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Geometry
Triangles, Area, Volume
Term | Definition |
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Acute Angle | angle smaller than 90 degrees |
Acute Triangle | a triangle with all acute angle |
Adjacent Angle | an angle next to another angle |
Complementary Angles | two angles that add up to 90 degrees |
Congruent | having the same measurements |
Degree | the measure of an angle |
Equilateral Triangle | a triangle with all three sides and angles are equal |
Isosceles Triangle | a triangle with two equal sides |
Obtuse Angle | angle larger than 90 degrees |
Obtuse Triangle | a triangle with one obtuse angle |
Opposite Side Angle Theorem | the largest angle is opposite the longest side, the smallest side is opposite the smallest angle, etc. |
Right Angle | angle measuring exactly 90 degrees |
Right Triangle | a triangle with one right angle |
Scalene Triangle | a triangle with no equal sides |
Triangle Inequality Theorem | two sides of a triangle, when added, have to be greater than the third side |
Supplementary Angles | two angles that add up to 180 degrees |
Area | the amount of space the shape covers; measured in square units |
Base | the bottom line of a 2D shape |
Cube | a 3D shape when all faces are the same size |
Decompose | to break down a shape into different shapes |
Formula | a mathematical rule that is written with symbols |
Height | how tall a shape is from the bottom to the top; has to be a straight line |
Length | how long a shape is from one side to the other |
Line Segment | a straight line from end point to end point; vertex to vertex |
Parallelogram | a shape with two pairs of parallel lines |
Quadrilateral | any shape with four sides |
Rectangle | a shape with four straight lines and four right angles |
Rectangular Prism | a 3D shape that has 6 faces, two of which are rectangles |
Trapezoid | a four sided shape that has only one pair of parallel sides |
Width | distance across from side to side |
Vertex | the point where two lines meet on a shape |
Volume | the amount of space an object takes up |