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Geometry Fall Final
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Mathematics
9th Grade
12/11/2011

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Coplanar points
Definition
Points on the same plane
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Line segment
Definition
consist of two points called endpoints of the segment and all points between them are collinear with the two points.
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Ray
Definition
Begins at a point and extends indefinitely in one direction.
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Angle
Definition
Formed by two rays that share a common endpoint
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Perpendicular Lines
Definition
Lines that meet at a ninety degree angle.
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Pair of Vertical Angles
Definition
Angles formed by two intersecting lines; they share a common vertex line
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Skew Lines
Definition
Two lines that do not intersect and are noncoplanar.
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Complementary Angles
Definition
Angles adding up to 90 degrees
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Concave Polygon
Definition
At least one diagonal is on the exterior of the polygon
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Kite
Definition
A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of consecutive congruent sides
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Rhombus
Definition
Equilateral parallelogram
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Rectangle
Definition
Equiangular parallelogram
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Secant
Definition
Line that intersects a circle in two points.
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Inductive
Definition
The act of coming to a general conclusion from particular facts
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Transversal
Definition
Line intersecting two parallel lines
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Perpendicular Bisector
Definition
Line, ray, segment, or plane that passes through the midpoint of a segment and bisects the segment
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Incenter
Definition
The point of concurrency for three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
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Centroid
Definition
The point of concurrency for three medians of a triangle (also center of gravity)
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Included Angle
Definition
Angle that is included between two sides of a triangle.
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CPCTC
Definition
Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
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Isosceles Trapezoid
Definition
Trapezoid whose two nonparallel sides are the same length
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Arc Length
Definition
Distance from one endpoint of the arc to the other endpoint of the arc
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Concentric Circles
Definition
Circles that share the same center and are the same length
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Midpoint
Definition
The point on the segment that is the same distance from both endpoints
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Bisect
Definition
Divides the segment or angle into two congruent segments or angles
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Angle Bisector
Definition
A ray that contains the vertex and divides the angle into two congruent angles
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
Angle measures more than 90 but less than 180
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Parallel Lines
Definition
Lines in the same plane that never meet
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Undecagon
Definition
polygon with 11 sides
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Nonagon
Definition
polygon with nine sides
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Convex polygon
Definition
All diagonals are on the interior of the polygon
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Equilateral
Definition
All sides are the same length
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Equiangular
Definition
All angles are the same measure
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Parallelogram
Definition
Two pairs of parallel sides
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Circle
Definition
Set of all points in a plane at a given distance from a given point in the plane.
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Chord
Definition
Segment whose endpoints lie on the circle.
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Tangent
Definition
A line that intersects a circle in exactly one point.
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Isometric
Definition
Drawing shows three sides of an object in one view.
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Deductive
Definition
Process showing that certain statements follow logically from agreed-upon assumptions and proven facts.
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