Module 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Line segment
A
a portion of a line with two endpoints.
2
Q
Ray
A
part of a line that has one endpoint and continues in one direction infinitely
3
Q
Angle
A
two noncollinear rays with a common endpoint; formed when two lines intersect
4
Q
Vertex
A
the common endpoint of two rays; points on polygons
5
Q
Circle
A
a set of all points in a plane that are a given distance from a point, the center
6
Q
Parallel Lines
A
two lines that lie within the same plane and never intersect
7
Q
Perpendicular Lines
A
two lines that intersect at 90° angles
8
Q
Theorems
A
accepted as facts
9
Q
Postulates
A
seem true but must be proven
10
Q
Pythagorean Theorem
A
In a right triangle the sum of the square of the legs of the triangle are equal to the square of the hypotenuse a² + b² = c²
