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hemisphere	heptagon	hexagon
hexahedron	horizontal	hyperbola
hypotenuse

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Hemisphere
A hemisphere is half of a sphere.

On our planet, the top half is called the Northern Hemisphere and the bottom half is called the Southern Hemisphere.

hemisphere globe

Heptagon
A heptagon is a seven sided polygon. The heptagon in the picture on the right is a regular heptagon because all the sides and angles are the same (congruent).

For more info on heptagons, check out my properties of heptagons page.

regular heptagon

Hexagon
A hexagon is a six sided polygon. The hexagon in the picture on the right is a regular hexagon because all the sides and angles are the same (congruent).

For more info on hexagons, check out my properties of hexagons page.

regular hexagon

Hexahedron
A hexahedron is a six sided three dimensional geometric figure (a polyhedron). A regular hexahedron is a cube because all the faces are the same size (congruent).

hexahedron

Horizontal
A horizontal line is a line that runs along the horizon.

Hyperbola
Here's the official algebra definition: A hyperbola is the intersection of a vertical plane with two inverted circular cones. It is the set of points whose distances from two fixed points (the foci) have a constant distance.

For more info, more pictures and an easier explanation of what a hyperbola really is, check out my Intro to Hyperbolas lesson.

hyperbola

Hypotenuse
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side that is opposite the right (90 degree) angle.

hypotenuse of a right triangle

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