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Mrs. Chiddix-4th Grade--Terms used in Geometry

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right angleA 90 degree angle.
equilateral triangleA triangle with all sides equal.
scalene triangleA triangle having three unequal sides and angles.
vertexThe intersection point of two sides. Also called a turning point.
right triangleA triangle with one internal angle equal to 90 degrees.
pentagonA polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles.
squareA rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
intersecting linesLines that cross each other.
perpendicular linesTwo lines that cross each other to form a 90 degree angle.
acute angleAn angle less than 90 degrees.
chordThe line segment connecting two points on a circle.
radiusA line segment extending from the center of a circle to a point on the circle.
line segmentA part of a line that has two different endpoints.
lineA continuous extent of length that has no endpoints.
pointA position in space.
rectangleA quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and all angles are right angles.
circleAll points on a plane that are the same distance from a given point known as the center point.
closed curveA curve that is continuous with meeting end points.
hexagonA six sided figure
obtuse angleAn angle greater than 90 degrees.
diameterAny chord of a circle that passes through the center point.
acute angleAn angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees
Isosceles trianglea triangle with two equal sides.
TrapezoidA quadrilateral with only one pair of its opposite sides parallel.
ParallelogramA quadrilater with both pairs of its opposite sides parallel.
QuadrilateralAny figure on a plane that has sides.
TriangleAny figure on a plane with three sides.
OctagonAny figure on a plane with eight sides.
RayA part of a line that has exactly one endpoint.
Supplementary AnglesTwo angles whose measure add up to 180 degrees.
Complementary AnglesTwo angles whose measure add up to 90 degrees.
Traceable FigureA figure is traceable if it has either 0 or 2 odd vertices (Euler's Rule).
A CompassAn instrument used to draw circles
ProtractorAn instrument used to draw or measure angles.
GeoboardA device using pegs and rubber bands to make different shaped figures.
The three angles of a triangle will always add up to ? degrees.180 degrees
If two angles of a triangle measure 32 and 48 degrees,then the third angle measures ?.100 degrees
Congruent trianglesThe triangles are the same size
Similar trianglesThe triangles have the same shape, not necessarialy the same size.
CircumferenceThe distance around a circle.
Perimeter of a rectangleThe distance around the rectangle.
3.14an approximation of Pi
hypotenusethe slanted side of a right triangle
legs of a right trianglethe sides of the triangle that form the 90 degree angle.
The math property represented by 2 + 3 = 3 + 2.The Commutative Property of Addition.
(2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4) is an example of what math propertyAssociative Property of Addition
3(4 + 5) = 3 times 4 + 3 times 5 is an example of what math property.Distributive Property
If an angle measures 30 degrees, then its supplement measures ___degrees.150 degrees
If an angle measures 20 degrees, then its complement measures ___degrees.70 degrees
The angles of a quadrilateral will always add up to ___degrees.360 degrees
The geometric name of a box is ___.Rectangular Prism
The geometric name of a basketball (inflated) is ---?Sphere
Slide (also called a translation)moves a figure up, down, or over.
Flip (also called a reflection)gives a mirror image of the figure.
Turn (also called a rotation)moves the figure about a point.
EuclidThe man that wrote "The Elements" from which we get the Geometry we studied in class.
"The Elements" is really ___ different books.13
Euclid taught at what center of learning in the ancient world?Library of Alexandria
Hypatia (pronounced Hi pay sha)Famous Woman Mathematician who also taught a the famous Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was located in what country?Egypt
The meaning of Algebra, a word that evolved from the Arabic word Aljbr.To restore
The perimeter of an equilateral triangle of side length 8 inches is ___.24 inches
For angle ADG, the letter that represents the vertex point is __.D
The measure of a straight angle is ___.180 degrees
If the diameter of a circle is 14 inches, then its radius measures ___inches.7 inches
The formula for finding the circumference of a circle is ___.Circumference = 2 times Pi times radius
>The math symbol for "greater than".
<The math symbol for "less than".
=The math symbol for "the same as" or equal to.
the value of 6^3 (meaning 6 raised to third power is___?216
The square root of 49 is __?7

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