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Math Vocablury
| Term | Definition | How to say it/Read | Symbol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment | A part of a line with Z endpoint. | Line Segment XY or YX | ---- ---- XY YX |
| Ray | A part of a line that has one end point & goes on 4 ever one way. | Jay JC | JC ---> |
| Line | a group of points that goes on 4 ever in both directions, | Line MV or VM | <-----> <-----> MV MV |
| Angle | 2 rays with a common end point called a vertex/relate to each other | angle XYZ or ZYX or Y | <XYZ <ZYX <Y |
| right angle | equals 90 | |__ | |
| acute angle | less than 90 | /__ | |
| obtuse angle | more than 90 | \___ | |
| straight angle | equal 180 | _______ | |
| polygon | a many sided, enclosed figure | ||
| congruent | means (=) | ||
| quadrilaterals | 4 sided figure | ||
| parallelogram | opposite sides are equal and parallel | ||
| adjacent angle | share common side | ||
| vertical | common vertex only | ||
| correspond angle | same place ; differnt groups - congurt | ||
| intersecting | cross at one point | \/ /\ | |
| perpendicealar | cross at one point but form 4 right angles | __|__ | | |
| transversal | cross parallel lines | ___/____ __/_____ | |
| parallel ( train tracks ) | stay the same distance apart, go on 4 ever, never intersecrt, same slope | _____ _____ | |
| complimentary | share a common side on a right angle | ||
| supplementary | share a common side on a straight line | ||
| Alternate interior | in side of transversal | ||
| Alternate exterior | the outside of the transversal | ||
| Permeter | - border/ outside ,distance around a figure | ||
| Area | inside | ||
| A par | base * true hight | ||
| Point | A place in space. | Point B | .B |