Posted January 29, 2013
Here is Math Vocabulary from our homework sheet (and math journal) for students to access at home. Sorry, it doesn't contain my drawings!
point- an exact position or location
line- is straight, continues in both directions, and does not
end
line segment- is straight, has two endpoints, is part of a line
ray- has one endpoint and continues in one direction
vertex- the point where two rays or line segments join
right angle- an angle that forms a square corner
greater than a right angle less than a right angle
intersecting
lines- lines that
cross
parallel
lines- lines that
never cross
polygon-
a closed figure
with straight sides
quadrilateral-
any polygon that
has 4 sides and 4 angles
pentagon
(5) hexagon
(6)
octagon (8)
equilateral
triangle- 3 equal
sides
isosceles
triangle- 2 equal
sides
scalene
triangle- 0 equal
sides
right
triangle- 1 right
angle
rhombus-
2 pairs of parallel sides, 4 equal sides
trapezoid- 1 pair of parallel sides, lengths of sides may not
be the same
parallelogram-
2 pairs of
parallel sides, 2 pairs of equal sides