Basic Definitions 2: Circles, Polygons, Congruence

Basic Definitions 2

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Which of the following is a good definition for a circle?

• All points equidistant from a single point

• A round polygon

• A continuous curve

• Two semi-circles put together

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What is line AB?

• Secant

• Diameter

• Tangent

• Chord

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What is segment AB?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Tangent

• Chord

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What is point C?

• Diameter

• Center

• Circumference

• Radius

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What is segment AB?

• Diameter

• Center

• Circumference

• Radius

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What is segment CE?

• Diameter

• Center

• Circumference

• Radius

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What is segment DE?

• Secant

• Center

• Chord

• Radius

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What is the curved line between points A & D?

• Central angle

• Arc

• Chord

• Radius

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Name a tangent.

• Segment XC

• Line LM

• Segment HJ

• Line BD

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What is congruency?

• Same size and shape

• Same size

• Same shape

• Same shape but different size

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Polygon or not a polygon?

• Polygon

• Not a polygon

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Which of the following shapes are not polygons?

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Polygon or not a polygon?

• Polygon

• Not a polygon

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Polygon or not a polygon?

• Polygon

• Not a polygon

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A regular polygon has _______.

• congruent angles

• congruent sides

• congruent sides and congruent angles

• the same shape but not necessarily the same size

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Identify the regular polygons (choose 2).

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Regular or irregular polygon?

• Regular polygon

• Irregular polygon

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When classifying a triangle by its sides, what type of triangle has no equal sides?

• equilateral triangle

• isosceles triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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When classifying a triangle by its sides, what type of triangle has two equal sides?

• equilateral triangle

• isosceles triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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When classifying a triangle by its sides, what type of triangle has three equal sides?

• equilateral triangle

• isosceles triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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When classifying a triangle by its angles, what type of triangle has one right angle?

• obtuse triangle

• acute triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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When classifying a triangle by its angles, what type of triangle has all angles < 90^o?

• obtuse triangle

• acute triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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When classifying a triangle by its angles, what type of triangle has one angle > 90^o?

• obtuse triangle

• acute triangle

• scalene triangle

• right triangle

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Which quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

• trapezoid
• rectangle
• parallelogram
• rhombus

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Which attribute do squares and rectangles have in common?

• diagonals perpendicular
• one pair of parallel sides
• four congruent sides
• four right angles

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What is unique about a kite?

• All angles are 90 degrees.

• All sides have equal length.

• Two pairs of adjacent sides have equal length.

• One pair of opposite sides is parallel.

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What is unique about a parallelogram?

• All angles are 90 degrees & all sides have equal length.

• All sides have equal length.

• Two pairs of adjacent sides have equal length.

• Two pairs of opposite sides are parallel.

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What is unique about a trapezoid?

• All angles are 90 degrees.

• All sides have equal length.

• Two pairs of adjacent sides have equal length.

• One pair of opposite sides is parallel.

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Which two figures can always be described as quadrilaterals with all sides congruent?

• square and rhombus
• square and rectangle
• rhombus and parallelogram
• rectangle and parallelogram

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A hexagon has ___ sides.

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

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What is the name of this polygon?

• a triangle

• a quadrilateral

• a hexagon

• an octagon

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The corners of a polygon are called ...

• angles

• diagonals

• sides

• vertices

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A regular polygon is equilateral.

• Always true

• Sometime true

• Never True

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An equilateral polygon is a regular polygon.

• Always true

• Sometimes true

• Never true