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Geometry Vocab
Chapter 3
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Mathematics
10th Grade
06/11/2010

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parallel lines
Definition
coplanar lines that do not intersect
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skew lines
Definition
non-coplanar lines. neither parallel or intersecting
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parallel planes
Definition
planes that do not intersect
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transversal
Definition
line that intersects two or more coplanar lines in different points
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alternate interior angles
Definition
two non adjacent angles on opposite sides of the transversal
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same-side interior angles
Definition
two angles on the same side of the transversal
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corresponding angles
Definition
two angles in corresponding positions relative to the two lines
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scalene triangle
Definition
no congruent sides
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isoceles triangle
Definition
at least two congruent sides
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equilateral triangle
Definition
three congruent sides
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acute triangle
Definition
three acute angles
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obtuse triangle
Definition
at least one obtuse angle
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right triangle
Definition
one right angle
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equiangular triangle
Definition
has three congruent angles
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corollary
Definition
statement that can be proved easily by applying a theorem
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regular polygon
Definition
polygon that is both equiangular and equilateral
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diagonal
Definition
segment joining two non-consecutive points of a polygon
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exterior angle of a polygon
Definition
angle formed when one side of a polygon is extended
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deductive reasoning
Definition
proves statements by reasoning from accepted postulates, definitions, theorems, and given info
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