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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| point | is a location with no size or shape |
| line | is made up of points with no thickness or width |
| plane | is a flat surface made up of points and extends indefinitely in all directions |
| collinear | points that lie on the same line. non collinear :points that don't lie on the same line |
| coplanar | points that lie on the same plane . non coplanar: points that don't lie on the same plane. |
| line segment | a measurable part of a line consisting of two endpoints |
| distance formula | a formula used to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane |
| congruent segments | if two segments have the same length, then they are congruent |
| midpoint formula | used to find the midpoint between two endpoints |
| segment bisector | a segmet line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint |
| ray | a line that extends indefinitely in one direction |
| angle | the intersection of two rays at an endpoint |
| vertex | the common endpoint of an angle. |
| right angle | angle with a degree measure of 90 |
| acute angle | angle with a degree measure of less than 90 |
| obtuse angle | angle with a degree measure greater than 90 |
| congruent angle | angles that share the have the same measure are congruent |
| adjacent angles | two angles that share a common side and vertex |
| vertical angles | two angles directly across from each other on intersecting lines |
| complementary angles | two angles with measure that have a sum of 90 |
| supplementary angles | two angles with measure that have a sum of 180 |
| linear pair | adjacent angles that are supplementary . combined they form a straight line |
| perpendicular | two lines that intersect at a 90 angle |
| angle bisector | a line or ray that divides an angle into two equal parts |