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Geometry All Theorems
This is all geometry theorems for Mrs. Glass's class 2011-2012
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Mathematics
11th Grade
05/22/2012

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If point K is between points N and P and N,K,P are collinear then
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NK< KP
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If EP is between ED and EF then
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The measure of angle DEP = the measure of angle FEP
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Exterior Angle Theorem: the exterior angle of one triangle is always equal to
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the sum of the other two interior angles
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If the angles of a triangle are not equal, then
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their sizes correspond to the side opposite to that angle
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The Triangle Inequality Theorem says, if you add up two sides and they equal the third side then,
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you cannot make a triangle
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For a triangle to exist, the sum of every pair of sides
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must be greater than the third side
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The diagonals of a rectangle
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are congruent
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The diagonals of a rhombus are
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1. Perpendicular 2. bisect opposite angles
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The diagonals of a rectangle
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are congruent
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The diagonals of a rhombus:
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1. are perpendicular (which means that they meet or intersect to create four right angles) 2. bisect opposite angles
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Each pair of base angles of an isosceles trapezoid
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are congruent
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the diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid
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are congruent
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The four ways to prove that two triangles are congruent, if they are similar, are
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SAS, SSS, AAS, ASS
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The four ways to prove angles are congruent are
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SAS, SSS, ASS, AAS
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If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides, then
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the new triangle is similar to the original triangle
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If a line intersects two sides of a triangle so that they are cut into proportional parts then,
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the line is parallel to the third side
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If three or more parallel lines intersect two transversals, then
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the lines divide the transversals proportionally
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If 3 or more parallel lines cut of congruent segments on one transversal, then
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it cuts off congruent segments on the other transversal
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If two triangles are similar, then
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the ratio of their perimeters is equal to their scale factor
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If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides, then
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the new triangle is similar to the oringinal triangle
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If a line intersects two sides of a triangle, so that they are cut into proportional parts then,
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the lines is parallel to the third side
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If three or more parallel lines intersect two transversals then,
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the lines divide the transversal propotionally
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If 3 more parallel lines cut off congruent segments on one transversal then,
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it cuts off congruent segments on other transversals
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If two triangles are similar then,
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the ratio of the triangles' perimeters is equal to the ratio of the corresponding sides
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All radii of a circle are
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congruent
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the measure of the diameter of a circle is twice
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the measure of the radius r of the circle
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two circles are congruent, if and only if
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their radii are congruent
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In a circle, the diameter is twice
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the length of the radius
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The degree of a minor arc is the degree measure of
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its central angle
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the degree measure of a major arc is 360 minus
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the degree of measure of its central angle
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the degree measure of a semicircle is
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180
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In a circle, if two arcs are congruent than,
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their corresponding chords are congruent (the converse is also true)
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In a circle, if a diameter is perpendicular to a chord then
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1. the diameter bisects the chord 2. the diameter bisects the arc
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In a circle, if two chords are the same distance fromthe center than
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the chords are congruent
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If a line is tangent to a circle at its radius than,
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the lines is perpendicular to the radius
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In a circle, if two lines are tangent from the same exterior point then,
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their segments are congruent
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The measure of an inscribed angle is half of
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the measure of its intercepted arc
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If two inscribed angles intersect x, the same or congruent arcs than,
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the angles are congruent
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If a triangle is inscribed in a semi-circle than,
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it is a right triangle
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The measure of an inscribed angle is half of
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the measure of its intersepted arcc
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The measure of an angle formed by two secants in the exterior of a circle is
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half the difference of its intercepted arc
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If two chords of a circle intersect then the product of the measures of one chord equals
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the product of the measures of the segments of the other chord
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If a tangent segment and a secant segment are drawn to a circle from an exterior point than,
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the square of the measure of the tangent segment equals the product of the measures of the secant segment and its external secant segment
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The law of syllogism says
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if a than b, and b than c, than if a than c
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