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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 |
proportion | an equation stating that two ratios are equivalent |
center | a point that is the same distance from al points on the circumference of a circle |
trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |
circumference | the distance around a circle |
chord | a line segment with endpoints on a circle |
circle | the set of al points that are the same distance from a center point |
sector | a portion of a circle enclised by two radii |
ratio | a comparison of two numbers using division |
radius | the distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle |
perimeter | the distance around a figure |
area | the number of square units needed to cover a surface |
composite figure | a geometric figure made of two or more geometric shapes |
diameter | the distance across a circle through the center |
central angle | an angle in a circle with its vertex at the center of a circle |
Pi | the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter |