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adjacent angles | two angles that share a ray |
linear pair | two adjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays |
acute angle | an angle that measures more than 0 degrees but less than 90 degrees |
complementary angles | two angles whose sum is 90 degrees |
ray | a part of a line that has one endpoint and extends forever in one direction |
similar | two figures that have the exact same shape, but not necessarily the same size |
congruent | equal in measure |
degree | a unit used to measure angles |
angle | a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint |
straight angle | an angle that measures 180 degrees |
right angle | an angle that measures exactly 90 degrees |
vertex | the common endpoint of the two rays that form an angle |
obtuse angle | an angle that measures more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
vertical angles | non-adjacent angles with a common vertex formed by two intersecting lines |
supplementary angles | two angles whose sum is 180 degrees |
protractor | a tool used to measure angles |