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morphew chapter 11
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10th Grade
04/27/2009

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Axis
Definition
The segment whose endpoints are the vertex and the center of the base of a cone.
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Great Circle
Definition
This is the intersection formed when a plane intersects a sphere so that it contains the center of the sphere
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Lateral area
Definition
The area of a prism, cylinder, cone or pyramid that does not include the base(s).
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Lateral edge
Definition
This is the intersection of two adjecent lateral faces
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Lateral face
Definition
These are the sides that form a prism, cylinder, cone or pyramid but are not the bases
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Scale factor
Definition
The ratio of the measure of two sides of similar solids
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Similar solids
Definition
These have exactly the same shape but not necessarily the same size.
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Slant height
Definition
In a pyramid, this is the height of a lateral face. In a cone, this it the segment from the vertex to the edge of the circular base
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Surface area
Definition
The sum of all the areas of all the bases and side surfaces of a three dimensional figure
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Volume
Definition
The measure of the amount of space enclosed by a three dimesional figure.
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