Quiz about Vocabulary for basic geometry

Question 1

A straight path of points that extend forever in opposite directions.

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Line

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Ray

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Plane

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Angle

Question 2

A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments.

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Midpoint

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Vertex

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Endpoint

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Angle bisector

Question 3

If two angles have the same measure then they are called ______?

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Congruent

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Complementary

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Adjacent

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Vertical

Question 4

Angle that is bigger than 90 degrees

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Obtuse

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Acute

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Right

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Straight

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2 angles that share a common vertex and a common side and don't overlap are called?

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Adjacent

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Vertical

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Linear

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Coplanar

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2 angles that have a sum of 180 degrees are?

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Supplementary

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Complementary

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Vertical

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Perpendicular

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2 angles that are adjacent and supplementary are called?

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Linear

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Perpendicular

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Congruent angles

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Obtuse angles

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2 adjacent angles whose non-common sides are perpendicular are?

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Complementary

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Supplementary

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Linear

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Opposite rays

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Non-adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines are?

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Vertical

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Linear

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Complementary

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Perpendicular

Question 10

2 rays that have a common endpoint form a(n)?

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Angle

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Plane

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Vertex

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Side

Question 11

Points that lie on the same plane are?

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Coplanar

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Congruent

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Collinear

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Complements

Question 12

If 2 points determine a line, how many points determine a plane?

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3 non-collinear points

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2 non-collinear points

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3 collinear points

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2 coplanar points

Question 13

A flat surface of points that are boundless in all directions is a(n)?

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Plane

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Line

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Angle

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Segment

Question 14

An angle measuring less than 90 degrees is?

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Acute

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Right

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Obtuse

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Vertical

Question 15

A point, line, ray, or segment, that intersects at a segment's midpoint?

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Segment bisector

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Adjacent bisector

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Angle bisector

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Perpendicular line

Question 16

2 rays that form a straight angle are?

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Opposite rays

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Vertical rays

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Adjacent rays

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Perpendicular rays

Question 17

2 lines that intersect to form 4 right angles are called?

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Perpendicular

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Skew

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Parallel

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none of the above

Question 18

According to the segment addition postulate, if B lies between A and C on the same line then?

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AB + BC = AC

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AC + CB = AB

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CA + AB = CB

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BA + AC = BC

Question 19

If B is the midpoint of AC, and, C is the midpoint of AD (assuming all points are collinear) AB=4, find BD.

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12

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16

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4

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10

Question 20

If A(2,5) and B(6,2) are points on a coordinate plane find the length of AB.

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5

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6

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4

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7

Question 21

If A(2,5) and B(6,2) are points on a coordinate plane find the midpoint of AB.

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(4, 3.5)

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(3.5, 4)

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(-2, 1.5)

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(2, 5.5)

Question 22

An angle that measures 90 degrees is?

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Right

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Perpendicular

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Complementary

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all of the above

Question 23

D lies on the interior of < ABC. According to the angle addition postulate which of the following is true?

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<ABD + <DBC = <ABC

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<ACD + <DBC = <ADC

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<CBD + <DBC = <ABC

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<ABD + <DBC = <ADC

Question 24

If B lies between A and C, BC=13.2, AC= 18.9, find AB?

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5.7

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5.9

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6.7

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4.7

Question 25

Find the measure of 2 complementary angles if the measure of one angle is 33 more than twice the other angle.

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19, 71

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19, 161

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21, 69

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49, 131

Question 26

The flat surfaces on a polyhedron

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faces

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vertices

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edges

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bases

Question 27

What is a reflection?

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A flip of an image about an axis or line.

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A slide of an image on the coordinate plane.

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A turn of an image about a given point on the coordinate plane.

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Congruent angles

Question 28

A function that maps a pre-image to another location on a coordinate plane, called the post-image is called?

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transformation

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Translation

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reflection

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rotation

Question 29

A polygon with 5 sides is called?

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Pentagon

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Hexagon

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Septagon

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Decagon

Question 30

A polygon with 12 sides is called?

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Dodecagon

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Decagon

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Hendecagon

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Octagon

Question 31

What polygon has 9 sides?

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Nonagon

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Heptagon

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Quadrilateral

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Octagon

Question 32

Which 3D shape best describes a pop can?

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cylinder

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cone

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prism

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pyramid

Question 33

What regular polyhedron consists of 20 regular triangles?

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icosahedron

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dodecahedron

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octahedron

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tetrahedron

Question 34

A polyhedron that has two parallel faces, called bases, and connected by rectangles is called?

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prism

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pyramid

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cylinder

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cone

Question 35

A measurement of space inside a 3 dimensional object is called?

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volume

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length

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area

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surface area

Question 36

2 dimensional view of the top, front, right, and left side of an object is called?

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orthographic drawing

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isometric drawing

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3-D drawing

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a net

Question 37

When you cut the edges of a box so that you can lay all the sides down flat the two dimensional result is called?

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a net

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isometric view

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platonic solid

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a print

Question 38

How many Platonic solids are there?

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5

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4

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6

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8

Question 39

A tetrahedron is made up of what regular polygon?

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triangle

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square

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pentagon

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hexagon

Question 40

A dodecahedron is made up of what regular polygon?

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pentagon

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triangle

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square

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hexagon

Question 41

What do you call the intersection of the faces on a polyhedron?

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edges

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vertices

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faces

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points

Question 42

What do you call the intersection of the edges on a polyhedron?

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vertices

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edges

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faces

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planes

Question 43

<1 and <3 are what type of angles?

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corresponding angles

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alt. int angles

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alt ext angles

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consecutive int. angles

Question 44

<9 and <16 are what type of angles?

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alt ext angles

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alt. int angles

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corresponding angles

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consecutive int. angles

Question 45

<7 and <11 are what type of angles?

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consecutive int. angles

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alt. int angles

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alt ext angles

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corresponding angles

Question 46

<14 and <1 are what type of angles?

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alt ext angles

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alt. int angles

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corresponding angles

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consecutive int. angles

Question 47

<14 is 132 degrees what is the measure of <7?

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48

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132

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58

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44

Question 48

<14 and <11 are what type of angles?

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alt. int angles

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alt ext angles

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corresponding angles

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consecutive int. angles

Question 49

<14 is 132 degrees what is the measure of <11?

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132

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58

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44

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48

Question 50

<1 is 132 degrees what is the measure of <7?

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48

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132

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58

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44

Question 51

Which angles are remote interior to < e?

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<a and <c

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<c and <b

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<d and <a

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Question 52

If <a = 39 and <f = 140, find <b

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101

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90

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89

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91

Question 53

Find <y

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15

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35

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30

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25

Question 54

Find x

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70

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60

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75

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55

Vocabulary for basic geometry

54 questions

A straight path of points that extend forever in opposite directions.

A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments.

If two angles have the same measure then they are called ______?

Angle that is bigger than 90 degrees

2 angles that share a common vertex and a common side and don't overlap are called?

2 angles that have a sum of 180 degrees are?

2 angles that are adjacent and supplementary are called?

2 adjacent angles whose non-common sides are perpendicular are?

Non-adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines are?

2 rays that have a common endpoint form a(n)?

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