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Mathematics
6th Grade
04/20/2011

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Term
angle
Definition
plane figure formed by two rays with a common end point
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side
Definition
each ray is a SIDE of the angle
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vertex
Definition
common endpoint of the angle
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interior
Definition
the points that are inside of the angle
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exterior
Definition
the points that are outside of the angle
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degrees (o)
Definition
what angles are measured in
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protractor
Definition
used to measure or draw an angle
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parallel
Definition
lines that do not intersect that are on the same plane
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skew
Definition
lines that do not intersect that are not on the same plan
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right
Definition
90 degrees angle
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acute
Definition
an angle between 0 and 90 degrees
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obtuse
Definition
an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
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straight
Definition
180 degrees angle
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perpendicular lines
Definition
2 lines in the same plane that intersect to form right angles
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midpoint
Definition
the point that divides the segment into 2 equal segments
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congruent segments
Definition
segments that are equal in lenth
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segment bisector
Definition
line ray or segment that intersects a segment at its midpoint
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perpendicular bisector
Definition
if segment bisector is perpendicular to the segment
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congruent angles
Definition
angles that are equal in measure
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angle bisector
Definition
ray that divides an angle into 2 equal angles
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complementary angles
Definition
2 angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degrees
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complement
Definition
each angle is said to be the the "complement" of eachother
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supplementary angles
Definition
2 angles who measures have the sum of 180 degrees
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supplement
Definition
each angle is said to be the"supplement" of the other
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Adjacent angles
Definition
2 angles that are in the same plane, share a vertex, but have no interior points in common
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linear pair
Definition
when non common sides of 2 adjacent angles are opposite rays
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vertical angles
Definition
2 equal angles formed by intersecting lines. Their sides are pairs of opposite rays.
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transversal
Definition
a line that intersects 2 or more lines at different points
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interior and exterior angles
Definition
see textbook pg.336
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corresponding angles
Definition
a pair of angles one interior and one exterior that are both on the same side of the transversal
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alternate interior angles
Definition
pair of interior angles on oppisite sides of the transversial
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alternate exterior angles
Definition
pair of exterior angles on opisite sides of the transversal
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polygon
Definition
closed plane figure
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n-gon
Definition
if a polygon has "N" sides you call it a n-gon ex. 16 sides = a 16-gon
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diagonal
Definition
a side of a polygon is a line segment that connects 2 verticals and is not a side
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equilateral triangle
Definition
all sides congruent
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isosceles triangle
Definition
2 sides congruent
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scalene triangle
Definition
no sides congruent
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acute triangle
Definition
3 acute angles
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obtuse triangle
Definition
1 obtuse angle
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right triangle
Definition
1 right angle
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isosceles right triangle
Definition
2 sides congruent and 1 right angle
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scalene obtuse triangle
Definition
no sides congruent and 1 obtuse triangle
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congruent tringles
Definition
exactly the same size and shape
Term
quadrilaterals
Definition
4 sided polygons
Term
trapezoid
Definition
quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides
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parallelogram
Definition
quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel congruent sides. opposite sides as well as opposite angles are congruent
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rectangle
Definition
parallelogram with 4 right angles
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square
Definition
parallelogram with 4 right angles and four congruent sides
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rhombus
Definition
parallelogram with 4 congruent sides
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interior angle of a convex polygon
Definition
an angle determined by two CONSECUTIVE SIDES of the polygon
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circle
Definition
a set of points in a plane
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center
Definition
the same distance from a given point ( a circle is named by its center )
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radius
Definition
line segment from the center of a circle to to a point on the circle
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central angle
Definition
has a vertex at the center of the circle
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chord
Definition
line segment with endpoints on the circle
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diameter
Definition
a chord that passes through the center of a circle
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arc
Definition
part of a circle, arc connects the endpoints of a diameter to measure 180 degrees
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sector of a circle
Definition
region bounded by two radius (radii) and their intercepted arc.
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similar polygons
Definition
have the same shape may or may not have the same size
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corresponding parts
Definition
(matching sides and angles) of congruent polygons are congruent
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corresponding angles
Definition
(matching angles) of similar polygons are congruent
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