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Chapter 1 Geometry Vocab
Austin Pasquale
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Mathematics
9th Grade
10/18/2012

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Point
Definition
A Point is a figure ending a line andcreating a line-segment.[image]
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Line
Definition

A line is a straight path connecting two points and extending beyond the points in both directions.

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Segment
Definition

A segment is a limited line between to end points

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Ray
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A ray is a part of a line extending in ONE direction from a point.

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Plane
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A plane is a flat surface extending in all directions.

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Opposite Rays
Definition

An opposite ray is a ray that start at the same point and extend in exact opposite directions.

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Collinear
Definition

Collinear is when 2 or more points lie on the same line.

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Coplanar
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Coplanar is when two or more points are on the same plane.

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Angle
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An angle is two rays sharing the same endpoint. They are measured in degrees.

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Midpoint
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A midpoint is the center of a line that divides it in half. M is the midpoint.

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Bisector
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A bisector is a ray that divides an angle in half.

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Congruent
Definition

Congruent is when two shapes are similar and have the same side lengths.

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Vertex
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A vertex is a corner point of a geometric figure.

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Acute Angles
Definition

Acute Angles are under 90 degrees.

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Obtuse Angles
Definition

Obtuse Angles are over 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

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Right Angle
Definition

Right Angles are exactly 90 degrees.

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Straight Angles
Definition

Straight Angles are exactly 180 degrees.

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Complementary Angles
Definition

Complementary Angles are two angles that add up to 180 degrees.

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Supplementary Angles
Definition

Supplementary Angles are two angles that add up to 90 degrees.

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Vertical Angles
Definition

Vertical Angles are two angles that are opposite each other at the intersection of two lines.

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Adjacent Angles
Definition

Adjacent Angles are angles that share a side and a vertex.

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Linear Pair
Definition

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

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Perpindicular Lines
Definition

Perpindicular Lines are lines that cross each other at a 90 degree angle.

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Polygon
Definition

Polygon is a closed figure that has at leats three congruent angles.

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Pentagon
Definition

Pentagon is a polygon with five sides.

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Hexagon
Definition

Hexagon is a polygon with six sides.

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Octagon
Definition

An Octagon is a polygon with eight sides.

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Decagon
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Decagon is a polygon with ten sides.[image]

 

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Dodecagon
Definition

Dodecagon is a polygon with twelve sides.

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N-Gon
Definition

An N-Gon is a polygon with sides.

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Concave/Convex
Definition

Concave Polygon has angles over 180 degrees. A Convex Polygon has angles under 180 degrees.

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Regular/Irregular
Definition

Regular Polygon has congruent sides and angles. An Irregular Polygon has some congruent sides and angles.

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Diagonal
Definition

Diagonal is the length between two opposite points in a figure.

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Side
Definition

Side is a line segment that makes up a polygon.

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Perimeter
Definition

The Perimeter is the total distance around a polygon. Picture below.

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