Angles
Triangles
Circle
Terms/Definitions/
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100

An angle that is greater than 0o but less than 90o

Acute

100

A triangle that contains a right angle

Right triangle

100

The perimeter of a circle

Circumference

100

A straight line is the _?_ between two points

Shortest distance (or shortest line)

100

The sum of all the angles about a point on one side of a straight line through the point is _?_.

A straight angle (or 180o)
200

An angle that is greater than 90o but less than 180o

obtuse

200

A triangle that has all three sides equal

Equilateral

200

The line that goes through the center whose endpoints are on the circle

Diameter

200

A geometric assumption accepted without proof to be true

Postulate

200

C.P.C.T.E. stands for _?_.

"Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are equal."

300

Two angles that add up to 90o

Complementary angles

300

Definition of an isosceles triangle

A triangle that has at least two sides equal

300

The line that joins the center of the circle with any point on the circle

Radius

300

A general statement accepted without proof to be true

Axiom

300

An equilateral triangle is also _?_.

Equiangular

400

Two angles that add up to 180o

Supplementary angles

400

Any two triangles are congruent if...

(various answers)

SAS, ASA, or SSS

400

Any portion of a circle

Arc

400

A statement that is not self-evident but must be proved through a chain of reasoning

Theorem

400

_?_ opposite equal sides in a triangle are equal.

Angles

500

If two angles in a triangle are 46o and 82o, what is the measure of the third angle?

52o

500
Two right triangles are congruent if...

(various answers)

LL or LA

500

The relationship between the radius and diameter of a circle

The radius is half of the diameter (or the diameter is twice the radius)

500

An exterior angle of a triangle is _?_ (greater than, less than, or equal to) either opposite interior angle.

Greater than

500

What is the converse of the statement "If a triangle has at least two sides equal, it is an isosceles triangle"?

If a triangle is an isosceles triangle, then it has at least two sides equal.