High School Geometry: List 3

If you feel obtuse when it comes to angles, review this list of geometry terms. You'll learn about planes, polygons, perimeter, and more. It's as easy as pi!

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  1. hyperbola
    an open, symmetrical plane curve with two branches
  2. hypotenuse
    the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
  3. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  4. input
    signal going into an electronic system
  5. inscribe
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  6. interior angle
    the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon
  7. isosceles
    (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
  8. isosceles triangle
    a triangle with two equal sides
  9. line
    a length between two points
  10. midpoint
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
  11. model
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  12. obtuse
    of an angle, between 90 and 180 degrees
  13. obtuse angle
    an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
  14. output
    final product; the things produced
  15. parabola
    a symmetrical, approximately U-shaped curve
  16. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  17. parallelogram
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
  18. partition
    divide into parts, pieces, or sections
  19. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane area
  20. similarity
    the quality of being alike
Created on Mon Jul 25 16:14:24 EDT 2022 (updated Mon Jul 25 16:19:06 EDT 2022)

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