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Geometry - Chapter 3
Tehachapi High School Geometry Book
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10th Grade
11/29/2012

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Term
Parrallel Lines
Parrallel Planes
Definition
Are coplanar lines that do not intersect.

Planes that do not intersect
Pg. 73
Term
Skew Lines
Definition
Are noncoplanar lines, that are neither parallel or intersecting
Pg. 73
Term
A line and plane
are Parallel
Definition
If they do not intersect
Pg. 73
Term
Theorem 3-1
If two ǁ planes are cut by a third plane, then _________
Definition
If two parallel planes are cut by a third plane, then the lines of intersection are parallel.
Pg. 74
Term
Transversal
Definition
A line that intersects two or more coplanar lines in different points.
Pg. 74
Term
Alternate Interior
Angles
Definition
Two nonadjacent interior angles on opposite sides of the transversal.
Pg. 74
Term
Same-Side
Interior Angles
Definition
Two interior angles on the same side of the transversal.
Pg. 74
Term
Corresponding
Angles
Definition
Two angles in corresponding positions relative to the two lines.
Pg. 74
Term
Postulate 10
Correspoinding <'s
Definition
If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then correspoinding angles are congruent.
Pg. 78
Term
Theorem 3-2
Starting with ǁ lines
Definition
If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then alternate interior angles are congruent.
Pg. 78
Term
Theorem 3-3
Starting with ǁ lines
Definition
If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then same-side interior angles are supplementary.
Pg. 79
Term
Theorem 3-4
If a transversal is ┴ to one of two ǁ lines, then _______
Definition
If a transversal is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines, then it is perpendicular to the other one also.
Pg. 79
Term
Postulate 11
Converse to corr. <'s (Post. 10)
Definition
If two lines are cut by a transversal and corresponding angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
Pg. 83
Term
Theorem 3-5
Starting with alt. int. <'s
Definition
If two lines are cut by a transversal and alt. int. angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
Pg. 83
Term
Theorem 3-6
Starting with same-side int. <'s
Definition
If two lines are cut by a transversal and same-side interior angles are supplementary, then the lines are parallel.
Pg. 84
Term
Theorem 3-7
┴ and ǁ lines
Definition
In a plane two lines are perpendicular to the same line are parallel.
Pg. 84
Term
Theorem 3-8
Lines and ǁ's
Definition
Through a point outside a line, there is exactly one line paralllel to the given line.
Pg. 85
Term
Theorem 3-9
Lines and ┴'s
Definition
Through a point outside a line, there is exactly one line perpendicular to the given line.
Pg. 85
Term
Theorem 3-10
Three ǁ lines
Definition
Two lines parallell to a third line are parallel to each other.
Pg. 85
Term
Ways to Prove
Two Lines Parallel
Definition
Show corr. <'s are ≅
Show alt. int. <'s are ≅
Show same-side int. <'s are supp.
Show both lines are ┴ to a third line
Show both lines are ǁto a third line.
Pg. 85
Term
Triangle
Definition
The figure formed by three segments joining three noncollinear points.
Pg. 93
Term
Vertex & Sides
of a triangle
Definition
Vertex - each of the three points of the triangle (Pluural: Vertices)
Sides - The segments of a triangle
Pg. 93
Term
Scalene Triangle
Definition
No sides congruent
Pg. 93
Term
Isosceles Triangle
Definition
At least two sides congruent
Pg. 93
Term
Equilateral Triangle
Definition
All sides congruent
Can also be considered isosceles
Equilateral triangle is also equiangular
Pg. 93
Term
Acute Triangle
Definition
Three actue <'s
Pg. 93
Term
Obtuse Triangle
Definition
One obtues <
A triangle can not have more then one obtuse <
Pg. 93
Term
Right Triangle
Definition
One right <
A triangle can not have more than one right <
Pg. 93
Term
Equiangular
Triangle
Definition
All <'s congruent
Equiangular triangles are also equilaterial
Pg. 93
Term
Theorem 3-11
Sum of the int. <'s of a ∆
Definition
The sum of the measure of the angles of a triangle is 180
Pg. 94
Term
Corollary 1, 2, 3 & 4
of Theorem 3-11
Definition
1. If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the third angles are congruent
2. Each angle of an equiangular triangle has measure 60
3. In a triangle, there can be at most one right angle or obtuse angle
4. The acute angles of a right triangle are complementary.
Pg. 94
Term
Theorem 3-12
Ext. < of a ∆
Definition
The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the measures of the two remote interior angles.
Pg. 95
Term
Auxiliary Line
Definition
A line, ray, or segement added to a diagram to help in a proof.
Pg. 94
Term
Polygon
Definition
Means "many angles". Any figure with three or more sides having the two qualitiles below.
1. Each segment intersects exactly two other segements, one at each endpoint
2. No two segments with a common endpoints are collinear
Pg. 101
Term
Convex Polygon
Definition
A polygon such that no line containing a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon.
Pg. 101
Term
Special Polygons
Definition
3 Triangle 4 Quadrilateral
5 Pentagon 6 Hexagon
8 Octagon 10 Decagon
n n-gon
Pg. 101
Term
Diagonal
Definition
A segment joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon.
Pg. 102
Term
Theorem 3-13
Sum of int. <'s of a polygon
Definition
The sum of the measures of the angles of a convex polygon with n sides is (n-2)180
Pg. 102
Term
Theorem 3-14
Sum of ext. <'s of a polygon
Definition
The sume of the measures of the exterior angles of any convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360.
Pg. 102
Term
Regular Polygon
Definition
A polygon that is both equiangluar and equlateral.
Pg. 103
Term
Deductive
Reasoning
Definition
Conclusion based on accepted statements (definitions, postulates, previous theorems, corolaries, and given information)
Conclusion must be true if hypotheses are true.
Pg. 106
Term
Inductive
Reasoning
Definition
Conclusion based on several past observations
Conclusion is probably true, but not necessarily true.
Pg. 106
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