Geometry Vocab

3. objects that lie in the same plane
5. a collection of points that extends infinitely in two directions; it has one dimension and length
6. a location with no size, length, width, or no depth; shown by a dot
7. theorem in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
8. an angle greater than ninety degrees
10. lines that lie in the same plane, and are the same distance apart over their entire length
11. the act of drawing geometric shapes using only a compass and straightedge
13. formula a method for finding the distance from a point to a line in coordinate geometry using a formula
14. a shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common point

1. a flat surface that is infinitely large and with zero thickness
2. points points that lie one the same straight line
4. angle, an angle whose measure is exactly ninety degrees
7. a line that meets or crosses another line at a right angle
9. a point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts
12. a portion of a line which starts at a point and goes off in a particular direction to infinity