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Year 8 Angles
Definitions and Facts from the NSW Year 8 Angles Topic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angle sum | he total of the angle sizes in a shape |
| compasses | geometrical instruments for marking equal lengths or constructing circles |
| exterior angle | an angle outside a polygon formed by extending a side of the polygon |
| perpendicular | an interval or line constructed at right angles (90°) to another interval or line |
| supplementary | two angles that add to 180° |
| right angle | 90 degrees |
| complementary | two angles that add to 90° |
| acute angle | less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. |
| reflex angle | greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees |
| adjacent angle | angles next to each other, sharing a common arm and a common vertex. |
| alternate angles | angles on parallel lines which are equal |
| cointerior angles | angles on parallel lines which are supplementary |
| corresponding angles | angles on parallel lines which are equal |
| equilateral triangle | a triangle with three equal sides and angles |
| isosceles triangle | two equal sides and two equal angles, opposite the equal sides |
| scalene triangle | no equal sides or angles |
| vertex | a corner or a point where the arms of an angle meet |