Lauren Canepa

Laurens Geometry Glossary

PART 1:

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Definition #1. Point

Point: A point names a location.

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Point z

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Definition #2. Line

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Line: A line is straight and extends forever in both directions.

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Definition #3. Plane

Plane: A plane is flat and extends in all directions Plane <RP

R F

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Definition #4. Segment

Segment: A segment has two end points.

RB

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Definition #5. Ray

Ray: A ray is one side that goes on forever.

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> CV

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Definition #6. Acute Angle

Acute Angle: An acute angle is greater than 0but less than 90

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Definition #7. Right Angle

Right Angle: A right angle is exactly 90

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m<RHT=90

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Definition #8. Obtuse Angle

Obtuse Angle: An obtuse angle is greater than 90 but less than 180.
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m<OBT=112
B
T

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Definition #9. Straight Angle

Straight Angle: A straight angle is exactly 180.

S

T
R

m<STR=180

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Definition #10. Complementary Angles

Complementary Angles: A complementary angle adds up to 90

m<COP+m<POM=90

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Definition #11. Supplementary angles

Supplementary angles: A supplementary angle is an angle that adds up to 180.

S U P L

m<SUL+m<UP=180

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Definition #12. Parallel

Parallel: Parallels never intersect and are same directions/ angles.

L Z S B

LS

ZB

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Definition #13. Perpendicular

Perpendicular: Perpendicular means it intersects at 90

C A H

JM

CH

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Definition #14. Skew

Skew: A skew never intersects, is not parallel, and they are in different planes.
P

CB
B

EB

are skew

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Definition #15. Vertical Angles

Vertical Angles: A vertical angle is a congruent angle across from each other in an intersection.
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Definition #16. Adjacent Angles

Adjacent Angles: An adjacent angle shares a vertex and a side.

<DAG and <JAC are adjacent angles

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Definition #17. Transversal Angles

Transversal Angle: A transversal angle crosses two angles.

transversal

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Definition #18. Corresponding Angles

Corresponding Angles: Congruent angles face the same direction.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
120

120

<1 and <5

<2 and <6

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Definition #19. Alternate Exterior Angles

Alternate Exterior Angles: Alternate exterior angles are alternate sides of a transversal angle. It is on the exterior of parallel lines and it is also congruent.
140

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
140

<1 and <8

<2 and <7

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Definition #20. Alternate Interior Angles

Alternate Exterior Angles: alternate interior angles are on alternate sides of transversal angles. It is on the interior of the parallel lines. It is also congruent.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

<4 and <5

<3 and <6

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Definition #21. Triangle

Triangle: A triangle is180

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Definition #22. Scalene

Scalene: No congruent sides and no congruent angles

6 2 5

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Definition #23. Isosceles

Isosceles: 2 congruent sides and 2 congruent angles.

10 cm 9 cm

10 cm

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Definition #24. Equilateral

Equilateral: 3 congruent sides and 3 congruent angles

3 cm 60
60

3 cm
60

3 cm

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Definition #25.Acute Triangle

Acute Triangle: An acute triangle has three acute angles.

62

54

64

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Definition #26. Right Triangle.

Right Triangle: A right triangle has 1 right angle.

40

50

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Definition #27. Obtuse Triangle

Obtuse Triangle: An obtuse triangle has one obtuse angle.

40

110

30

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Definition #28. Quadrilateral

Quadrilateral: A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and has angles that add up to 360

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Definition #29. Trapezoid

Trapezoid: A trapezoid is a pair of parallel sides < <

Parallel Marker

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Definition #30. Kite

Kite: A kite has two pairs of congruent, adjacent sides.

Congruency Marker

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Definition #31. Parallelogram

Parallelogram: A parallelogram has two pairs of congruent, parallel, and opposite sides. > ^ ^ > ^ ^

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Definition #32. Rectangle

Rectangle: A rectangle is a four-sided flat shape where every angle is a right angle (90). >> ^ >> ^

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Definition #33. Rhombus

Rhombus: A rhombus is a parallelogram with four congruent sides

>> ^ >>

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Definition #34. Square

Square: A square has all sides with equal length and every right angle is 90 > ^ ^ > ^ ^

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Quotes

A square is a rectangle but a rectangle is not necessarily a square. -Mr. Barnes. A parallelogram is a trapezoid but a trapezoid is is not a parallelogram.

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