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Angles vocab
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Mathematics
8th Grade
04/17/2013

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two angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degrees
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complementary angles
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two angels whose measures have a sum of 180 degrees
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supplementary angles
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a pair of opposite angles formed when two lines intersect at one point
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vertical angles
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a line that intersects two or more lines at different points
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transversal
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two angles that occupy corresponding positions when a transversal intersects two lines
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corresponding angles
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when a transversal intersects two lines, two angles that lie between the two lines on opposite sides of the transversal
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alternate interior angles
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when a transversal intersects two lines, two angles that lie outside the two lines on opposite sides of the transversal
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alternate exterior angles
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an angle inside the polygon
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interior angle
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an angle adjacent to an interior angle of the polygon, formed by extending one side of the polygons
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exterior angle
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angel that measures less than 90 degrees
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acute angle
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angle that measures 90 degrees
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right angle
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angle that measure greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
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obtuse angle
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angle that measures 180 degrees
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straight angle
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