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Angles
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Mathematics
9th Grade
12/14/2009

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Angle
Definition
Two rays that meet at a common vertex.
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Vertex
Definition
The point where two rays meet to form an angle.
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Acute Angle
Definition
An angle measuring between 0 and 90 degrees.
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
An angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees.
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Straight Angle
Definition
180 degree angle.
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Skew Lines
Definition
Two lines that are not in the same plane.
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Intersecting Lines
Definition
Two lines in the same plane that meet at a point.
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Complementary Angles
Definition
Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.
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Right Angle
Definition
90 degree angle.
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Supplementary Angles
Definition
Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees.
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Congruent
Definition
Having equal measures.
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Adjacent Angles
Definition
Two angles who share a common side and vertex.
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Vertical Angles
Definition
Two opposite, congruent angles that are formed by a pair of intersecting lines.
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Linear Pair
Definition
Two angles that are both adjacent and supplementary.
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Transversal
Definition
A line that intersects a pair of parallel lines.
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Corresponding Angles
Definition
Two angles in the same relative position to a transversal and two parallel lines.
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Alternate Interior Angles
Definition
When two lines are cut by a transversal, these two congruent angles are both inside the parallel lines but are on opposite sides of the transversal.
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Alternate Exterior Angles
Definition
When two lines are cut by a transversal, these two congruent angles are both outside the parallel lines but are on opposite sides of the transversal.
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Same Side Interior Angles
Definition
When a transversal cuts a pair of parallel lines, these two supplementary angles are on the same side of the transversal and both inside the parallel lines.
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Same Side Exterior Angles
Definition
When a transversal cuts a pair of parallel lines, these two supplementary angles are on the same side of the transversal and both outside the parallel lines.
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Conditional Statement
Definition
A type of logic statement with a hypothesis and conclusion.
Term
Counterexample
Definition
An example that shows a conjecture is false.
Term
Negation
Definition
The negative of a statement.
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Inverse of a statement.
Definition
The statement formed when you negate both the hypothesis and the conclusion. p' - q'
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Converse of a Statement
Definition
The statement formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional statement. q - p
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Contrapositive of a Statement
Definition
The statement formed when you negate the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of the statement. q' - p'
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