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35 Cards in this Set
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area |
the measurement of the amount of surface enclosed by the boundary of a figure |
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base of a 2-D shape |
usually the horizontal side |
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base of a 3-D shape |
the bottom face of a 3-D shape |
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coordinates |
an ordered pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid |
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edge |
a line segment formed where two faces of a 3-D shape meet |
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equilateral triangle |
a triangle with all 3 sides of equal length |
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face |
a flat 2-D surface of a 3-D shape |
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formula |
a rule containing variables that represents a mathematical relationship. |
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height of a 2-D figure |
perpendicular distance from the base to the vertex of a triangle or the opposite side of a parallelogram |
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height of a 3-D figure |
the vertical distance from the bottom of the figure to its top |
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isosceles triangle |
a triangle with 2 sides the same length |
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length of a 2-D shape |
The longest dimension or the dimension along the bottom of a rectangle is usually called the length. |
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length of a 3-D shape |
refers to the long side of the rectangular base of a rectangular prism |
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measurement of 2-D figures |
dimensions, such as length, width, and height, which describe the size of 2-D figures |
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measurement of 3-D figures |
dimensions, such as length, width, base, and height, which describe the size of 2-D figures |
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net |
a 2-D pattern that can be folded into a 3-D figure |
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perimeter |
the measurement of the distance around a 2-D figure |
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perpendicular lines |
lines that meet at right angles |
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polygon |
a shape formed by three or more line segments, called sides |
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oblique prism |
a prism for which some or all of the lateral faces are nonrectangular parallelograms |
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prism |
a 3-D shape with a top and bottom (base) that are congruent polygons and lateral faces that are parallelograms |
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pyramid |
a 3-D shape with one polygonal base and lateral faces that are all triangles that meet at a vertex opposite the base |
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rectangular prism |
a prism with a top and bottom (base) that are congruent rectangles |
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regular polygon |
a polygon that has all of its sides equal and all of its angles equal |
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right angle |
an angle that measures 90 degrees |
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right prism |
a prism whose vertical faces are rectangles |
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scalene triangle |
a triangle with no sides equal |
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surface area |
the area required to cover a 3-D shape |
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unit cube |
a cube whose edges are 1 unit long |
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vertex |
a corner of a polygon |
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volume |
the amount of space occupied by or the capacity of a 3-D shape |
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width of a 2-D shape |
usually the short side of a rectangle but ok to switch with the length |
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width of a 3-D shape |
refers to the short side of the base of a rectangular prism |
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x-coordinate |
the first number in an ordered pair |
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y-coordinate |
the second number in an ordered pair |