Transition Mathematics Chapter 6 Vocabulary - rays, lines and angles
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 opposite rays | rays that have the same endpoint and their union is a straight angle |
| linear pair | two angles that share the same side |
| vertical angles | two angles that when the opposite rays of the sides of one angle are the sides of the other angle |
| exterior angles | angles that are outside the other two lines |
| interior angles | angles that are between the other two lines |
| alternative exterior angles | exterior angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal |
| alternative interior angles | interior angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal |
| same-side exterior angles | exterior angles on the same side of the transversal |
| same-side interior angles | interior angles on the same side of the transversal |
| corresponding angles | angles that are in the same relative position in the intersections |
| What are the three properties of a parallelogram? | Consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary; opposite angles of a parallelogram have the same measure; opposite sides of a parallelogram have the same length |
| how many pairs of opposite angles are there on a quadrilateral? | 2 |
| how many pairs of opposite sides are there on a quadrilateral? | 2 |
| consecutive angles | two angles whose vertices are the endpoints of the same side |
| consecutive sides | two sides with a common endpoint |
| congruent figures | figures with the same size and shape |
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