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philomath_geometry_a_vocab_06
sixth common list of vocabulary terms for geometry a
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10th Grade
11/21/2012

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axis of symmetry
Definition
The _______________ is a line that divides a planar figure into two congruent, reflected halves,
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center (of a regular polygon):
Definition
The _______________ is the point that is equidistant from all vertices of a regular polygon.
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central angle (of a regular polygon)
Definition
The _______________ is an angle whose vertex is the center of a regular polygon and whose sides pass through adjacent vertices.
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concave polygon
Definition
A _______________ is a polygon in which at least one line segment that connects two vertices of the polygon passes through the polygon’s exterior (a polygon that is not convex).
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convex polygon
Definition
A _______________ is a polygon in which any line segment that connects two vertices of the polygon passes only through the polygon’s interior
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interior angle (of a polygon)
Definition
A _______________ is an angle whose vertex is a vertex of a polygon and whose two sides are defined by segments that share that vertex.
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exterior angle (of a polygon)
Definition
A _______________ is an angle that forms a linear pair with an interior angle.
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polygon
Definition
A _______________ is a closed plane figure formed from three or more segments such that each segment intersects exactly two other segments, one at each endpoint, and no two segments with a common endpoint are collinear.
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