Definitions

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Geometry

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branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, planes

Question 2

Point

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Has no size, length, width or height. Represented by a dot

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Line

Answer 3

set of points which has infinite length but no width or height. A line is named by a lower case letter

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Plane

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set of points that has infinite length and width but no height. We name a plane with a capital letter

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Collinear points

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points that lie on the same line.

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Noncollinear points –

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points that do not lie on the same line.

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Coplanar points

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points that lie on the same plane.

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Noncoplanar points

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points that do not lie on the same plane.

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Segment

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part of a line that consists of two points called endpoints

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Ray

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is the part of a line that contains an endpoint and all points extending in the other direction.

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Congruent segments

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segments that have the same length.

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Bisector of a segment

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line, ray segment, or plane that divides a segment into two congruent segments.

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Midpoint of a segment

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a point that divides the segment into two congruent segments.

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Acute angle

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Angle below 90 degrees

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Right angle

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Angle who measures at 90 degrees

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Obtuse angle

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angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

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Straight angle

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Angle that measures at 180

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Congruent angles –

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Angles that are congruent on each side

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Angle bisector

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A ray tht divides an angle into 2 congruency adjacent angles

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Triangle

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the figure formed by three segments joining three noncollinear points.

Question 21

Acute triangle

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triangle that has all acute angles.

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Right triangle

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Triangle with right angle

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Obtuse triangle

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Triangle with an obtuse angle

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Equiangular triangle

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triangle with all angles congruent.

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Scalene triangle

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triangle with no sides congruent.

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Isosceles triangle

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triangle with at least two sides congruent.

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Equilateral triangle

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triangle with all sides congruent.

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Adjacent angles

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two coplanar angles with a common vertex and a common side between them

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Vertical angles

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the non-adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines.

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Complementary angles

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two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.

Question 31

Complementary angles

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two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.

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Supplementary angles

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two angles whose sum is 180 degrees.

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Perpendicular lines –

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two lines that intersect to form right angles.

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Parallel lines –

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two lines are parallel if they are coplanar and do not intersect.

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Skew lines –

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are noncoplanar lines they will not intersect.

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Polygon

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– union of 3 or more coplanar segments that meet only at endpoints

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Regular polygon –

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polygon which is equilateral and equiangular.

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Congruent triangles –

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two triangles are congruent if corresponding sides are congruent and corresponding angles are congruent.

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Median of a triangle

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segment from the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

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Altitude of a triangle

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segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side.

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Parallelogram –

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quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel