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Plane Geometry

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Definition
Angle   Formed by two rays, or sides, with a common endpoint called the vertex.  
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Acute Angle   The measure of the angle is greater than 0° and less than 90°.  
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Right Angle   The measure of the angle is 90°.  
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Obtuse Angle   The measure of the angle is greater than 90° and less than 180°.  
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Straight Angle   The measure of the angle is 180°.  
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Complementary Angles   Two angles whose measures add to 90°.  
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Supplementary Angles   Two angles whose measures add to 180°.  
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Adjacent Angles   Angles with a common vertex and a common side, but no common interior points.  
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Congruent Angles   Angles that have the same measure.  
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Vertical Angles   Nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines.  
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Parallel Lines   Lines in a plane that never meet.  
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Perpendicular Lines   Lines that intersect at 90° angles.  
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Transversal   A line that intersects two or more lines that lie on the same plane.  
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Triangle Sum Theorem   The theorem that says the angle measures of a triangle add to 180°.  
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Acute Triangle   A triangle with 3 acute angles.  
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Right Angle   A triangle with 1 right angle.  
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Obtuse Triangle   A triangle with 1 obtuse angle.  
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Equilateral Triangle   A triangle with 3 congruent sides and 2 congruent angles.  
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Isosceles Triangle   A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides and 2 congruent angles.  
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Scalene Triangle   A triangle with no congruent sides and no congruent angles.  
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Triangle Inequality Theorem   The theorem states that the sum of any 3 sides of a triangle is greater than the 3rd side.  
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Polygon   A closed plane figure formed by 3 or more segments.  
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Trapezoid   A polygon with exactly 1 pair of parallel sides.  
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Parallelogram   A polygon with 2 pairs of parallel sides.  
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Rectangle   A polygon with 4 right angles.  
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Rhombus   A polygon with 4 congruent sides.  
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Square   A polygon with 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles.  
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Midpoint   The point that divides a segment into 2 congruent segments.  
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