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Geometrical terms

Utilize and understand the following geometrical terms: point, vertex, line, plane, parallel, perpendicular, perpendicular bisector, bearing, right angle, acute, obtuse, and reflex angles, interior and exterior angles, similar, congruent, and scale factor. Additionally, comprehend the vocabulary related to triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene, right-angled), special quadrilaterals (square, rectangle, kite, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium), polygons (regular and irregular polygons, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, decagon), and solids (cube, cuboid, prism, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere, hemisphere, frustum, face, surface, edge). Furthermore, grasp the vocabulary associated with circles, including centre, radius (plural: radii), diameter, circumference, semicircle, chord, tangent, major and minor arc, sector, and segment.

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CambridgeIGCSEMathematicsExtended Geometry

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  • Utilize and understand the following geometrical terms: point, vertex, line, plane, parallel, perpendicular, perpendicular bisector, bearing, right angle, acute, obtuse, and reflex angles, interior and exterior angles, similar, congruent, and scale factor. Additionally, comprehend the vocabulary related to triangles (equilateral, isosceles, scalene, right-angled), special quadrilaterals (square, rectangle, kite, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium), polygons (regular and irregular polygons, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, decagon), and solids (cube, cuboid, prism, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere, hemisphere, frustum, face, surface, edge). Furthermore, grasp the vocabulary associated with circles, including centre, radius (plural: radii), diameter, circumference, semicircle, chord, tangent, major and minor arc, sector, and segment.

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