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Chapter 17 Lines, Rays, and Angles
lines, rays, and angles
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Mathematics
4th Grade
02/07/2013

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Term

Point

Definition

an exact location on a line, in a plane, or in space

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Line

 

Definition
a straight path of points that continues without end in both directions
Term
Line Segment
Definition
part of a line that has 2 endpoints and all the points in between them
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Ray
Definition
part of a line that has 1 endpoint and continues in all directions
Term
Plane
Definition
a flat surface of points that continues without end in all directions
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Angle
Definition
2 rays with the same endpoint
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Vertex
Definition
the point at which 2 rays meet to form an angle
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Protractor
Definition
a tool for measuring the size of an angle
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Degree
Definition
the unit used for measuring an angle
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Right Angle
Definition
an angle that measures 90 degrees
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Acute Angle
Definition
an angle that measures < 90 degrees
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
an angle that measures > 90 degrees but < 180 degrees
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Straight Angle
Definition
an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees
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Intersecting Lines
Definition
lines that cross each other to form 4 angles
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Parallel Lines
Definition

lines in a plane that never intersect and are always equal distance apart

(train tracts)

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Perpendicular Lines
Definition
lines that intersect to form 4 RIGHT angles
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