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Ch. 1 Geometry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees | Acute angle |
| Two rays with the same endpoint | Angle |
| A ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles | Angle Bisector |
| Points that lie on the same line | Collinear points |
| Angles with the same measure | Congruent angles |
| Segments with the same length | Congruent segments |
| A conclusion reached by inductive reasoning | Conjecture |
| On the same plane | Coplanar |
| A statement that proves another statement false | Counterexample |
| Reasoning based on patterns | Inductive reasoning |
| An angle whose measure is more than 90 degrees | Obtuse angle |
| Lines on the same plane that will never intersect | Parallel lines |
| Planes that will never intersect | Parallel planes |
| A segment, line, or ray that is perpendicular to another segment at its midpoint. | Perpendicular bisector |
| Lines that intersect to form right angles | Perpendicular lines |
| A flat surface that extends without end in all directions | Plane |
| A statement that is accepted as true | Postulate |
| A part of a line consisting of one endpoint and all the points to one side of the endpoint | Ray |
| An angle with a measure of 90 degrees | Right angle |
| A part of a line consisting of two endpoints and all the points in between | Segment |
| Lines not on the same plane that will never intersect | Skew lines |
| An angle with a measure of 180 degrees | Straight angle |
| Collinear rays with the same endpoint | Opposite rays |