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Examples:
h is the altitude.
vertex
1)
h
b
2)
vertex
Examples:
Geometric figures where any line segment connecting two points is inside the
figure. Compare CONCAVE.
Examples:
Definition: A system in which graphs with geometric figures are represented by equations.
(It is also called analytic geometry.)
Example :
1.
2.
Example:
Definition: The distance across a CIRCLE through its center. The diameter
is twice the RADIUS. All of the straight dotted lines in the
figure are diameters.
EDGE
Example:
Interior
The total distance along a line. The basic unit of length in the
METRIC SYSTEM is the meter. One meter is a little longer a yard.
Example:
1,5 cm
3 cm
2) A Horizontal Line
In
w
l
The perimeter
1 P = l + w + I + w =21+2w.
Of a line:
A piece of a straight line with
a beginning and an end.
Of a circle:
A part of a circle that is
bordered by a chord and the
arc, which is formed by the
chord.
Semicircle is a half-circle.
TRAPEZOID
A four-sided figure with one
set of parallel sides.
TRIANGLE
A three-sided figure.
Example :
1.
2.
3.
Example:
The weight of a
person
is measured on a
scale
in units of pounds
or kilograms.
In geometry:
Definition: A solid (three-dimensional) figure with six square FACES.
Examples:
1.
VERTICAL
ANGLES
Angles that are opposite of
each other when two lines
intersect.
VERTICAL
LINES
Lines that are
PERPENDICULAR (at right
angle) to the horizon or the
ground. The equation of a
vertical line is x = a,where a
is a real number (usually an
integer).
HEPTAGON
A POLYGON (many-sided
plane figure) with seven
sides.
Example:
HEXAGON
A POLYGON (many-sided
plane figure) with six sides. All
sides of a regular hexagon are
equal.
Example :