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Plain Geometry
Points, Angles and Planes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Point | An exact location in space. |
| Line | A straight path that extends without end in opposite directions. |
| Plane | A flat surface that extends forever. |
| Segment | The part of a line between two endpoints. |
| Ray | A part of a line that starts at one endpoint and extends forever in one direction. |
| Angle | A figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint called the vertex. |
| Right Angle | An angle that measures 90 degrees. |
| Acute Angle | An angle that measures less than 90 degrees. |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle that measures more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. |
| Complementary Angles | Two angles whose measures add to 90 degrees. |
| Supplementary Angles | Two angles whose measures add to 180 degrees. |
| Vertical Angles | A pair of opposite congruent angles formed by intersecting lines. |
| Parallel Lines | Lines in a plane that do not intersect. |
| Perpendicular Lines | Lines that intersect to form right angles. |
| Transversal | A line that intersects two or more lines. |