Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
parallel lines
2 lines that do not intersect and are coplanar
skew lines
2 lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar
parallel planes
two planes that do not intersect
transversal
a line that intersects 2 or more coplanar lines at different point
corresponding angles
2 angles having corresponding positions
alternate interior angles
2 angles that lie between 2 lines and are on opposite sides of a transversal
alternate exterior angles
2 angles that lie outside the 2 lines and are on opposite sides of a transversal
consecutive interior angles
2 angles that lie between 2 lines on the same side of the transveral
distance from a point to a line
the length of the perpendicular segment from the point to the line
perpendicular bisector
a ray, line, line segment, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint
