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5.G.3&4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles |
| rhombus | A parallelogram with all sides the same length |
| square | A rectangle with all sides the same length |
| generalization | A general statement Example: A generalization about rectangles applies to all rectangles. |
| trapezoid | A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides |
| obtuse triangle | A triangle in which one angle is an obtuse angle |
| acute triangle | A triangle whose angles are all acute angles |
| right triangle | A triangle in which one angle is a right angle |
| scalene triangle | A triangle in which no sides have the same length |
| isosceles triangle | A triangle with two sides of the same length |
| equilateral triangle | A triangle whose sides all have the same length |
| octagon | A polygon with 8 sides |
| hexagon | A polygon with 6 sides |
| pentagon | A polygon with 5 sides |
| quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides |
| triangle | A polygon with 3 sides |
| regular polygon | A polygon that has sides of equal length and angles of equal measure |
| polygon | A closed plane gure made up of line segments |
| coordinate grid | A grid that makes it easy to locate points on a plane by using an ordered pair of numbers. |
| x-axis | The horizontal axis in a graph or coordinate grid. |
| y-axis | The vertical axis in a graph or coordinate grid. |
| origin | The point at which the x-axis and the y-axis of a coordinate plane intersect. The origin is represented by the ordered pair (0, 0). |
| ordered pair | A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid. |
| x-coordinate | The first number in an ordered pair which names the distance from the origin along the x-axis. |
| y-coordinate | The second number in an ordered pair which names the distance from the origin along the y-axis. |
| heptagon | A polygon with 7 sides |