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Vocabulary terms from IM Geometry unit 1A constructions with images and definitions
circle
The set of all points equidistant from a center point
line segment
The set of all points on a straight line with two endpoints
radius
line segment which connects the center of a circle to its circumference
parallel
Two or more lines in the same plane that are at equal distance from each other and never meet
conjecture
A reasonable guess that you are trying to either prove or disprove
congruent
Figures in Geometry that are the same shape and same size
midpoint
The point equidistant from two endpoints on a straight line
perpendicular
lines that meet at 90 degree (right) angles
angle bisector
The line passing through the vertex of an angle that divides it into two smaller congruent angles
perpendicular bisector
The line intersecting a segment at its midpoint and creates 90 degree (right) angles
inscribed
A figure fully enclosed within another figure whose vertices all exist on the other shape
regular polygon
A closed figure with all straight congruent sides and all angles congruent
construction
The process in Geometry of creating figures and diagrams using a straightedge and compass (to draw circles & arc marks) without the use of numerical measurements
Construction: copy an angle
Construction: perpendicular line
Construction: perpendicular bisector
Construction: angle bisector
Construction: equilateral triangle
Construction: inscribed equilateral triangle
Construction: inscribed regular hexagon
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