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Point, Line, Plane and Angles
Point, Line, Plane and Angles
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Mathematics
10th Grade
08/13/2011

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Point
Definition

names a location in space and has no size

 

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formed when 2 lines intersect

Term
Line
Definition

a straight path that has no thickness and extends forever

 

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formed when two planes intersect

Term
Plane
Definition
a flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever
Term
Collinear
Definition
points that lie on the same line
Term
Coplanar
Definition
points that lie on the same plane
Term
Skew lines
Definition
lines that are not coplanar
Term
Line segment
Definition
part of a line consisting of 2 endpoints and all points between them
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Ray
Definition
a part of a line that starts at an endpoint and extends forever in one direction
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Angle
Definition
a figure formed by 2 rays with a common endpoint
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Vertex
Definition
the common endpoint of the sides of an angle
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Adjacent angles
Definition
2 angles in the same plane with a common vertex and a common side
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Complementary angles
Definition
2 angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degrees
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Supplementary angles
Definition
2 angles whose measures have a sum of 180 degrees
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Linear pair
Definition
a pair of adjacent angles that form a line (opposite rays)
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Midpoint
Definition
the point that divides a segment into 2 congruent segments
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Angle bisector
Definition
a ray that divides an angle into 2 congruent parts
Term
Parallel lines
Definition
2 lines in the same plane that do not intersect
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Perpendicular lines
Definition
2 lines intersecting to form 90 degree angles
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straight angle
Definition
an angle measuring 180 degrees
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acute angle
Definition
an angle measuring less than 90 degrees
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right angle
Definition
an angle measuring 90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle measuring more that 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees
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