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third vocabulary list for geometry a during 2013-2014 school year
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Mathematics
10th Grade
09/24/2013

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Term
congruent
Definition
having the same size and shape
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degree
Definition
The most common unit of angle measure. When an angle spanning a half circle is divided into 180 equal parts, one of those parts has this measure.
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complementary angles
Definition
two angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degrees
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supplementary angles
Definition
two angles whose measures have a sum of 180 degrees
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right angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is 90 degrees
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acute angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
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straight angle
Definition
An angle formed by two rays that go in opposite directions (This angle measures 180 degrees and is also known as a line!)
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linear pair of angles
Definition
a pair of angles that share a side and form a line
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