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Geometry Vocabulary
Geometry Vocabulary For EOG
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Mathematics
5th Grade
01/24/2010

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congruent
Definition
the same or equal
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perpenidcular
Definition
lines that form a right angle (90 degree)
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parallel
Definition
lines that stay an equal distance aprt from each other and never intersect
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triangle
Definition
a polygon with three sides
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle that has two congruent sides and two congruent angles
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equilateral triangle
Definition
a triangle in which all sides and angles are congruent
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scalene triangle
Definition
a triangle in which none of the side or angles are congruent
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle in which one angle is 90 degrees
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perimeter
Definition
the distance around a polygon's sides
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acute angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure between 0 degrees and 90 degrees
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right angle
Definition
an angle that measures 90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure between 90 degrees and 180 degrees
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straight angle
Definition
an angle that measures 180 degrees
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hexagon
Definition
a polygon that has six sides
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intersect
Definition
to cross or touch
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(n-2) x 180
Definition
the formula for finding the sum of the angles of any polygon
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square
Definition
a quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides and 4 4 right angles
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rectangle
Definition
a quadrilateral with 4 right angles and opposite congruent sides
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quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon with 4 sides
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polygon
Definition
any enclosed shape made up of line segments
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adjacent
Definition
next to
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diagonal
Definition
a line from one vertex to a non-adjacent vertex
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pentagon
Definition
a polygon with 5 sides
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regular polygon
Definition
any polygon where all sides and angles are congruent
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180 degrees
Definition
the sum of the angles of a triangle
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral in which both pairs of sides are parallel
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360 degrees
Definition
the sum of the angles of a quadrilateral
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vertex
Definition
where two lines come together
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vertices
Definition
two or more vertex
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540 degrees
Definition
the sum of the angles of a pentagon
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60 degrees
Definition
each angle measurement of an equilateral triangle
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides
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octagon
Definition
a polygon with eight sides
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rhombus
Definition
a quadrilateral with four congruent sides, but no right angles
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720 degrees
Definition
the sum of the angles of a hexagon
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1,080 degrees
Definition
the sum of the angles of an octagon
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