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Geometry - BBMS 2012
Twenty-four geometry terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| line | a straight path goes on and on in both directions |
| line segment | Two endpoints and a straight path that lies between them |
| ray | A part of a line that goes on and on in one direction |
| point | A location in space named by an ordered pair |
| plane | A flat surface that extends on and on in all directions |
| vertices | Vertex is the point where two rays intersect to form an angle. Vertices are more than one vertex. |
| parallel | Two lines that always remain the same distance apart, they will never cross. |
| perpendicular | Two lines that intersect forming right angles |
| intersecting | Two lines that cross at a point |
| diagonal | A segment that connects two non-adjacent points on a figure. |
| angle | The shape formed when two rays intersect. |
| acute angle | an angle that measures less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | an angle that measures between 91 and 179 degrees. |
| straight angle | an angle that measures 180 degrees |
| right angle | an angle that measures 90 degrees |
| angle bisector | a ray that divides an angle into two equal sides |
| complementary angles | two angles together that equal 90 degrees |
| supplementary angles | two angles together that equal 180 degrees |
| equilateral triangle | a triangle that has three equal sides and they all equal 60 degrees |
| scalene triangle | a triangle that has no equal sides |
| isosceles triangle | a triangle that has two equal sides and two angles |
| right triangle | a triangle that has a right angle (90 degrees) |
| acute triangle | a triangle that has angles that are less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse triangle | a triangle that has an angle that is more than 90 degrees |