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08 geometry final vocab
ch 7- 13
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Mathematics
9th Grade
05/31/2008

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Term
preimage
Definition
the original figure
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image
Definition
the new image
Term
transformation
Definition
the operation that moves the preimage onto the image
Term
rigid
Definition
a transformation where every image is congruent to its preimage
Term
isometry
Definition
a transformation in a plane that preserves lengths or every segment is congruent to its image
Term
reflection
Definition
a line M is a transformation that maps every point Q in the plane to a point Q', so that the following properties are true:
1. if Q is not on M, then m is the perpendicular bisector of line QQ'
2. if Q is on line M, then Q= Q'
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rotation
Definition
a point O through x degrees is a transformation that maps every point P in the plane to a point P', so that the following properties are true: 1. if P is not point O, then PO= P'O and m
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translation
Definition
a vector AA', is a transformation that maps every point P in the plane to a point P', so that the following properties are true:
1. PP'= AA'
2 line PP' is parallel to line AA' or line PP' is collinear with line AA'
Term
ratio
Definition
if the units are the same
a to b
a:b
a/b
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proportion
Definition
an equation that equates to ratios
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similar
Definition
two polygons are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the lengths of corresponding sides are proportional. the symbol ~ means "is similar to"
Term
scale factor
Definition
the common ratio between two similar figures
Term
equilateral triangle
Definition
all 3 sides congruent
Term
isosceles triangle
Definition
at least two sides congruent
Term
scalene triangle
Definition
no congruent sides
Term
acute triangle
Definition
three acute angles
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right triangle
Definition
one right angle
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obtuse triangle
Definition
one obtuse angle
Term
Pythagorean triple
Definition
a set of three positive integers that fit into the Pythagorean theorm
Term
trigonometric ratio
Definition
a ration of the lengths of two sides of a right triangle
Term
sine
Definition
a basic trigonometric ratio (abbreviation as sin)
Term
cosine
Definition
a basic trigonometric ratio (abbreviation as cos)
Term
tangent
Definition
a basic trigonometric ratio (abbreviation as tan)
Term
circle
Definition
a set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a given point
Term
center
Definition
center of a circle is a given point
Term
interior
Definition
the points inside the circle
Term
exterior
Definition
the points outside the circle
Term
chord
Definition
a segment whose endpoints are on the circle
Term
diameter
Definition
a chord that passes through the center
Term
radius
Definition
a segment that has the center as one endpoint and a point of the circle as the other endpoint
Term
tangent
Definition
a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point
Term
point of tangency
Definition
the point at which a tangent intersects a circle
Term
secant
Definition
a line that intersects a circle at two points
Term
common tangent
Definition
a line that is tangent to two circles
Term
common external tangent
Definition
a common tangent that does not intersect the line segment that joins the centers of the two circles
Term
common internal tangent
Definition
a common tangent that intersects the segment that joins the centers of the two circles
Term
concentric
Definition
circles that have the same center
Term
congruent
Definition
circles that have congruent radii or congruent diameters
Term
inscribed
Definition
a circle is inscribed in a polygon if each side of the polygon is tangent to the circle
Term
circumscribed
Definition
a circle is circumscribed about a polygon if each vertex of the polygon lies on the circle
Term
central angle
Definition
an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
Term
minor arc
Definition
if the measure of the central angle of the arc is less than 180 degrees
Term
semicircle
Definition
if the endpoints of the arc are the endpoints of the diameter
Term
major arc
Definition
if the measure of the central angle of the arc measures greater than the 180 degrees
Term
inscribed angle
Definition
an angle that is produced by the intersection on the circle by two chords
Term
intercepted arc
Definition
the arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle
Term
equation of a circle
Definition
with radius r and center (h,k)
(x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2= r^2
Term
perimeter
Definition
the sum of the lengths of its sides
Term
area
Definition
the length multiplied by the width
measured in square units
Term
apothem
Definition
the distance between the center of a polygon and a side
Term
circumference
Definition
the distance around the circle
Term
sector
Definition
the region bound by two radii of a circle and their intercepted arc
Term
polyhedron
Definition
a solid that is bound by polygons
Term
faces
Definition
polygon sides of a polyhedron
Term
edge
Definition
a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces
Term
vertex
Definition
a point where three or more edges meet
Term
surface
Definition
all points on the faces of a polyhedron
Term
convex
Definition
if any two points on its surface can be connected b a line segment that lies entirely inside the polyhedron
Term
regular
Definition
a polyhedron that has all of its faces congruent
Term
tetrahedron
Definition
a regular polyhedron with 4 faces
Term
cube
Definition
a regular polyhedron with 6 faces
Term
octahedron
Definition
a regular polyhedron with 8 faces
Term
dodecahedron
Definition
a regular polyhedron with 12 faces
Term
icosahedron
Definition
a regular polyhedron with 20 faces
Term
prism
Definition
a polyhedron that has two parallel, congruent faces called bases and lateral faces
Term
altitude
Definition
height
Term
right prism
Definition
each lateral edge is perpendicular to both bases
Term
oblique prism
Definition
a prism that have lateral edges that are oblique
Term
slant height
Definition
length of the oblique lateral edges
Term
surface area
Definition
the sum of the areas of its faces
Term
circular cylinder (cylinder)
Definition
a solid with congruent circular bases that lie in parallel planes
Term
lateral area
Definition
the area of its curved lateral surface
Term
right cylinder
Definition
if the segment joining the centers of the two bases is perpendicular to the bases
Term
pyramid
Definition
a polyhedron in which the base is a polygon and the lateral faces are triangles that have a common vertex
Term
base edge
Definition
the intersection of the base and a lateral face
Term
lateral faces
Definition
parallelograms that are formed by connecting corresponding vertices of the bases
Term
lateral edges
Definition
the segments connecting the corresponding vertices of the bases
Term
regular pyramid
Definition
a pyramid a base that is a regular polygon and the segment from the vertex to the center of the base is perpendicular to the base
Term
circular cone (cone)
Definition
a solid that has a circular base and a vertex that is not in the same plane as the base. the lateral surface of all segments that connect the vertex with points on the edge of the base.
Term
right cone
Definition
a cone in which the vertex lies directly above the center of the base
Term
volume
Definition
the base multiplied by the height
measured in cubic units
Term
sphere
Definition
the set of all points in space that are a given distance from the center
Term
great circle
Definition
if a plane intersects a sphere and goes through the center of the sphere
Term
hemisphere
Definition
a half of a sphere, divided by the great circle, that has a congruent pair to make up a sphere
Term
locus
Definition
in a plane, the set of all points that satisfy a given condition or a set of given conditions
plural= loci
Term
compound locus
Definition
the intersection of loci by two or more conditions
Term
cross sections
Definition
the intersection of a plane and a sphere
possible to intersect in one point, a great circle, and a circle with a radius less than that of the sphere
Term
conic sections
Definition
the cross sections that result when a plane intersects a double napped right cone; a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola
Term
ellipse
Definition
the locus of all points (x,y) such that the sum of the distances between (x,y) and two distinct points, the focuses or foci, is a constant
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