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Chapter 1: The Basics of Geometry
Beginning Geometry Vocabulary
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Mathematics
9th Grade
09/08/2011

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conjecture
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An unproven statement based on observations.
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inductive reasoning
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looking for patterns and making conjectures.
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counterexample
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an example that shows a conjecture is false.
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definition
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using known words to describe a new word.
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point
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an exact location; having no dimension.
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line
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A set of points extending in one dimension.
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plane
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an infinite set of points extending in two-dimensions.
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collinear
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all on the same line
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coplanar
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all on the same plane
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segment
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part of a line containing two endpoints
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ray
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part of a line containing one endpoint
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endpoints
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A point that bounds a segment.
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initial point
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The endpoint of a ray.
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opposite rays
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Two rays that extend in opposite directions.
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intersection
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the set of points the figures have in common.
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postulate or axiom
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rules that are accepted without proof
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coordinate
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real number that corresponds to a point on a numberline
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distance
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the length between two points
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length
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distance between two points
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betweenness
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the middle of three collinear points
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congruent
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same or equal in measure
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angle
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two rays that share an initial point
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sides
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the rays of an angle
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vertex
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the common initial point on an angle
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interior
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a point between two rays of an angle
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exterior
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a point outside the rays of an angle
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acute angle
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an angle measuring between 0 and 90 degrees
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right angle
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90 degree angle
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obtuse angle
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an angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees
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straight angle
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a 180 degree angle.
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adjacent angles
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two angles with a common ray
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midpoint
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a point exactly in the middle of a segment
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bisect
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to cut into two congruent pieces
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compass
Definition
geometry tool used to draw arcs
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straightedge
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geometry tool used to draw straight lines
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construction
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a geometry diagram drawn with a compass and a straightedge
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protractor
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tool used to measure angles
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angle bisector
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a ray what divides an angle into two congruent pieces
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vertical angles
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two opposite congruent angles formed by a pair of intersecting lines
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linear pair
Definition
two adjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays
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complementary angles
Definition
two angles that add to 90 degrees
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supplementary angles
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two angles that add to 180 degrees
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area
Definition
the amount of space inside a figure
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perimeter
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the distance around a figure
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circumference
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the distance around a circle
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Euclid
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Greek author of the first Geometry textbook, 300 BC
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Euclid's Elements
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the first Geometry book, over 2300 years old
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