in the real world geometry

Geometry In The Real World

By Nick Holt Block 1 A-day

12/11/09

Point

• An undefined term in geometry, it names a location and has no size

Line

• An undefined term in geometry, a line is a straight path that has no thickness and extends forever.

Plane

• An undefined term in geometry, it is a flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever.

Angle

• A figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint.

Perpendicular lines

• Lines that intersect at 90 degree angles.

Parallel lines

• Lines in the same plane that do not intersect.

Triangle

• A three sided polygon.

Right Triangle

• A triangle with one right angle.

Pentagon

• A five-sided polygon.

Hexagon

• A six-sided polygon.

Square

• A quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles.

Rectangle

• A quadrilateral with four right angles.

Trapezoid

• A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.

Parallelogram

• A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

Circle

• The set of two points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a given point called the center of the circle.

Cylinder

• A three dimensional figure with two parallel congruent circular bases and a curved lateral surface that connects the bases.

Sphere

• The set of points in space that are a fixed distance from a given point called the center of the sphere.

Cube

• A prism with six square faces

Regular pyramid

• A pyramid whose base is a regular polygon and whose lateral faces are congruent isosceles triangles.

Right cone

• A cone whose axis is perpendicular to the base.