5.4 Math Vocab

Question 1

Polygon

Answer 1

Closed figure, made of segments, consecutive sides intersect only at endpoints.

Question 2

Convex Polygon

Answer 2

Each interior angle measures less than 180 degrees.

Question 3

Concave

Answer 3

Appears caved in on itself.

Question 4

Diagonal

Answer 4

Any segment that connects 2 nonconsecutive vertices of the polygon.

Question 5

Consecutive

Answer 5

Next to

Question 6

Parallelogram

Answer 6

Quadrilateral in which both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.

Question 7

Rectangle

Answer 7

A parallelogram in which at least one angle is a right angle.

Question 8

Rhombus

Answer 8

A parallelogram in which at least 2 consecutive sides are congruent.

Question 9

Kite

Answer 9

A quadrilateral in which 2 disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent. (NOT PARALLEL)

Question 10

Square

Answer 10

A parallelogram that is both a rectangle and a rhombus. (Right angles and sides that are congruent.)

Question 11

Trapezoid

Answer 11

A quadrilateral with EXACTLY one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are called the bases of the trapezoid.

Question 12

Isosceles Trapezoid

Answer 12

A trapezoid in which the nonparallel legs are congruent.