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geometry C1
Geometry C1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| point | a location in space that is represented by a dot and has no dimension. |
| line | one dimencional geometric figure that extends in two opposite directions without end. |
| plane | a flat surface made up of points that has two dimensions and extends without end and is represented by a shape that looks like a floor or wall |
| endpoints | points that represent the ends of line segment or ray. |
| ray | a geometric figure that consists of the endpoint A and all points on line AB that lie on the same side of point A as point B. |
| intersection | the set of points two or more geometric figures have in common. |
| postulante/axiom | a rule that is accepted without proof. |
| midpoint | the point that divides a segment into two congruent segments. |
| segment bisector | a point, ray, line, line segment, or plane that intersects a segment at ist midpoint. |
| convex polygon | a polygon in which no line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon. |
| concave polygon | apolygon in which at least one line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygo. |
| polygon | a closed plane figure formed by three or move line segments. |
| acute angle | an angle that has a measure greater than 0 and less than 90. |
| right angle | an angle that has a measure of 90. |
| obtuse angle | an angle that has a measure greater than 90 and less than 180. |
| straight angle | an angle that has a measure of 180. |
| angle bisector | a ray that divides an angle into two angle that are congruent. |
| complementary angles | two angle whose measures have a sum of 90. |
| supplementary angles | two angle whose measures have a sum of 180 |
| adjacent angle | two angles that share a common vertex and side but have no common interior points. |
| vertical angles | two angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays. |
| undefined terms | words that do not have a formal definitions but there is agreement about what they mean. (point, line, plane) |
| collinear points | points that lie on the same line. |
| coplanar points | points that lie on the same plane |
| defined terms | terms that can be decribed using known words such as point or line. |
| segment | consists of two endpoints and all the points between them. |
| opposite rays | rays that start at the same point but go away from each other creating a straight line. |
| coordinate | a real number that corresponds to a point on a line. |
| distance | the absolute value of the difference of two coordinates on a line. |
| construction | a geometric drawing that uses a limited set of tools, usually a compass and straightedge. |
| congruent segments | line segments that have the sema length. |
| between | when three points are collinear, one point is between the other two. |
| vertex of an angle | the common endpoint of two rays. |
| angle | a set of points consisting of two different rays that have the same endpoint. |
| sides of an angle | the rays of an angle. |
| interior of an angle | the region that contains call the points between the sides of the angle. |
| exterior of an angle | angle that form linear pairs with the interior angle of a polygon. |
| measure of an angle | the absolute value of the difference between the real numbers matched with the two rays tha form the angle on the protractor. |
| linear pair | two adjacent angle whose noncommon sides are opposite rays. |