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Math 6 Ch 9 Vocab
Chapter 9 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute angle | an angle with a measure greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees |
| acute triangle | a triangle having three acute angles |
| complementary angles | two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees |
| congruent angles | angles with the same measure |
| congruent figures | figures that are the same shape and size |
| congruent segments | line segments that have the same length |
| corresponding sides | the parts of 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 | a triangle having one obtuse angle |
| 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 90 degrees |
| 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 sizes |
| square | a parallelogram with all sides congruent, all angles right angles, and opposite sides parallel |
| straight angle | an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees |
| supplementary angles | two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180 degrees |
| 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 |