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Chapter 1 (Geometry) test vocab
study guide for chapter 1 for test
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Mathematics
10th Grade
10/18/2012

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Point: 


Definition

 A point is a specific location in space with no size or shape.

 

 

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Line:
Definition

A line is never-ending straight path.

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Segment:
Definition

A segment is part of a line containing two endpoints and all the points between them.


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Ray: 
Definition

A ray is part of a line that extends indefinitely in one direction from a fixed point.


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Plane:
Definition

A plane is a two-dimensional flat surface that extends in all directions.


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Opposite Ray:
Definition

A opposite ray is two rays that are part of the same line and have only their endpoints in common. 


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Collinear:
Definition

A collinear is three or more points that lie on the same line. 


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Coplanar:
Definition

A coplanar are points or lines that lie in the same plane. 


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Angle:

 

Definition

A angle is a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint. 


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Midpoint:
Definition

A midpoint is on a line segment, the point that is halfway between the endpoints.

 

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Bisector: 
Definition

A bistector separate something into two congruent parts.


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Congruent:

 

Definition

A congruent is angles having the same measure.


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Vertex:
Definition

A vertex is the common endpoint of the rays forming the angle.


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Acute Angle:
Definition

An acute angle is a measure greater than 0° and less than 90°.


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Obtuse Angle:
Definition

An obtuse angle is an angle that measures more than 90° but less than 180°.


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Right Angle:
Definition

An right angle measures exactly 90°.


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Straight Angle:
Definition

A straight angle that measures 180°.


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Complemantary Angle:
Definition

Complemantary are two angles that sum of their measures is 90°.


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Supplementary Angles:
Definition

Supplementary Angles are two angles with the sum of their measures is 180°.


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Vertical Angle: 
Definition

Verticle Angles are opposite angles formed by the intersection of two lines. 


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Adjacent Angles:
Definition

Adjacent Angles are sides that have the same vertex, share a common side, and do not overlap.

 

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Linear Pair:
Definition

Linear Pairs are two angles that are adjacent and supplemenatry and add up to 180 degrees.

 

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Perpendicular Lines:
Definition

Perpendicular lines are when the lines meet to form right angles and whose slopes have a product of -1.

 

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Polygon:
Definition

A polygon is a simple closed figure in a plane formed by three or more line segments. (Triangle, Quadrilatrial, Ocatgon, Decagon, Dodegon, n-gon)


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Concave:
Definition

A concave is a polygon for which a point on at least one of its diagonals lies outside the polygon.

 

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Convex:
Definition

A convex is a polygon for which all diagonals are located in the interior of the polygon.

 

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Regular Polygon:
Definition

A regular polygon is a polygon that has all sides congruent and all angles congruent.

 

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Irregular Polygon:
Definition

A irregular polygon is a figure that cannot be classified as a single polygon.


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Diagonal:
Definition

A diagonal is a segment joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon. 


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Side
Definition

A side is one of the lines that make a flat (2 dimensional) shape.

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Perimeter
Definition

A perimeter is the distance around a two-dimensional shape.

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