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Geometry Questions
Polygons, basic geometry terms
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Mathematics
5th Grade
01/22/2012

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Point

Definition

 

A location in space

 

 

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Line

Definition

 

Connects two point via the shortest path and continues indefinitely in both directions

 

 

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Line Segment

Definition

Part of a line between two points

 

 

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Perpendicular Lines

Definition

 

Lines that intersect at an angle of 90 degrees

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Parallel lines

Definition

Lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart

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Right angle

Definition

An angle that measures 90 degrees.

 

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Acute angle

Definition

An angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

 

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Obtuse angle

Definition
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Vertex

Definition

Point at which two rays meet forming an angle.

 

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Scalene triangle

Definition

A triangle whose 3 sides are all different lengths. 

 

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Isosceles Triangle

Definition

A triangle with 2 equal length sides & 2 equal internal angles.

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Equilateral Triangle

Definition

A triangle with  all three sides of equal length and each angle is equal.

 

 

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Raidius

Definition

Distance from the center of a circle to any point on that  circle's circumference.

 

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Diameter

Definition

A line segment that joins 2 points on a circle and passes through the center of the circle.

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Chord

Definition

A line segment joining 2 points on a curve but does not need to go through the center.

 

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Straight Line

Definition
measures 180 degrees
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Similar Figures
Definition

have exactly the same shape & may or may not be the same size

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Congruent

Definition

having the same size & the same shape

 

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Transformations

Definition

three different movements of a figure over a line.

Translation, Reflection, Rotation

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Translation

Definition

A slide or movement of a figure without flipping or turning

 

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Reflection

Definition

the movement of a figure over a line so that the figure faces the opposite direction

 

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Rototation

Definition

a turn or movement of a figure around a point

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Arc

Definition
part of a curve
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Hexagon

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Pentagon
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Heptagon
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Octagon
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Nonagon
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Decagon
Definition
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