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Angle Relationships
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Mathematics
7th Grade
02/09/2011

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Congruent
Definition
They have the same shape or measure.
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Right Angle
Definition
An angle which measures 90 degrees.
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
More than 90° and less than 180°.
Not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged; blunt.
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Acute Angle
Definition
Less than 90°.
Having a sharp end; pointed.
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Straight Angle
Definition
An angle of 180°.
Straight Line.
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Complementary Angles
Definition
Two angles that add up to 90 degrees
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Supplementary Angles
Definition
Either of two angles whose sum is 180°.
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Vertical Angles
Definition
Each of the pairs of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines.
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Linear Pair
Definition
Two angles that are adjacent and supplementary.
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Parallel Lines
Definition
Are lines that never intersect.
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Transversal
Definition
Intersecting a system of lines.
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Alternate Interior Angles
Definition
When two lines are crossed by another line (which is called the Transversal), the pairs of angles on opposite sides of the transversal but inside the two lines.
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Alternate Exterior Angles
Definition
Showing the pairs of angles associated with a transversal.
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Corresponding Angles
Definition
Showing the pairs of corresponding angles associated with a transversal.
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