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Geometry Vocabulary

Published on Feb 05, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MATH VOCABULARY

~-BOBBI KEMP
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ACUTE ANGLE

IS AN ANGLE SMALLER LESS THAN 90°).
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OBTUSE ANGLE

MORE THAN 90 BUT LESS THAN 180
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RIGHT ANGLE

AN ANGLE OF 90°, AS IN A CORNER OF A SQUARE
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STRAIGHT ANGLE

AN ANGLE OF 180°.

VERTICAL ANGLE

EACH OF THE PAIRS OF OPPOSITE ANGLES MADE BY TWO INTERSECTING LINES.

ADJACENT ANGLE

TWO ANGLES THAT HAVE A COMMON VERTEX

COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES

EITHER OF TWO ANGLES WHOSE SUM IS 90°.

SUPPLEMENTARY ANGLES

EITHER OF TWO ANGLES WHOSE SUM IS 180°.

CORRESPONDING ANGLES

THE ANGLES THAT OCCUPY THE SAME RELATIVE POSITION

TRANSVERSAL

INTERSECTING A SYSTEM OF LINES.

ACUTE TRIANGLE

A TRIANGLE THAT HAS ALL ANGLES LESS THAN 90

RIGHT TRIANGLE

A TRIANGLE WITH A RIGHT ANGLE.

OBTUSE TRIANGLE

A TRIANGLE THAT HAS AN ANGLE GREATER THAN 90° BUT LESS THAN 180

SCALENE TRIANGLE

A TRIANGLE WITH ALL SIDES OF DIFFERENT LENGTHS

ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

A TRIANGLE WITH TWO EQUAL SIDES
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EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE

ALL THREE SIDES ARE EQUAL.