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Y10 Geometry
Term | Definition |
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regular polygon | A polygon with equal sides and equal angles |
congruent | The same size and shape, or identical |
similar | The same shape, but not necessarily the same size. |
exterior angle | The angle formed when one of the sides of a polygon is extended |
convex polygon | A polygon which has no interior angles greater than 180°, or a polygon whose vertices point outward, not inward. |
geometry | The branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties and relationships of points, lines, surfaces and solids. |
closed figure | A plane shape that completely surrounds an area. Squares and circles are closed figures but an angle is not. |
polygon | A plane closed figure or shape with straight sides. |
diagonal | An interval joining a vertex to another non-adjacent vertex. |
cross-section | The shape produced when a cut or slice is made through a solid |
angle sum | The total of the angle sizre in a shape |
bisect | To cut in half |
perpendicular | An interval or line constructed at right angles (90°) to another interval or line |
supplementary | Two angles that add up to 180° |