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Unit 1
Unit 1 terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A POINT that divides a segment into two congruent parts | Midpoint |
| A segment that divides an angle into two congruent angles | Angle bisector |
| A segment that divides another segment into two congruent segments | Segment bisector |
| Lines that form right angles | Perpendicular |
| An angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees | Acute angle |
| An angle whose measure is greater than 90, but less than 180 degrees | Obtuse angle |
| An angle measure that is exactly 180 degrees | Straight angle |
| An angle whose degree measure is exactly 90 degrees | Right angle |
| Angles whose measures are the same/equal | Congruent angles |
| Two angles that share a common side | Adjacent angles |
| A pair of adjacent angles where the sum is 180 degrees | Linear pair |
| Angles that are formed from intersecting lines , the angles opposite of each other are congruent | Vertical angles |
| Triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is... | 180 degrees |
| Which type of triangle has each angle less than 90 degrees | Acute triangle |
| Which type of triangle has 3 acute equal angles | Equiangular triangle |
| Which type of triangle has one 90 degree angle | Right Triangle |
| Which type of triangle has one angle greater than 90 degrees | Obtuse triangle |
| Which triangle has two congruent sides and angles opposite (base angles) congruent | Isosceles triangle |
| Which type of triangle has two congruent sides, congruent base angles and a right angle | Isosceles right triangle |
| Which type of triangle has three congruent sides | Equilateral triangle |
| Which type of triangle has NO congruent sides | Scalene triangle |
| When two figures have the same shape and same size | Congruent |