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130171620Square4 equal sides. 90 degree angles.
130171621Rectanglequadrilateral. 90 degree angles.
130171622Quadrilateral4-sided polygon
130171623Perimeterdistance around a figure
130171624Areanumber of square units it takes to cover a figure
130171625Basebottom of a figure
130171626Heightthe line that makes a 90 degree angle with the base
130171627Right Angle90 degree angle
130171628Triangle3-sided polygon
130171629Acute Triangle3-sided polygon, each angle is less than 90 degrees
130171630Obtuse triangle3-sided polygon, 1 angle greater than 90 degrees
130171631Right Triangle3-sided polygon. One 90 degree angle.
130171632Isosceles Triangle3-sided polygon. 2 congruent sides.
130171633Equilateral Triangle3-sided polygon. 3 congruent sides. 3 60 degree angles.
130171634Scalene Triangle3-sided polygon. No congruent sides
130171635Legthe 2 sides that make the right angle in a right triangle
130171636Hypotenuseside opposite the right angle in a right triangle
130171637hypotenuseside opposite the right angle in a right triangle
130171638parallelogram4-sided quadrilateral. 2 pairs of parallel lines
130171639parallel lineslines that will never intersect
130171640trapezoid4-sided quadrilateral. 1 pair of parallel lines
130171641congruentsame size, same shape
130171642rhombus4 equal-sided polygon
130171643segmentline between two points
130171644vertex or vericiesthe point where 2 lines meet
130171645polygonmany-sided figure, closed, straight line segment
130171646regular polygonpolygon with congruent sides and congruent angles
130171647irregular polygonpolygon without all congruent sides
130171648straight angleangle measuring 180 degrees
130171649circleinfinite set of points equidistant from a centerpoint
130171650radiushalf the diameter
130171651diameterdistance across a circle through the center point
130171652piratio of circumference of a circle to its diameter, irrational; = 3.14
130171653circumferencedistance around a circle
130171654semi-circlehalf of a circle
130171655inscribeda figure drawn inside another
130171656circumscribeda figure drawn within a circle
130171657complementary anglesangles whose sum equals 90 degrees
130171658Supplementary anglesangles whose sum equals 180 degrees
130171659interior angleangles inside of a polygon
130171660exterior angleangle made when you extend one of the sides of the polygon outside from the polygon
130171661regular polygona polygon with congruent sides and congruent angles
130171662pentagon5-sided polygon
130171663hexagon6-sided polygon
130171664heptagon7-sided polygon
130171665octagon8-sided polygon
130171666nonagon9-sided polygon

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