Geometry
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quinster222 on May 15, 2012
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flash cards on terms in geometry
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Point | A location in space - a dot on a piece of paper |
| Line | Connects two points via the shortest path and continues indefintely (forever) in both directions |
| Line Segment | Part of a line between two points |
| Perpendicular Line Segment | Line Segments that intersect (cross) at an angle of 90° |
| Parallel Line Segments | Line segements that never intersect (they are always the same distance apart) |
| Right Angle | An angle that measures 90° |
| Acute Angle | An angle that measures less than 90 |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle that measures more than 90° |
| Vertex | Point at which two line segments intersect (forming an angle) |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle with all three sides with different lengths |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle with two equal length sides (and two equal internal angles) |
| Equilateral Triangle | A traingle with all three sides of equal length (each internal angles = 60°) |
| Radius | Distance (line segment) from center of a circle to any point on that circle's circumference. |
| Diameter | A line segment (or length) joining two points on a circles circumference and passes through the circle's center (twice the length of the radius) |
| Circumference | Distance around a circle (the perimeter) |
| Chord | A line segment joining two points on a curve |
| Arc | Part of a curve |
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