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19 Cards in this Set
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base |
any side of a parallelogram. one of the 2 parallel congruent faces of a prism |
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height |
the shortest distance from the base of a parallelogram to its opposite side |
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composite figure |
a figure made of triangles, quadrilaterals, semicircles, and other two-dimensional figures |
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vertex |
the point where three or more faces intersect |
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triangular prism |
a prism that has triangular bases |
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rectangular prism |
a prism that has rectangular bases |
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parallelogram |
a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and opposite side congruent |
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surface area |
the sum of the areas of all the surfaces (faces) or a three-dimensional figure |
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three-dimensional figure |
a figure with length, width, and height |
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polygon |
a simple closed figure formed by three or more straight line segments |
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prism |
a three-dimensional figure with at least three rectangular lateral faces and top and bottom faces parallel |
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formula |
an equation that shows the relationship among certain quantities |
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pyramid |
a three-dimensional figure with at least three triangle sides that meet at a common vertex and only one base that is a polygon |
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rhombus |
a parallelogram having 4 congruent sides |
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volume |
the amount of space inside a three-dimensional figure. volume is measured in cubic units |
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cubic units |
used to measure volume. tells the number of cubes of a given size it will take to fill a three-dimensional figure |
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quadrilateral |
a closed figure having four side and four angles |
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trapezoid |
a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides |
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geometry |
the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points , lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs |
