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Chapter 3 Geometry Terms

Match each term with its definition.

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parallel linescoplanar lines that do not intersect
skew linesnoncoplanar lines
a parallel line and planeline and plan that do not intersect
transversalline that intersects two or more coplanar lines in different points
alternate interior anglestwo nonadjacent interior angles on opposite sides of a transversal
same side interior anglestwo interior angles on same sides of a transversal
corresponding anglestwo angles in a corresponding position relative to two lines
trianglethe figure formed by three segments joining three noncollinear points
scalene triangletriangle with no sides congruent
isosceles triangletriangle with at least two sides congruent
right triangletriangle with one right angle
obtuse triangletriangle with one obtuse angle
equilateral triangletriangles with all sides congruent
acute triangletriangle with three acute angles
equiangular triangletriangle with all angles congruent
auxiliary linea line/ray/segment added to a diagram to help in a proof
corollarystatement that can be proved easily by applying a theorem
polygonfigure formed by coplanar segments such that each segment intersects exactly two other segments one at each endpoint and having no two segments with a common endpoint
convex polygonpolygon such that no line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon
quadrilateralpolygon with four sides
pentagonpolygon with five sides
hexagonpolygon with six sides
octagonpolygon with eight sides
decagonpolygon with ten sides
nonconvex polygonpolygon such that a line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon
regular polygonpolygon that is both equiangular and equilateral


Latin Teacher
Shrewsbury High School
Shrewsbury, MA

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