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vertex - the endpoint of a line

pentagon - polygon with 5 sides

nonagon - polygon with 9 sides

polygon - a figure with at least three sides that are line segments and intersect exactly two other sides, one at each point

vertices - the plural of vertex

scalene triangle - no congruent sides lengths

exterior angles theorem - states that if the measure of an exterior angle in a triangle is equal to the sum measures of the two non adjacent interior angles

converse to corollary to base angles theorem - states that if a triangle has two congruent angles, then the sides opposite them are congruent

n-gon - polygon with n sides

right triangle - triangle with one right angle

exterior triangle - formed when a side of a triangle has been extended

equilateral triangle - triangle with three congruent side lengths

equilateral - a polygon where all sides are congruent

equiangular - a polygon where all angles are congruent

legs - the congruent sides of an isosceles triangle

included angle - the angle that is formed by two sides of a triangle

SAS Congruence Postulate - states that if two sides and an included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and an included angle of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent

decagon - polygon with 10 sides

dodecagon - polygon with 12 sides

base angles theorem - states that if two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite them (called base angles) are congruent

triangle - polygon with 3 sides

heptagon - polygon with 7 sides

diagonal - a line segment that connects two vertices that are not the actual sides of a polygon

edge - another term for the side of a polygon

regular - a polygon that has all congruent sides and congruent angles

obtuse triangle - triangle with one obtuse angle

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