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Geometry-Chapter 1
Vocabulary from Chapter 1 for Geometry
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Mathematics
10th Grade
08/19/2012

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Term
equidistant
Definition
If two figures are equidistant to a third figure, then they are the same distance to the third figure.
If AB = AC, then B and C are equidistant to A.
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point
Definition
A geometric figure describing a location on a line, in a plane, or in space.
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Line
Definition

A geometric figure that extends in two directions without ending.

 

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plane
Definition
A plane is a flat surface that extends in two dimensions without ending.
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Space
Definition
The set of all points in three dimensions.
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collinear points
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coplanar points
Definition
Points that all lie in the same plane.
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Intersection
Definition
The intersection of two figures is the set of points that is in both figures.
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line segment
Definition

 

Line segment [image] is a section of a line that contains two points, A and B, and all the points in between them.

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ray
Definition

A ray [image] is a section of a line that begins at point A and continues through point B and keeps going indefinitely in that direction.

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opposite rays
Definition
Two rays SR and ST are opposite rays if S is between R and T.
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between
Definition
Point B is between points A and C if they are collinear and are in the order A-B-C.
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number line
Definition
A number line is a line where every point is paired with a real number, and every real number is paired with a point.
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coordinate
Definition
A coordinate of a point on a number line is the number that is paired with that point.
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length
Definition
The length of a line segment on a number line can be found by subtracting the coordinates of its endpoints
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endpoint
Definition
The endpoints of a line segment are the points at either end of that segment. The endpoint of a ray is the first point named in the ray.
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postulate
Definition
A statement that is accepted without proof. See also axiom.
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axiom
Definition
A statement that is accepted without proof. See also postulate.
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congruent
Definition
Two objects that have the same size and shape are congruent.
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congruent line segments
Definition
Two segments that have the same length are congruent segments.
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midpoint
Definition

The midpoint M of a line segment [image] is the point that divides the line segment into two congruent segments so that [image].

 

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Term
segment bisector
Definition
A segment bisector, or bisector of a segment, is a line, segment, ray, or plane that intersects the segment at its midpoint.
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angle
Definition

An angle is a figure created by two rays that share the same endpoint.

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sides of an angle
Definition

The two rays that make up an angle are its sides.

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angle vertex
Definition

An angle's vertex, or vertex of an angle, is the common endpoint of the two rays that make up the angle.

 

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angle measure in degrees
Definition
An angle may be defined in terms of its angle measure in degrees, a number that is measured as the portion of a full circle (or 360 degrees).
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acute angle
Definition
An angle measuring between 0º and 90º.
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right angle
Definition
An angle measuring exactly 90º.
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obtuse angle
Definition
An angle measuring between 90º and 180º.
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straight angle
Definition
An angle measuring exactly 180º; this angle is formed by opposite rays.
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congruent angles
Definition
Two angles are congruent if they have equal measures in degrees.
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adjacent angles
Definition

Two angles that share a common vertex and a common side, but no common interior points, are adjacent angles.

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 Angles AOB and BOC are adjacent angles.

Term
angle bisector
Definition
An angle bisector is a ray that divides the angle into two congruent adjacent angles.
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theorem
Definition
An important statement that has been proven.
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exists
Definition
If something exists, then there is at least one instance of that thing.
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unique
Definition
If something is unique, then there is no more than one of that thing.
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