math vocab

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Interior angles

angles of a polygon that lie between the sides of the polygon.

Exterior angles

angles that form linear pairs with the interior angles of a polygon and are located outside the polygon.

Corresponding parts

A pair of sides or angles that have the same relative position in two congruent figures

Hypotenuse

the side opposite the right angle of a right angle

Coordinate proof

a style of proof that involves placing geometric figures in a coordinate plane

Equidistant

a point is equidistant from two figures when it is the same distance from each figure

Concurrent

three or more lines, rays, or segments that intersect in the same point

Altitude of a triangle

the perpendicular segment from a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side

Midsegment of a triangle

a segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of a triangle