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5583870190CollinearPoints that lie on the same line0
5583870191Linear PairA pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays.1
5583870192Supplementary anglesTwo angles whose sum is 180 degrees2
5583870193Complementary anglesTwo angles whose sum is 90 degrees3
5583870194Vertical AnglesA pair of opposite congruent angles formed by intersecting lines4
5583870195Angle addition postulateIf P is in the interior of 5
5583870196Segment addition postulateIf B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC6
5583870197CongruentHaving the same size and shape7
5583870198Angle bisectora ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles8
5583870199Segment bisectora segment, ray, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint9
5583870200MidpointA point that divides a segment into two congruent segments10
5583870201postulatesomething accepted as true without proof; an axiom11
5583870202theoremA mathematical statement which we can prove to be true12
5583870203inductive reasoningA type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. Emphasis on experimentation and scientific method13
5583870204deductive reasoningreasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)14
5583870205parallel lineslines in the same plane that never intersect15
5583870206conditional statementsA statement that can be written in if-then form.16
5583870207hypothesisA testable prediction, often implied by a theory An educated guess17
5583870208conclusionA summary based on evidence or facts18
5583870209triangle sum theoremThe sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees19
5583870210Transitive propertyIf a=b and b=c, then a=c20
5583870211Substitution propertyIf a=b, then a can be substituted for b in any equation or expression21
5583870212Line segmentA part of a line with two endpoints22
5583870213Line1. A long thin mark on a surface. 2. A continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. 3. Long, narrow mark or band.23
5583870214converse of a conditional statementWhen the hypothesis and conclusion are switched. The converse of p ➝ q is q ➝ p. A statement formed by interchanging the hypothesis and the conclusion in a conditional statement.24
5583870215transversala line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points25
5583870216corresponding anglesAngles formed by a transversal cutting through 2 or more lines that are in the same relative position.26
5583870217same side interior anglestwo interior angles on the same side of the transversal27
5583870218same side exterior anglestwo exterior angles on the same side of the transversal28
5583870219alternate interior anglesangles between 2 lines and on opposite sides of a transversal29
5583870220alternate exterior anglesAngles that lie outside a pair of lines and on opposite sides of a transversal.30
5583870221Acute triangleA triangle that contains only angles that are less than 90 degrees.31
5583870222Obtuse triangleA triangle with one angle that is greater than 90 degrees.32
5583870223Right trianglea triangle with one right angle33
5583870224Isosceles trianglea triangle with at least two congruent sides34
5583870225Equilateral triangleA triangle with three congruent sides35
5583870226Regular triangleAll congruent sides and angles36
5583870227Scalene trianglea triangle with no congruent sides37
5583870228Base anglesTwo angles that have the base as a side.38
5583870229Vertex angleThe angle formed by the legs of an isosceles triangle.39
5583870230Point slope equation of a liney-y1=m(x-x1)40
5583870231slope formulay2-y1/x2-x141
5583870232slope intercept form of a liney=mx + b (m is the slope, b is the y intercept point)42
5583870233y-interceptThe point where the graph crosses the y-axis43
5583870234altitude of a trianglethe perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side44
5583870235perpendicular bisector of a triangleA line that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint.45
5583870236SAS postulateIf two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.46
5583870237SSS postulateIf three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.47
5583870238ASA postulateIf two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.48
5583870239AAS postulateIf two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and a non-included side of another, then the two triangles are congruent.49
5583870240HL PostulateIf a hypotenuse and leg of one right triangle are congruent to the corresponding hypotenuse and leg of a second right triangle, then the triangles are congruent.50

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