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Geometry
Triangles, Area, Volume
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acute Angle | angle smaller than 90 degrees |
| Acute Triangle | a triangle with all acute angle |
| Adjacent Angle | an angle next to another angle |
| Complementary Angles | two angles that add up to 90 degrees |
| Congruent | having the same measurements |
| Degree | the measure of an angle |
| Equilateral Triangle | a triangle with all three sides and angles are equal |
| Isosceles Triangle | a triangle with two equal sides |
| Obtuse Angle | angle larger than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse Triangle | a triangle with one obtuse angle |
| Opposite Side Angle Theorem | the largest angle is opposite the longest side, the smallest side is opposite the smallest angle, etc. |
| Right Angle | angle measuring exactly 90 degrees |
| Right Triangle | a triangle with one right angle |
| Scalene Triangle | a triangle with no equal sides |
| Triangle Inequality Theorem | two sides of a triangle, when added, have to be greater than the third side |
| Supplementary Angles | two angles that add up to 180 degrees |
| Area | the amount of space the shape covers; measured in square units |
| Base | the bottom line of a 2D shape |
| Cube | a 3D shape when all faces are the same size |
| Decompose | to break down a shape into different shapes |
| Formula | a mathematical rule that is written with symbols |
| Height | how tall a shape is from the bottom to the top; has to be a straight line |
| Length | how long a shape is from one side to the other |
| Line Segment | a straight line from end point to end point; vertex to vertex |
| Parallelogram | a shape with two pairs of parallel lines |
| Quadrilateral | any shape with four sides |
| Rectangle | a shape with four straight lines and four right angles |
| Rectangular Prism | a 3D shape that has 6 faces, two of which are rectangles |
| Trapezoid | a four sided shape that has only one pair of parallel sides |
| Width | distance across from side to side |
| Vertex | the point where two lines meet on a shape |
| Volume | the amount of space an object takes up |