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Geometry Chapter 1
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Mathematics
9th Grade
12/02/2010

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Term
point
Definition
a location
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line
Definition
infinite number of points (at least two) with arrows at the ends to symbolize that it goes on forever
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collinear
Definition
points that lie on the same line
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plane
Definition
flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions
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coplanar
Definition
points that lie on the same plane
Term
undefined terms
Definition
point, line, plane --> explained using examples & models (no concrete definition, cannot be defined)
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space
Definition
boundless 3D set of all points
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line segment
Definition

finite, two end points

Named by: Its end points

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precision of measurement
Definition

how accurate your answer is

depends on the smallest unit of measurement available on your measuring tool

measurement will be precise to a half of the unit of measurement

Term
betweenness of points
Definition

the point between two points

not necessarily exactly half

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congruent segments
Definition
two segments that have the same measure (length)
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midpoint (of a segment)
Definition
location half way between two points
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segment bisector
Definition
any segment, line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint
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ray
Definition
infinite in one direction, no midpoint, one endpoint
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opposite rays
Definition

rays with the same starting point that extend in opposite directions

forms a straight angle

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angle
Definition
a figure formed by two non-collinear rays that have a common endpoint
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vertex
Definition
common endpoint
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right angle
Definition
measures 90 degrees
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acute angle
Definition
measures >90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
measures <90 degrees and >180 degrees
Term
congruent angles
Definition
angles that have the same measure
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angle bisector
Definition
a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles
Term
adjacent angles
Definition

share a common side and share a common vertex

don't overlap, next to each other

Term

vertical angles

 

Definition
two non-adjacent angles, formed by intersecting lines
Term
linear pair
Definition
adjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays
Term
complementary angles
Definition
two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees
Term
supplementary angles
Definition
two angles whose measures add to 180 degrees
Term
perpendicular lines
Definition
lines that intersect to form right angles (90 degree angles)
Term
polygon
Definition

a closed figure made up of segments that intersect at their endpoints

Named By: letters of vertices in order (clockwise or counter clockwise)

Term
concave polygon
Definition
a vertex is inside the polygon
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convex polygon
Definition
does not cave in
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triangle
Definition
3 sided polygon
Term
quadrilateral 
Definition
4 sided polygon
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pentagon
Definition
5 sided polygon
Term
hexagon
Definition
6 sided polygon
Term
heptagon
Definition
7 sided polygon
Term
octagon
Definition
8 sided polygon
Term
nanogon
Definition
9 sided polygon
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decagon
Definition
10 sided polygon
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dodecagon
Definition
12 sided polygon
Term
n-gon
Definition
n sided polygon
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