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Chapter 15
Identify and Describe Geometric Figures
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Mathematics
4th Grade
01/27/2012

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parallel
Definition
lines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect; they are always the same distance apart
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perpendicular
Definition
line segments that cross or meet to form right angles
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intersecting
Definition
lines that meet or cross at a common point
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ray
Definition
part of a line; it has one endpoint and goes on without end in one direction
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angle
Definition
formed by two rays with a common endpoint
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vertex
Definition
the common endpoint of two rays that form an angle
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right angle
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an angle that forms a square corner
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle that is greater than a right angle
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acute angle
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an angle that is less than a right angle
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polygon
Definition
a flat, closed figure made up of three or more line segments
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quadrilateral
Definition
a four sided polygon
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trapezoid
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a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides
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pentagon
Definition
a five sided polygon
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octagon
Definition
an eight sided polygon
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vertex

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vertices

Definition
the point where two sides of a polygon meet
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two-dimensional figure
Definition
a shape that has length and width
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side
Definition
one of the line segments that makes a polygon
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rhombus
Definition
a parallelogram with all four sides the same length
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with four sides where the opposite sides are parallel
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hexagon
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a six sided polygon
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acute triangle
Definition
triangle with all angles acute
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right triangle
Definition
triangle with one right angle
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obtuse triangle
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triangle with one obtuse angle
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equilateral triangle
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triangle with all sides the same and all angles the same
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isosceles triangle
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triangle with 2 sides the same and 2 angles the same
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scalene triangle
Definition
triangle with no sides the same and no angles the same
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