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Geometry
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Mathematics
9th Grade
12/14/2015

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vertex
Definition
is the endpoint of the rays that form an angle
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contrapositive
Definition
negates both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the converse
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plane
Definition
is represented by a flat surface that extends without end and has no thickness
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angle
Definition
is formed by two rays with the same endpoint
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converse
Definition
exchanges the hypothesis and the conclusion
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conditional
Definition
an if-then statement
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negation of a statement
Definition
the opposite of the statement
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hypothesis
Definition
the part following if
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conclusion
Definition
the part following then
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postulate
Definition
is an accepted statement of fact
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counterexample
Definition
an example that shows that a conjecture is incorrect
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vertical angles
Definition
two angles whose sides are opposite rays
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coordinate
Definition
the real number that corresponds to a point
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equivalent statements
Definition
have the same truth value
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ray
Definition
is part of a line that consists of one endpoint and all the points of the line on one side of the endpoint
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truth value
Definition
is either true or false
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linear pair
Definition
a pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays.
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colinear
Definition
points that are on the same line
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supplementary angles
Definition
two angles whose measures have a sum of 180.
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line
Definition
is represented by a straight path of points that extends in two opposite directions without end and has no thickness
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adjacent angles
Definition
two coplanar angles with a common side, a common vertex , and no common interior points.
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conjecture
Definition
a conclusion you reach using inductive reasoning
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inductive reasoning
Definition
reasoning based on patterns you observe
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line segment
Definition
is part of the line that consists of two endpoints and all the points between them
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inverse
Definition
negates both the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional
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point
Definition
indicates a location and has no size
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two column proof
Definition
lists each statement on the left. The justification, or the reason for each statement, is on the right.
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auxiliary line
Definition
a line that you add to a diagram to help explain relationships in proofs
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skew lines
Definition
noncoplanar; they are not parallel and do not intersect
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biconditional statement
Definition
a single true statement that combines a true conditional and its true converse.
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deductive reasoning
Definition
the process of reasoning logically from given statements or facts to a conclusion.
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corresponding angles
Definition
lie on the same side of the transversal t and in corresponding positions
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parallel planes
Definition
planes that do not intersect
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same-side interior angles
Definition
interior angles that lie on the same side of the transversal
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alternate interior angles
Definition
nonadjacent interior angles that lie on opposite sides of the transversal
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proof
Definition
a convincing argument that uses deductive reasoning.
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parallel lines
Definition
coplanar lines that do not intersect
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alternate exterior angles
Definition
nonadjacent exterior angles that lie on opposite sides of the transversal
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transversal
Definition
a line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at distinct points
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exterior angle of a polygon
Definition
an angle formed by a side and an extension of an adjacent side
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Law of Syllogism
Definition
allows you to state a conclusion from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other statement.
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