Geometry Terms - chapter 10

Question 1

apothem

Answer 1

the perpendicular distance from the center of a regular polygon to a side of the polygon

Question 2

center of a circle

Answer 2

the point inside the circle that is the same distance from every point on the circle

Question 3

center of a regular polygon

Answer 3

the point that is equidistant from all vertices of the regular polygon

Question 4

central angle of a regular polygon

Answer 4

an angle whose vertex is the center of the regular polygon and whose sides pass through consecutive vertices

Question 5

circle

Answer 5

the set of points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a given point called the center of the circle

Question 6

composite figure

Answer 6

a plane figure made up of triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, circles, and other simple shapes, or a three-dimensional figure made up of prisms, cones, pyramids, cylinders, and other simple three-dimensional figures

Question 7

geometric probability

Answer 7

a form of theoretical probability determined by a ratio of geometric measures such as lengths, areas, or volumes