two rays which have the same endpoint and which extend in opposite directions
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Straightedge
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tool used to draw straight line segments
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Undefined terms
Front
terms in Euclidean geometry which mathematicians consider only described
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Adjacent angles
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two angles who share a common side and vertex and do not overlap their interior space
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Vertical angles
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two angles created by intersecting lines, segments, or rays who share a common vertex, are "opposite" to each other, and have the same degree measure
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Distance
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the length of a segment between two points or its endpoints
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Midpoint
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the point in the center of a segment
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Complementary angles
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two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees
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Reflex angle
Front
an angle whose measure is greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees
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Compass
Front
tool used to draw rays and circles
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Distance formula
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on a number line, D = |a-b|;
in a coordinate, D =
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Congruent segments
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segments which have the same length
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Theorem
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a statement which has been proven
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Vertex
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the point formed when two segments or rays intersect iin an angle
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Protractor
Front
tool used to measure angles
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Segment
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a part of a line with endpoints
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Ray
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a part of a line which has one endpoint and the other end extends without limit
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Angle
Front
figure formed by two segments or rays with a common end point
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Midpoint formula
Front
on a number line, M = (a+b)/2;
in a coordinate plane, M =
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Euclidean Geometry
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identifies a geometry which Euclid formalized and which was adapted for our use
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Supplementary angles
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two angles whose sum equals 180 degrees
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Right angle
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an angle whose measures is 90 degrees
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Line
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one of the undefined terms; it is composed of an infinite series of points; it has length but no width or thickness and extends without limit in two directions
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Plane
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one of the undefined terms; it has length and width but has no thickness; it is usually represented by a parallelogram
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Straight angle
Front
an angle whose measure is 180 degrees
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Obtuse angle
Front
an angle with a measure greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
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Geometry
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word composed of two Greek terms, "geos" meaning earth and "metros" meaning to measure
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Linear pair
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two angles who share a common vertex and whose exterior sides form a straight angle
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Point
Front
one of the undefined terms; it has only position and has no lenth, width or thickness; it is represented by a dot
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Acute angle
Front
an angle with a measure greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees