Geometry Midterm Chapter I- Vocab Flash Cards

 
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midpoint formulas a+b/2
(number line)

x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2
(coordinate plane)
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vertex angles two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
vertex of an angle The common endpoint of the two rays that form the angle 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
theorem a statement, usually of a general nature, that can be proved by appeal to postulates, definitions, algebraic properties, and rules of logic 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
supplementary angles Two angles whose measure have a sum of 180 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
straight angle a figure formed by two opposite rays 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
space A boundless three-dimensional set of all points 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
segment bisector a segment, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
Segment a part of a line that consists of two points, called endpoints, and all the points between them 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
Ruler Postulate The points on any line can be paired with real numbers so that, given any two points P and Q on a line, P corresponds to zero, and Q corresponds to a positive number 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
right angle An angle whose degree measure is 90 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
ray PQ is a ray if it is the set of points consisting of PQ and all points S for which Q is between P and S 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
Pythagorean Theorem In a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the measures of the legs equals the sum of the square of the measure of the hypotenuse 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
Protractor Postulate There can only be one 55 degree angle on either side of a given ray 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
proof a logical argument showing that the truth of a hypothesis guarantees the truth of a conclusion 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
postulate accepted statement of fact 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
point no size 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
plane flat surfaces that extend indefinitely in all directions 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
perpendicular lines Two lines that intersect to form a right angle 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
perimeter distance around a figure
P = 2L+2W
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paragraph proof A proof written in the paragraph form, as opposed to a two-column proof) 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
opposite rays two rays BA and BC such that B is between A and C 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
obtuse angle and angle with a degree measure greater then 90 and less than 180 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
noncollinear Not on the same line 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
midpoint a point M is the midpoint of segment PQ if M is between P and Q, and PM = MQ 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
measure the length of AB is the distance between A and B 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
linear pair a pair of adjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
line No thickness or width.
ALWAYS STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!
(an unbroken infinite series of points parallel to itself)
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intersection The intersection of two figures is the set of points that are in both figures 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
interior of an angle A point on the interior of an angle if it does no lie on the angle itself and it lies on a segment whose endpoints are on the sides of an angle 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
informal proof paragraph proof 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
exterior of an angle For a given angle, a point that is neither on the angle or in the interior of the angle 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:06 GMT view revision history
degree a unit of measure used in measuring angles and arcs of circles. An arc of a circle with a measure of 1 degree is 1/360 of the entire circle 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:05 GMT view revision history
coplanar on the same plane 0 leafpool888 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:03:05 GMT view revision history
congruent angles- angles that have the same measure
segments- segments that have the same length
triangles- triangles that have their corresponding parts congruent
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complementary angles two angles whose degree measures have a sum of 90 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
collinear points points that lie on the same line 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
between In general, B is between A and C iff A, B, and C are collinear and AB+BC=AC 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
area the number of square units contained in the interior of a figure 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
angle bisector The ray, QS, is the bisector of angle PQR if S is in the interior of the angle and angle PQS is congruent to angle RQS 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
angle a figure consisting of two noncollinear rays with a common endpoint. The rays are the sides of the angle. An angle separates a plane into three parts; the interior of the angle, the exterior of the angle, and the angle itself. 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
adjacent angles two angles in the same plane that have a common vertex and a common side but no common interior points 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history
acute angle an angle whose degree measure is less than 90 0 leafpool888 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:00:15 GMT view revision history

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