Flashcards: Geometry/Triangles

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nriddle on January 10, 2012

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Flashcards: Geometry/Triangles

straight angle
an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees
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straight angle an angle that measures exactly 180 degrees
supplementary angles the sum of two angles that is exactly 180 degrees
vertex the point where the sides meet on an angle
acute angle an angle that measures less than 90 degrees
complementary angles the sum of two angles that is exactly 90 degrees
congruent angles two angles that have the same measure
obtuse angle an angle that is greater than 90 degrees
leg the sides that are adjacent to the right angle in a triangle
Pythagorean Theorem if a triangle is a right triangle, then the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs.
hypotenuse the side opposite the right angle in a triangle
congruent figures two figures that have the same measure

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