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Cards Term Rectangle Definition A parallelogram with 4 right angles. Opposite sides are congruent. Term Parallelogram Definition Has 2 pairs of opposite sides parallel. Opposite sides are congruent. Term Scalene Triangle Definition No equal sides. Term Straight Angle Definition Measures 180 degrees. Term Plane Definition An endless flat surface determined by three points not on a line. Term Triangle Definition 3 sides polygon Term Right Triangle Definition 1 right angle. Term Line Segment Definition A part of a line having two end points. Term Polygons Definition A closed plane figure with sides that are line segments. Term Trapezoid Definition Exactly one pair of opposite sides are parallel. Term Chord Definition A segment with both endpoints on the circle. Term Diameter Definition A chord that passes through the center of the circle. Term Diagonal Definition Diagonal of a polygon is a segment that joins 2 vertices and is not a side. Term Corresponding Definition Matching sides and angles. Similar=looks the same/shape. Angles will measure the same. Term Square Definition A rectangle with 4 congruent sides. (2 pairs of parallel lines) Term Regular Polygon Definition All sides are equal in measure and all the angles are equal in measure. Term Rhombus Definition A parallelogram with all 4 sides congruent. Term Angle Definition Two rays having a common endpoint called a vertex. Term Equilateral Triangle Definition 3 equal sides Term Isosceles Triangle Definition 2 equal sides. Term Quadrilateral Definition 4 sided polygon. Term Acute Triangle Definition 3 acute angles. Term Pentagon Definition 5 sided polygon. Term Point Definition an exact location in space. Term Line Definition A collection of points extending endlessly along a path. Term Hexagon Definition 6 sided polygon. Term Obtuse Angle Definition Measures greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. Term Acute Angle Definition Measures less than 90 degrees. Term Congruent Definition Angles that look and measure the same. Term Obtuse Triangle Definition One obtuse angle. Term Parallel Lines Definition Lines in the same plane that never intersect. Term Decagon Definition 10 sided polygon. Term Intersecting Lines Definition Meet at a point. Term Heptagon Definition 7 sided polygon. Term Ray Definition A part of a line having only one end point. Term Octagon Definition 8 sided polygon. Term Perpendicular Lines Definition Intersect to form right angles. Term Right Angle Definition Measures 90 degrees Term Semicircle Definition An arc that's 1 half of a circle. Term Radius Definition A segment from the center to a point on the circle. Term The __(1)__ of the __(2)__ of the __(3)__ in any __(4)__ is __(5)__. Definition 1.sum 2.measures 3.angles 4.quadrilateral 5.360 degrees. Term Arc Definition a part of the circle Term Translation Definition A slide moves each point of a figure the same distance and in a single direction in a plane. Slide=Translation Term The original polygon is called the ____. The Translated polygon is called the ______. Definition The original polygon is called the pre-image. The translated polygon is called the image. Term Reflection Definition You can trace a triangle and flip it or turn it to another place. A flip moves each point in a plane over a line. Flip=Reflection Term Rotation Definition A turn moves each point in a plane clockwise or counter clockwise around a point. Turn=Rotation Term Translations, Reflections and rotations are called ________. Definition transformations