Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Scale Flashcards
complementary angles
Two angles that sum to 90 degrees.
supplementary angles
Two angles that sum to 180 degrees.
vertical angles
two angles formed by the intersection of two lines. They are always congruent.
adjacent angles
Two angles next to each other; they share both a side and a vertex.
acute angle
an angle less than 90 degrees
right angle
an angle of exactly 90 degrees
obtuse angle
An angle greater than 90 degrees (but less than 180 degrees)
straight angle
An angle equal to 180 degrees.
Congruent
Has the same measure.
acute triangle
A triangle with all acute angles
obtuse triangle
A triangle with 1 obtuse angle
right triangle
a triangle with 1 right angle
equiangular triangle
a triangle with 3 congruent angles
scalene triangle
a triangle with no congruent sides
isosceles triangle
a triangle with two congruent sides