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Triangles & Polygons
Triangles & Polygons Vocabulary
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Mathematics
9th Grade
11/24/2009

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Term
Polygon
Definition
A plane figure with more than two sides.
Term
Side
Definition
Two segments of a polygon that meet at a common vertex.
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Vertex
Definition
A point in a polygon where two segments meet.
Term
Concave Polygon
Definition
A polygon such that at least one line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Convex Polygon
Definition
A polygon such that no line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon.
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Equilateral
Definition
Having all congruent sides.
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Equiangular
Definition
Having all congruent angles.
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Regular Polygon
Definition
An equiangular, equilateral polygon.
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Diagonal
Definition
A segment joining two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon.
Term
Triangle
Definition
Three-sided polygon.
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Quadrilateral
Definition
4-sided polygon
Term
Pentagon
Definition
5-sided polygon
Term
Hexagon
Definition
6-sided polygon.
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Heptagon or Septagon
Definition
7-sided polygon.
Term
Octagon
Definition
8-sided polygon.
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Nonagon
Definition
9-sided polygon.
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Decagon
Definition
10-sided polygon.
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n-gon
Definition
A polygon with n sides.
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Scalene Triangle
Definition
A triangle with no congruent sides.
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Isosceles Triangle
Definition
A triangle with two congruent sides.
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Equilateral Triangle
Definition
A triangle with three congruent sides.
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Acute Triangle
Definition
A triangle with three acute angles.
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Right Triangle
Definition
A triangle with one right angle and two acute angles.
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Obtuse Triangle
Definition
A triangle with one obtuse angle and two acute angles.
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Median
Definition
A segment joining the midpoint of one side of a triangle and the opposite vertex.
Term
Altitude
Definition
The perpendicular segment from a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side.
Term
Centroid
Definition
The point where the three medians of a triangle intersect.
Term
Orthocenter
Definition
The point where the three altitudes of the triangle intersect.
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Incenter
Definition
The point where the three angle bisectors of a triangle intersect.
Term
Circumcenter
Definition
The point in a triangle where the three perpendicular bisectors intersect.
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