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7th Triangle Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute Angle | angle that is less than 90 degrees. |
| Obtuse Angle | angle that is more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
| Right Angle | angle that is exactly 90 degrees. A small square is the symbol for this angle. |
| Straight Angle | angle that is exactly 180 degrees |
| Scalene Triangle | triangle that has NO congruent sides |
| Vertex | the common endpoint of 2 rays (point where 2 rays/sides meet and form angle) |
| Degrees | unit used to measure angles. |
| Acute Triangle | triangle that has all acute angles. |
| Right Triangle | triangle that has one right angle. |
| Obtuse Triangle | triangle that has one obtuse angle. |
| Angle | 2 sides/rays with a common endpoint. |
| Isosceles Triangle | triangle that has at least 2 congruent sides |
| Equilateral Triangle | triangle with all 3 congruent sides. |
| Sum of angles in a triangle | 180 degrees |
| Complimentary Angles | Sets of angles that add up to 90 degrees. |
| Supplementary Angles= | Sets of angles that add up to 180 degrees |
| Triangle | A shape with 3 sides and 3 angles. The sum of the angles is 180 degrees. |