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Chapter 9 Vocabulary

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acute angle   an angle with a measure greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees  
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acute triangle   a triangle having three acute angles  
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complementary angles   two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees  
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congruent angles   angles with the same measure  
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congruent figures   figures that are the same shape and size  
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congruent segments   line segments that have the same length  
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corresponding sides   the parts of congruent or similar figures that match  
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degree   the most common unit of measure for angles  
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equilateral triangle   a triangle having all three sides congruent and all three angles congruent  
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isosceles triangle   a triangle in which at least two sides are congruent  
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line segment   a straight path between two endpoints  
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obtuse angle   a triangle having one obtuse angle  
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obtuse triangle   a triangle having one obtuse angle  
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parallelogram   a quadrilateral that has both pairs of opposite sides congruent and parallel  
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quadrilateral   a polygon with four sides  
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rectangle   a quadrilateral with opposite sides congruent and parallel and all angles are right angles  
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rhombus   a parallelogram with all sides congruent  
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right angle   an angle that measures 90 degrees  
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right triangle   a triangle having one right angle  
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scalene triangle   a triangle in which no sides are congruent  
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side   a ray that is part of an angle  
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similar figures   figures that have the same shape but different sizes  
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square   a parallelogram with all sides congruent, all angles right angles, and opposite sides parallel  
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straight angle   an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees  
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supplementary angles   two angles are supplementary if the sum of their measures is 180 degrees  
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tessellation   a pattern formed by repeating figures that fit together without gaps or overlaps  
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trapezoid   a quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides parallel  
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vertex   the common endpoint of the two rays that form an angle  
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vertical angles   nonadjacent angles formed by a pair of lines that intersect  
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