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Geometry 2nd Semester Terms
theorems and definitions
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Mathematics
10th Grade
01/16/2011

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Defn of exterior angle
Definition
if an angle is formed by a side of a triangle that has been extended, and is supplementary to the adjacent interior angle, then it is an exterior angle.
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Thm: The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle
Definition
is greater than the measure of either remote interior angle
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Thm: If two lines are cut by a transversal such that two alternate interior angles are congruent,
Definition
then the lines are parallel.
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Thm: If two lines are cut by a transversal such that two alternate exterior angles are congruent,
Definition
then the lines are parallel.
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Thm: If two lines are cut by a transversal such that two corresponding anges are congruent,
Definition
then the lines are parallel.
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Thm: If two lines are cut by a transversal such that two interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supp,
Definition
then the lines are parallel.
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Thm: If two lines are cut by a transversal such that two exterior angles on the same side of the transversal are supp,
Definition
then the lines are parallel.
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Thm: If two coplanar lines are perpendicular to a third line,
Definition
then they are parallel.
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Parallelogram (5 props)
Definition
-opposite sides are parallel
-opposite sides are congruent
-consecutive angles are supplementary
-opposite angles are congruent
-diagonals bisect eachother
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rectangle (3 props)
Definition
-all props of parallelograms inherited
-all angles are right
-diagonals are congruent
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rhombus (5 props)
Definition
-all properties of parallelograms inherited
-all sides are congruent
-diagonals are perpendicular
-diagonals bisect angles of rhombus
-diagonals divide rhombus into 4 congruent right triangles
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square (4)
Definition
-all properties of parallelograms inherited
-all properties of rectangles inherited
-all properties of rhombuses inherited
-diagonals form 4 isos right triangles (45-90-45)
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kite (5 props)
Definition
-two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent
-diagonals are perpendicular
-one diagonal bisects the other
-one diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles
-one pair of opposite angles is congruent
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isos trap (5 props)
Definition
-bases are parallel
-legs are congruent
-lower base angles are congruent
-upper base angles are congruent
-diagonals are congruent
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Thm: If both pairs of opposite sides of a quad are parallel
Definition
then the quad is a parallelogram.
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Thm: If both pairs of opposite sides of a quad are congruent
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then the quad is a parallelogram.
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Thm: If one pair of opposite sides of a quad are both parallel and congruent
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then the quad is a parallelogram.
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Thm: If diagonals of a quad bisect each other
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then the quad is a parallelogram.
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Thm: If both pairs of opposite angles of a quad are congruent
Definition
then the quad is a parallelogram.
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Thm: If a parallelogram contains at least one right angle
Definition
then it is a rectangle.
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Thm: If the diagonals of a parallelogram are congruent
Definition
then it is a rectangle.
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Thm: If all the angles of a quad are right
Definition
then it is a rectangle.
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Thm: If a parallelogram has a pair of consecutive congruent sides
Definition
then it is a rhombus.
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Thm: If either diagonal bisects two angles of a parallelogram
Definition
then it is a rhombus.
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Thm: If the diagonals are the perpendicular bisectors of a quad
Definition
then it is a rhombus.
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Thm: If a quad is both a rhombus and a rectangle
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then it is a square.
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Thm: If two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides of a quad are congruent
Definition
then it is a kite.
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Thm: If one of the diagonals of a quad is the perp bis of the other
Definition
then the quad is a kite.
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Thm: If legs of a trapezoid are congruent
Definition
then it is an isos trap.
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Thm: If the lower or upper base angles of a trapezoid are congruent
Definition
then it is an isos trap.
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Thm: If the diagonals of a trapezoid are congruent
Definition
then it is an isos trap.
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