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Geometric Figures
Identify and define geometric figures
Term | Definition |
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Point | Used to tell an exact location in space. Has no length, width, or height. |
Line | Extends forever in both directions. Has length. Does not have width or height. |
Line Segment | A piece of a line bound by two distinct endpoints. |
Ray | A line with a single endpoint that extends forever in the other direction. |
Angle | A figure formed by two rays that share a common endpoint. |
Vertex | The common endpoint shared by a common endpoint. |
Right Angle | An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees. Created when two perpendicular lines intersect. |
Parallel Lines | Two lines that go on forever and will never intersect. |
Perpendicular lines | Two lines that intersect to form a right angle. |
Congruent | Two figures are congruent if all their sides and angles have exactly the same measure. |
Similar | Two figures are similar in geometry if they have the same angle measures and their sides are proportional. |
Bisect | to cut into two equal pieces. |
Circle | A geometric figure where every line segment drawn from the center to the edge is congruent. |
Radius | The distance from the center of the circle to the edge. |
Diameter | The distance all the way across a circle, through the center. |
Arc | A piece of a circle. |