Sunday, June 17, 2012

Definitions Relevant to Geometry

Parallel lines: Lines in the same plane that never cross or intersect.



Intersecting: Lines in the same plane that meet or cross.


Perpendicular: Lines in the same plane that intersect at a 90 degree angle.

Line Segment: A piece of a line with starting and ending points.


Bisect: To cut in half ("Bi" means "two" and "sect" means "to cut.")

Perpendicular Bisector: A line that divides another segment in half and meets at right (90 degree) angles.

Angle Bisector: A line that divides an angle into two equal parts.








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