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Geometry revision
Geometry Revision: terms & definitions
Term | Definition |
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vertex | a corner |
right angle | 90 degrees |
obtuse angle | more than 90 degrees, less than 180 |
acute angle | less than 90 |
straight angle | measures 180 |
A line has | 180 degrees |
congruent | 2 shapes that are exactly the same size |
adjacent angles | are next to each other |
complementary angles | angles that add up to 90 |
supplementary angles | angles that add up to 180 |
revolution | a full circle, 360 degrees |
How many degrees in a triangle | 180 degrees |
A right angle triangle | has a right angle |
a right angle is shown by | a square in the corner |
a protractor | measures angles |
how many degrees in any quadrilateral | 360 degrees |
scalene triangle | (Silly) has no sides or angles the same |
isosceles triangle | ( I see) 2 sides and angles the same |
equilateral triangle | all sides and angles the same |
when naming an angle | the vertex point is in the middle |
in <GMK | M is the vertex ( or corner) |
in <MGK | G is the vertex ( or corner) |
in a right angle triangle the hypotenuse | is the longest side and is opposite the right angle |
vertically opposite angles are | always equal/the same size |
pentagon | 5 sided |
quadrilateral | 4 sided |
bisect | cut in half or cross |
vertical | travels up and down |
horizontal | travels across |
pythagoras theory | axa + bxb = cxc |
polygon means | many sided shape |
reflex angle | bigger than 180 degrees, smaller than 360 degrees. |