Geometry Introduction Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 2. a number that measures its "steepness" of a line, usually denoted by the letter m. It is the change in y for a unit change in x along the line
- 3. Two angles that are adjacent (share a leg) and supplementary (add up to 180°)
- 5. An angle whose measure is less than 90°
- 7. lines are considered ________ if they intersect at right angles (90°) or have opposite reciprocal slopes
- 8. Two angles that add up to 90°
- 11. lines are considered ________ if they lie in the same plane, are the same distance apart over their entire length, and have the same slope
- 14. An angle whose measure is exactly 90°
- 18. An angle whose measure is greater than 90° and less than 180°
- 19. A portion of a line which starts at a point and goes off in a particular direction to infinity
- 20. The common endpoint of two or more rays or line segments
Down
- 1. Two angles that add up to 180°
- 4. A flat surface that is infinitely large and with zero thickness
- 6. equal in size and shape
- 9. A point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts
- 10. A pair of non-adjacent angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
- 12. A geometrical object that is straight, infinitely long and infinitely thin
- 13. A line, ray, or segment which cuts an angle or another line segment into two equal(congruent) parts
- 15. A straight line which links two points without extending beyond them
- 16. A shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common point (the vertex)
- 17. An exact position or location on a surface