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geometry vocab
geometry vocab from semester two, for studying end of the year finals.
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05/26/2010

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ratio of a to b
Definition
two quantities measured in the same units; a:b, a/b
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proportion
Definition
an equation that equates two ratios.
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Cross Product Property
Definition
the product of the extremes equals the product of the means
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reciprocal property
Definition
if two ratios are equal, their reciprocals are also equal
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extremes
Definition
the letters a and d are the extremes of a proportion a:b=c:d
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means
Definition
the numbers b and c are the means of the proportion a:b =c:d
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similar polygons
Definition
when there is a correspondence between two polygons such that their corresponding angles are congruent and their corresponding sides are proportional
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Side -side-side similarity theorem
Definition
if the lengths of the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional, then the triangles are similar.
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dilation
Definition
a transformation that maps every point in a plane to the final image so that the following is true:
1. if p is not the center C, then the image point p' lies on CP. the scale factor k is a positive number such that k=CP'/CP' and k does not equal 1
2. if P is the center point C, the P=P'
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special right triangles
Definition
triangles whose measures are 45-45-90 or 30-60-90
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trigonometric ratio
Definition
a ratio of the lengths of two sides of a right triangle
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three basic trigonometric ratios
Definition
sine, cosine, tangent
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sin A
Definition
side opposite angle A over hypotenuse
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Cosine
Definition
adjacent over hypotenuse
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tangent
Definition
opposite over adjacent
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angle of elevation
Definition
the angle your line of sight makes with a line drawn horizontally
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circle
Definition
set of all points in a plane equidistant from a given point
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radius
Definition
distance from the center to a spot on the circle
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congruent circles
Definition
have the same radius
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diameter
Definition
distance across the circle, through its center
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chord
Definition
a segment whose endpoints are points on the circle
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secant
Definition
a line that intersects a circle in two points
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tangent
Definition
a line that intersects the circle in exactly one point
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concentric circles
Definition
circles with the same center
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interior of a circle
Definition
consists of all points+ within the circle
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exterior of a circle
Definition
all points outside of the circle
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point of tangency
Definition
the point where the line of tangency intersects the circle to which it is tangent
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central angle
Definition
in a plane, an angle whose vertex is the center of a circle
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minor arc
Definition
an arc of the circle that is less than 180 degrees
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major arc
Definition
an arc with measure greater than 180 degrees
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measure of the major arc
Definition
the difference between 360 and the minor arc
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inscribed angle
Definition
an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle
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intercepted arc
Definition
the arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle and has endpoints on the angle
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inscribed polygon
Definition
all vertices lie on the circle
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circumscribed
Definition
a circle that included an inscribed polygon
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tangent segment
Definition
is tangent to the circle at an endpoint
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secant segment
Definition
is secant to the circle with an endpoint on the circle
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standard equation of a circle with radius(r) and center(h,k)
Definition
(X-H)2 + (Y-K)2=r2
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locus
Definition
in a plane, it's the set of all points in a plane that satisfy a given condition or a set of given conditions
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polygon interior angles theorem
Definition
the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex n-gon is (n-2)x i80
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polygon exterior angles theorem
Definition
the sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360 degrees
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corrollary to thrm 11.2
Definition
the measure of each exterior angle of a regular n-gon is 1/n x 360
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area of an equilateral triangle
Definition
is one fourth the square of the lengths of the side times root 3
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center of the polygon and radius of the polygon
Definition
are the radius and center of its circumscribed circle
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apothem of the polygon
Definition
the distance from the center of the polygon to any side
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area of a regular polygon
Definition
half the product of apothem a x Perimeter
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central angle of a regular polygon
Definition
an angle whose vertex is the center and whose sides contain two consecutive vertices of the polygon
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arc length
Definition
measure arc AB over 360 x 2(pi)radius
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sector of a circle
Definition
region bound by two radii of the circle and their intercepted arc
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probability
Definition
number from 0 to 1 that represents the chance an event will occur
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polyhedron
Definition
a solid bound by polygons, called faces, that enclose a single region of space
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edge of a polyhedra
Definition
is a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces
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vertex
Definition
point where 3 or more edges meet
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euler's theorem
Definition
faces +vertices=edges+2
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platonic solids
Definition
tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron
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prism
Definition
a polyhedra with 2 congruent faces, called bases
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lateral faces
Definition
parallelograms formed by connecting the corresponding vertices of the bases
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right prism
Definition
all lateral edges are perpendicular to the bases
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surface area of a right prism
Definition
S=2B+Ph
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cylinder
Definition
a solid with congruent circular bases that lie in parallel planes
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surface area of a right cylinder
Definition
2B+Ch=2(pi)radius squared + 2 (pi)(r)h
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SA of a regular pyramid
Definition
B+1/2 Pl
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cone
Definition
has a circular base and a vertex that is not in the same plane as the base
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lateral surface of a cone
Definition
consists of all segments that connect the vertex with points on the base edge
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volume of a cylinder
Definition
Bxh=pi(r)squared x heght
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volume of a cone
Definition
1/3 base x height
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volume of a cone
Definition
1/3 pi(r)squared x height
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sphere
Definition
locus of all points in SPACE that are a given distance from a point, called the center of the sphere
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radius of the sphere
Definition
segment from center of sphere to sphere
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surface area of a sphere
Definition
4(pi)(r)squared
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volume of a sphere
Definition
4/3 (pi)(r)^3
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similar solids
Definition
two solids with equal ratios of corresponding linear measures, such ash eights and radii,
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