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Angles and Lines Vocabulary M.G.A.02
Vocabulary for Classifying Triangles by lines and angles
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Mathematics
4th Grade
01/06/2017

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Term
PERPENDICULAR LINES
Definition
Two lines intersecting (one vertical, one horizontal that are crossing each other) at a 90 degree angle, making a "square" angle
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PARALLEL LINES
Definition
Two lines that are "equidistant" and will NEVER intersect (cross each other)
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90 DEGREE ANGLE
Definition
The angle formed by perpendicular lines. A "square" angle
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A TRAPEZOID HAS ONE PAIR OF THESE
Definition
Parallel lines
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OBTUSE ANGLE
Definition
Any angle that measures MORE THAN 90 degrees (more than perpendicular)
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ACUTE ANGLE
Definition
Any angle that measures LESS THAN 90 degrees (less than perpendicular)
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STRAIGHT ANGLE
Definition
An angle that measures 180 degrees.
(Looks like a straight line)
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CONGRUENT
Definition
Equal
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RIGHT ISOSCELES TRIANGLE
Definition
A triangle with one RIGHT ANGLE and 2 CONGRUENT (equal in length) SIDES
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RIGHT SCALENE TRIANGLE
Definition
A triangle with one RIGHT ANGLE and NO congruent (equal) sides.
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ACUTE EQUILATERAL
Definition
A triangle with 3 CONGRUENT (equal) sides and 3 ACUTE angles.
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TRIANGLE
Definition
A closed figure with 3 angles that add up to
(sum to) 180 degrees
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