Geometry Vocab

5. an angle greater than ninety degrees
8. points points that lie one the same straight line
10. theorem in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides
11. the act of drawing geometric shapes using only a compass and straightedge
12. a shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common point
14. lines that lie in the same plane, and are the same distance apart over their entire length

1. a line that meets or crosses another line at a right angle
2. a point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts
3. formula a method for finding the distance from a point to a line in coordinate geometry using a formula
4. objects that lie in the same plane
6. a portion of a line which starts at a point and goes off in a particular direction to infinity
7. a flat surface that is infinitely large and with zero thickness
9. angle an angle whose measure is exactly ninety degrees
10. a location with no size, length, width, or no depth; shown by a dot
13. a collection of points that extends infinitely in two directions; it has one dimension and length