are the same length |
| scalene triangle | No sides are the same length |
| right triangle | One angle is a right angle |
| acute triangle | All three angles are acute angles |
| obtuse triangle | one angle is an obtuse angle |
| parallelogram | both pairs of opposite sides parallel and equal in length |
| trapezoid | only one pair of parallel sides |
| rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles |
| rhombus | a parallelogram with all sides the same length |
| square | a rectangle with all ides the same length |
| generalization | general statement |