A triangle that contains only angles that are less than 90 degrees.
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Parallelogram
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A quadrilateral with two pair of parallel sides
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irregular polygon
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A polygon that does not have all sides equal and all angles equal.
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Chord
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a straight line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circle.
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regular polygon
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A polygon is regular when all angles are equal and all sides are equal (otherwise it is "irregular").
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Midpoint
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A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
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Supplementary angles
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Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees
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Scalene triangle
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a triangle with no congruent sides
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hypothesis
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A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
An educated guess
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kite
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A quadrilateral that has two pairs of sides that are equal in length but not all 4 are equal.
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Tangent
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is a line that touches the circle at exactly one point, never entering the circle's interior.
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Pythagorean Theorem
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In a right angled triangle: the square of the hypotenuse is equal to. the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
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perpendicular lines
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Lines that intersect to form right angles
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Isosceles triangle
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a triangle with at least two congruent sides
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conclusion
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A summary based on evidence or facts
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Angle bisector
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a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles
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trapezoid
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A quadrilateral that has a pair of opposite sides parallel.
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Right triangle
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a triangle with one right angle
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altitude of a triangle
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the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side
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Line
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1. A long thin mark on a surface. 2. A continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. 3. Long, narrow mark or band.
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Quadrilateral
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A flat shape with four straight sides. (closed)
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parallel lines
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lines in the same plane that never intersect
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alternate interior angles
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angles between 2 lines and on opposite sides of a transversal
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rectangle
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A quadrilateral where all angles are right angles (90°). Also opposite sides are parallel and of equal length.
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rhombus
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A quadrilateral where all sides have equal length. It is a type of parallelogram.
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Collinear
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Points that lie on the same line
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Vertical Angles
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A pair of opposite congruent angles formed by intersecting lines
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alternate exterior angles
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Angles that lie outside a pair of lines and on opposite sides of a transversal.
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Segment bisector
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a segment, ray, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint
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distance
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How far it is from one point to another
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Linear Pair
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A pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays.
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Line segment
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A part of a line with two endpoints
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conditional statements
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A statement that can be written in if-then form.
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Equilateral triangle
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A triangle with three congruent sides
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transversal
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a line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points
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corresponding angles
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Angles formed by a transversal cutting through 2 or more lines that are in the same relative position.
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adjacent angles
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Two angles that share a common side and have the same vertex
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square
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A quadrilateral where all sides have equal length, and every interior angle is a right angle (90 degrees). Special rectangle.
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perpendicular bisector of a triangle
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A line that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint.
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Regular triangle
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All congruent sides and angles
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Obtuse triangle
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A triangle with one angle that is greater than 90 degrees.