Geometry Vocabulary

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A figure created by two distinct rays that share a common endpoint (also known as a vertex)

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Angle

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

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The amount of rotation (in degrees) of a figure about a fixed point such as the origin.

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Angle of rotation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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A point, line, or line segment that divides a segment or angle into two equal parts.

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Bisector

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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The set of all points equidistant from a point in a plane

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Circle

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

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Having the same size, shape and measure. ∠ A ≈ ∠ B indicates that angle A is congruent to angle B

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Congruent

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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Angles that have the same relative position in geometric figures

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Corresponding Angles

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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Sides that have the same relative position in geometric figures

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Corresponding Sides

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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The point at each end of a line segment or at the beginning of a ray

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Endpoint

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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The result of a transformation

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Image

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

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The point at which two or more lines intersect or cross

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Intersection

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1