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Geometry revision
Geometry Revision: terms & definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |