STAAR Grade 5 Mathematics: Geometry — Triangles, Polygons, and Prisms

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  1. cube
    a three-dimensional figure with six equal squares as faces
  2. equilateral
    having all sides of the same length
  3. hexagon
    a six-sided polygon
  4. isosceles
    (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length
  5. parallelogram
    a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
  6. pentagon
    a shape with five angles and five sides
  7. polygon
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
  8. prism
    a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces
  9. quadrilateral
    a four-sided polygon
  10. rectangle
    a parallelogram with four right angles
  11. rhombus
    a parallelogram with four equal sides
  12. square
    a polygon with four equal sides and four right angles
  13. trapezoid
    a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
  14. triangle
    a three-sided polygon
  15. vertex
    the point of intersection of lines
Created on Fri Jul 16 09:44:54 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Jul 16 10:38:15 EDT 2021)

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