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An exact location in space
Point
An endless collection of points along a straight path. A line has no endpoints.
Line
A part of a line having two endpoints.
Line Segment
A part of a line having one endpoint which continues endlessly in one direction.
Ray
Lines that intersect and form right angles.
Perpendicular
Lines that do not intersect but are on the same plane.
Parallel
A tool used to measure and draw angles
Protractor
An angle with a measure of less than 90°
Acute angle
An angle with a measure of exactly 90°
Right angle
An angle with a measure of greater than 90°
Obtuse angle
A polygon with three sides and three angles
Triangle
A triangle with all three side equal and all three angles equal.
Equilateral triangle
A triangle with two congruent sides.
Isosceles triangle
A triangle with no congruent sides.
Scalene triangle
A polygon with four angles and four sides
Quadrilateral
A quadrilateral with opposites sides parallel
Parallelogram
A parallelogram with four right angles.
Rectangle
A parallelogram with four right angles and four equal sides
Square
A parallelogram with four equal sides
Rhombus
A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides
Trapezoid
A polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles
Pentagon
A polygon with 6 sides and 6 angles
Hexagon
A polygon with eight sides and eight angles
Octagon
A segment that is the intersection of two faces of a space figure.
Edges
A space figure with all points an equal distance from the center.
Sphere
A space figure with one circular base and one vertex
Cone
A space figure with two parallel circular bases
Cylinder
A space figure with six congruent square faces.
Cube
A space figure whose base is a rectangle and whose faces are triangles with a common vertex.
Rectangular pyramid
A space figure whose base is a triangle and whose faces are triangles with a common vertex.
Triangular pyramid
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Created August 14, 2009
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Subjects math, geometry
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