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Geom Chapter 4 vocabulary Flashcards

Holt Chapter 4: Triangle Congruence

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229280675acute triangleA triangle with three acute angles. An acute angle measures less than 90°.
234481963auxiliary lineA line drawn in a figure to aid in a proof.
234486365base of an isosceles triangleThe side opposite the vertex angle.
229280676congruent polygonsWhose corresponding sides and angles are congruent.
234495988corresponding sidesSides that are in the same position in polygons with an equal number of sides.
234486366equiangular triangleA triangle with three congruent angles.
229280677equilateral triangleA triangle with three congruent sides.
229280678exterior angle of a polygonAn angle formed by one side of a polygon and the extension of an adjacent side.
234486367included angleThe angle formed by two adjacent sides of a polygon.
234486368included sideThe common side of two consecutive angles of a polygon.
234490623interior angleAn angle formed by two sides of a polygon with a common vertex.
229280679isosceles triangleA triangle with at least two congruent sides.
229280680obtuse triangleA triangle with one obtuse angle. An obtuse angle measures more than 90°.
229280681right triangleA triangle with one right angle.
229280682scalene triangleA triangle with no congruent sides.

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