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CPM: Geometry
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Mathematics
7th Grade
01/03/2012

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right triangle
Definition
a triangle in which one angle is a right angle (90°)
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scalene triangle
Definition
a triangle with no equal side lengths
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square
Definition
a special rectangle with all sides of equal length
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
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vertex
Definition
the point where two consecutive sides of a polygon meet
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parallel lines
Definition
two straight lines on a two-dimensional plane that do not intersect no matter how far they are extended
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pentagon
Definition
a polygon with five sides
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hexagon
Definition
a polygon with six sides
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quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon with four sides
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octagon
Definition
a polygon with eight sides
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acute angle
Definition
an angle with measure greater than 0° and less than 90°
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle with measure greater than 90° and less than 180°
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acute triangle
Definition
a triangle in which all three angle measures are less than 90°
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obtuse triangle
Definition
a triangle with an obtuse angle (greater than 90°)
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diagonal
Definition
a line segment that connects two vertices of a polygon and is not a side
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equilateral triangle
Definition
a triangle with all side lengths equal
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle with two or more sides of equal length
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line segment
Definition
the part of a line between two points
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ray
Definition
a part of a line that starts at a point on the line and contains all the points on the line that are on one side of the starting point
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polygon
Definition
a two-dimensional closed figure of straight line segments (edges or sides) connected end to end
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regular polygon
Definition
a polygon in which all side lengths are equal and all angle measures are equal
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rhombus
Definition
a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length
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rectangle
Definition
a quadrilateral with four right (90°) angles
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel
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perpendicular lines
Definition
two lines on a flat surface which make a right angle when they meet
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