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MSM1 polygon vocab
polygon unit vocab
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Mathematics
6th Grade
05/11/2012

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Term
Two dimensional figure
Definition
flat and lies in 1 plane
Term
plane
Definition
flat surface that extends in all directions without end
Term
Polygon
Definition
figure made up of straight lines and angles
Term
triangle
Definition
a polygon with 3 sides and 3 angles
Term
quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles
Term
pentagon
Definition
a polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles
Term
hexagon
Definition
a polygon with 6 sides and 6 angles
Term
regular polygon
Definition
all sides are equally long, and all angles are equal in measure
Term
congruent sides
Definition
sides that are equal
Term
congruent angles
Definition
angles that are equal
Term
congruent
Definition
equal
Term
right triangle
Definition
one angle is a right angle, or 90 degrees
Term
acute triangle
Definition
all 3 angles measure less than 90 degrees
Term
obtuse triangle
Definition
one angle is an obtuse triangle, or greater than 90 degrees
Term
equilateral triangle
Definition
all sides are congruent, or equal
Term
isosceles triangle
Definition
at least 2 sides are congruent, or equal
Term
scalene triangle
Definition
no sides are congruent, or equal
Term
parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides (a leaning rectangle)
Term
rectangle
Definition
a parallelogram with 4 right angles
Term
square
Definition
a rectangle with 4 congruent (equal) sides
Term
trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel sides (a triangle with the top cut off)
Term
total number of degrees of the angles of a quadrilateral
Definition
360
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