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Mathematics
8th Grade
10/26/2011

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linear pair conjecture
Definition
if two angles are a linear pair, then they are supplementary
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vertical angle conjecture
Definition
if two angles are vertical, they are congruent
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corresponding angle conjecture
Definition
if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the corresponding angles are congruent
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alternate interior angle conjecture
Definition
if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the alternate interior angles are congruent
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alternate exterior angle conjecture
Definition
if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the alternate exterior angles are congruent
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converse of corresponding angle conjecture
Definition
if corresponding angles are congruent when two lines are cut by a transversal, then the lines are parallel
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parallel slope conjecture
Definition
in a coordinate plane, two distinct lines are parallel if and only if the slopes are the same
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perpendicular slope conjecture
Definition
in a coordinate plane, two lines are perpendicular if and only if the slopes are opposites and reciprical
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triangle sum conjecture
Definition
the sum of all the angles in a triangle is 180
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third angle conjecture
Definition
if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles' third angle is congruent
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isosceles triangle conjecture
Definition
if a triangle is isosceles, then the base angles are congruent
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converse of isosceles triangle conjecture
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if a triangle has two congruent angles, then the triangle is isosceles
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side-angle inequality conjecture
Definition
in a triangle, the longest side is oppoiste the angle with the biggest measure, and the shortest side is opposite the smallest measure
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triangle inequality conjecture
Definition
the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle are greater than the lengths of the opposite side
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triangle exterior conjecture
Definition
the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the remote interior angles
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vertex angle bisector conjecture
Definition
in an isosceles triangle, the bisector of the vertex angle is also the median to the base and the altitude to the base
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quadrilateral sum conjecture
Definition
the sum of all the angles in a quadrilateral is 360
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polygon sum conjecture
Definition
the sum of all the angles in an n-gon is 180(n-2)
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equiangular polygon conjecture
Definition
the measure of one angle in any equiangular polygon can be found with 180(n-2) divided by 2
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polygon exterior angle conjecture
Definition
the sum of the exterior angles in any polygon is 360
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kite diagonal conjecture
Definition
the diagonals of a kite are perpendicular
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kite diagonal bisector conjecture
Definition
the diagonal connecting the vertex angles bisects the non-vertex angle bisector
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kite angles conjecture
Definition
the non-vertex angles of a kite are congruent
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kite angle bisector conjecture
Definition
the vertex angles of a kite are bisected by the vertex diagonal
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trapezoid consecutive angle conjecture
Definition
consecutive angles between bases are supplementary
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isosceles trapezoid conjecture
Definition
the base angles in an isosceles trapezoid are congruent
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isosceles trapezoid diagonal conjecture
Definition
the diagonals in an isosceles trapezoid are congruent
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