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CHAPTER 8 VOCABULARY- Course I - (copy)

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pointHas no size, only location
planeA flat surface that extends indefinitely in four directions
segmentA part of a line. Made up of two endpoints
rayPart of a line. Has one end point.
lineContinues without end in opposite directions.
collinearA line can be drawn throught a set of points.
noncollinearNo line can be drawn through all points.
parallel linesLines in the same plane that do not intersect.
vertical linesLines that go up and down.
horizontal linesLines that go from left to right.
skew linesLines that are not parallel nor intersecting.
angleMade up of two rays with a common endpoint.
acute angleMeasures less than 90 degrees.
right angleMeasures 90 degrees.
obtuse angleMeasures greater than 90 and less than 180 degrees.
straight angleMeasures 180 degrees.
complementary anglesTwo angles whose sum measures 90 degrees.
supplementary anglesTwo angles whose sum measures 180 degrees.
acutes triangleA triangle with 3 acute angles.
obtuse triangleA triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees.
right triangleA triangle with one 90 degree angle.
equilateral triangleA trianlge with three congruent sides.
isosceles triangleA triangle with at least two congruent sides.
scalene triangleA triangle with no congruent sides.
polygonA closed shape formed by line segments that do not cross.
convexA rubber band could fit around snuggly, without any gaps and without crossing itself.
quadrilateralFour sided figure.
pentagonFive sided figure.
octagonEight sided figure.


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