GEOMETRY IN THE

REAL WORLD
BY: CODY HESTER

TERM: POINT

The Bulls-eye = The

Point

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The bull's-eye on the dart board is an excellent example of a point in real life because it marks a specific spot on the
board.

TERM: LINE

The train tracks represent a line because they dont have any
points and it extends on forever and never stops.

TERM: PLANE

This photo represents a plane because its a flat surface and has not thickness. With
this plane youre able to plot points.

TERM: SEGMENT

This photo represents a line segment because it shoes lines with end point on each end of
the line.

TERM: RAY

The hands on this clock are excellent examples of rays because they have a point on one
end but on the other they have a arrow which extends on forever.

TERM: COLLINEAR POINTS

The picture of this bridge represents a pair of collinear points because the two tall beams
are both connected the bridge which represents the line.

TERM: ACUTE ANGLE

The clothes hanger in this picture is related to an acute angle because the bends in the
hanger create an acute angle.

TERM: OBTUSE ANGLE

These scissors form an obtuse angle because the way that the scissors open up it creates
an angle that is greater than 90 degrees.

TERM: RIGHT ANGLE

This picture represents a right angle because the wood pieces on the window form
90 degree angles.

TERM: PERPENDICULAR LINES

This picture is related to perpendicular lines because whenever the lines cross they
create 90 degree angles.

TERM: COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES

Definition: Two angles that add up to equal 90
degrees
Theorem: If two angles are complementary of the
same angle then the two angles are congruent.

TERM: SUPPLEMENTARY ANGLES

This picture is closely related to supplementary angles because the fallen

trees create a acute and a obtuse angle and these two together create an
supplementary pair of angles.

This picture represents

vertical angles because the
two angles across from each
other cross and they create
intersecting lines.
Theorem: All vertical angles
are congruent.

VERTICAL ANGLES
EACH OF THE PAIRS OF OPPOSITE ANGLES MADE BY TWO
INTERSECTING LINES.

An acute triangle may be equilateral,

ACUTE TRIANGLE:
isosceles, or scalene.

This picture represent an acute

triangle because all of the angles
within this triangle and less than
90 degress

OBTUSE TRIANGLE: IN AN OBTUSE

TRIANGLE, ONE ANGLE IS GREATER THAN
A RIGHT ANGLEIT IS MORE THAN 90
DEGREES. AN OBTUSE TRIANGLE MAY BE
ISOSCELES OR SCALENE.

EQUILATERA
L TRIANGLES

EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE. MORE ... A TRIANGLE WITH

ALL THREE SIDES OF EQUAL LENGTH. ALL THE
ANGLES ARE 60 SEE: ISOSCELES TRIANGLE.
ALL SIDES OF THE TRIANGLE ARE EQUAL SO
THEREFORE ALL THE ANGLES EQUAL 60 DEGREES.

ISOSCELES
TRIANGLES

In geometry and isosceles triangle is a triangle that has two sides of equal length.
Theorem: If two sides of a triangle are congruent, the angles opposite them are
congruent.
This picture relates to an isosceles triangle because it has two sides of equal
length.

SCALENE
TRIANGLE
A scalene triangle is a triangle that has three unequal sides.
Theorem: All interior angles are different .
This picture relates to a scalene triangle because all the
sides are different length and none of the angles equal the
same degree