Geometry Vocabulary

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Figures or objects with the same size and shape.

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Congruent

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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The point on the line segment that divides it into two segments of equal length.

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Midpoint

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

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Two different lines which do not share any points (no points of intersection).

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Parallel lines

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

Facts that we take as being true without being able to prove or disprove them.

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Axioms

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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A line, segment, or ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles (two angles with the same measure).

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Angle bisector

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

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A portion of a circle or subset of points that lie on a circle.

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Arc

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The collection (or set) of all points that are a fixed distance away from a fixed point.

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Circle

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

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Two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees.

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Supplementary

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

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Has a measure between 180 degrees and 360 degrees.

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Reflex angle

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

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The geometric object created by two rays with a common starting point.

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Angle

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CCSS.4.G.A.1