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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scalene | triangle with no two sides equal |
| isosceles | triangle with at least two sides equal |
| legs | equal sides of an isosceles triangle |
| base | the unequal side of an isosceles triangle |
| base angles | angles at the base of the isosceles triangle |
| vertex angle | angle opposite the base of the isosceles triangle |
| equilateral | triangle with all three sides equal |
| acute | a triangle with three acute angles |
| obtuse | a triangle with an obtuse angle |
| right | a triangle with a right angle |
| hypotenuse | the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle |
| legs | the two sides that aren't the hypotenuse of the right triangle |
| equiangular | a triangle with three equal angles |
| polygon | a plane figure bounded by straight lines |
| sides | the straight lines bounding a polygon |
| vertices | the intersections of the sides in a polygon |
| base | the side upon which a polygon is supposed to stand |
| interior angle | angle formed by two consecutive sides of a polygon |
| exterior angle | angle formed by one side of a polygon and the adjacent side extended |
| consecutive/adjacent sides | two sides that meet at any vertex in a polygon |
| diagonal | a line joining two vertices that are not consecutive in a polygon |
| convex polygon | polygon whose interior angles are less that 180 degrees |
| concave polygon | polygon with at least one interior angle greater than 180 degrees |
| regular polygon | a polygon which is both equiangular and equilateral |
| center of the polygon | common point where the bisectors of the interior angles intersect |