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FISK Math CH 9 Vocab
Fisk Math Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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acute angle | an angle with a measure greater than 0º and less than 90º |
acute triangle | a triangle having three acute angles |
angle | two rays with a common endpoint (vertex) |
complementary angles | two angles having the sum of their measures equaling 90º |
congruent angles | angles with the same measure |
congruent figures | figures that are the same size and shape |
congruent segments | line segments that have the same length |
corresponding sides | the parts of the congruent or similar figures that match |
degree | the most common unit of measure for angles |
equilateral triangle | a triangle having all three sides congruent and all three angles congruent |
isosceles triangle | a triangle in which at least two sides are congruent |
line segment | a straight path between two endpoints |
obtuse angle | an angle that measures greater than 90º but less than 180º |
obtuse triangle | a triangle having one obtuse angle |
parallelogram | a quadrilateral that has both pairs of opposite sides congruent and parallel |
quadrilateral | a polygon with four sides |
rectangle | a quadrilateral with opposite sides congruent and parallel and all angles are right angles |
rhombus | a parallelogram with all sides congruent |
right angle | an angle that measures 90º |
right triangle | a triangle having one right angle |
scalene triangle | a triangle in which no sides are congruent |
side | a ray that is part of an angle |
similar figures | figures that have the same shape but different sides. |
square | a parallelogram with all sides congruent, all angles right angles, and opposite sides parallel |
straight angle | an angle that measures exactly 180º |
supplementary angles | two angles whose sum of their measure is 180º |
tessellation | a pattern formed by repeating figures that fit together without gaps or overlaps |
trapezoid | a quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides parallel |
vertex | the common endpoint of the two rays that form an angle |
vertical angles | nonadjacent angles formed by a pair of lines that intersect |
adjacent angles | two angles that share a common vertex and one ray |