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Ian - Geometry Vocabulary 1.

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Congruentsame size, same shape, shapes match exactly
Line of Symmetrya line which every point on one side of figure coincides exactly with a point on the other side of figure
pointrepresented by a "dot" no actual size, named with a letter
lineextends forever in 2 directions, straight, determined by 2 points
planea flat surface that extends forever, has no thickness, determined by 3 noncollinear points
collinear(points) on the same line
noncollinear(pints) not on the same line
reflectiona mirror image of a shape
polygona closed figure formed by 3 or more line segments
regular polygonall sides lengths are equal, all angles are equal (square)
quadrilateralsare 4 sided polygons
Parallelogramhas 2 pairs of parallel sides, opposite angles are congruent, opposite sides are congruent
Rayhalf a line (starts with a point has arrow on other end)
opposite rays2 rays that share the same endpoint and form a line
anglea figure formed by 2 rays that have the same endpoint
Rhombusa parallelogram with four congruent sides, but no right angles
Squarea rhombus with four right angles. All four sides and vertices are congruent
Trapezoida quadralateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
rectanglea parallelogram with four angles
perpendicular lines2 lines that intersect to form right angles
parallel lines2 lines that will never touch



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