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Basic Vocabulary - Angles -- Glencoe Ch 1

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rayExtends indefinitely in ONE direction, had exactly ONE endpoint.
angleFigure formed by TWO NONCOLLINEAR rays with a common endpoint.
adjacent angleCoplanar angles with a common vertex, common side, and NO common interior points.
vertical angles2 non-adjactent angles formed by intersecting lines.
linear pairAdjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays.
perpendicular lines2 lines that intersect to for a right angle.
complementary angles2 angles whose measures sum to 90 degrees.
supplementary angles2 angles whose measures sum to 180 degrees.
acute angleAnge with a measure of less than 90 degrees.
obtuse angleAnge with a measure of more than 90 degrees AND less than 180 degrees.
right angleAnge with a measure of exactly 90 degrees.
straight angleAnge with a measure of exactly 180 degrees.
vertexThe common endpoint of the 2 rays forming an angle.
opposite rays2 rays whose common endpoint is between the other points on each ray.
measure of an angleThe number of degrees between the sides of the angle.
Angle Addition Postulate
Angle Addition PostulateThe sum of the parts equals the whole.
congruenthaving the same measure.
angle bisectorDivides an angle into 2 congruent angles.
vertical angles2 angles directly across the vertex from each other.
straight angleAn angle formed by 2 opposite rays.
Linear Pairs Postulate2 angles that form a linear pair are supplementary.
ray AB
Angle ABC
Measure of angle ABC


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