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geometry final exam terms

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midpoint   a point that divides a segment into two congruent parts  
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angle bisector   a segment, line, or ray that divides an angle into two equal parts  
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perpendicular bisector   a line that intersects a segment at its midpoint at a right angle  
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complementary angles   angles that add up to 90 degrees  
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supplementary angles   angles that add up to 180 degrees  
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perpendicular lines   lines that intersect to form 4 right angles  
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parallel lines   lines that are coplanar and do not intersect  
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vertical angles   a pair of opposite angles formed by two intersecting lines  
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congruent polygons   polygons with congruent corresponding angles and sides  
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similar polygons   polygons with congruent corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides  
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acute angle   angle with a measure between 0 and 90  
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obtuse angle   angle with a measure between 90 and 180  
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equilateral triangle   triangle with 3 congruent sides  
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scalene triangle   triangle with no congruent sides  
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isosceles triangle   triangle with 2 congruent sides  
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transversal   a line that intersects two or more lines  
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rhombus   quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides  
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kite   quadrilateral with no parallel sides and diagonals that are perpendicular  
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square   a regular quadrilateral  
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rectangle   a parallelogram with congruent diagonals  
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trapezoid   a quadrilateral with a pair of parallel sides  
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parallelogram   a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides  
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secant   a line that intersects a circle at two points  
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tangent   a line that intersects a circle at one point  
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chord   a segment with endpoints on the circle  
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radius   a segment that connects the center of a circle with a point on the circle  
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diameter   a segment with endpoints on the circle that goes through the center  
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