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Geometry
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Mathematics
10th Grade
12/08/2009

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Axiom
Definition
a statement that is accepted as true
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Angle Bisector
Definition
a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles
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Conditional Statement
Definition
A statement that can be written in if then form
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Collinear
Definition
Points thay lie on the same line.
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Conjecture
Definition
A concluding statement reached using inductive reasoning
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Contrapositive
Definition
A statement formed by negating the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of a conditional statement.
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Converse
Definition
A statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement
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Convex Polygon
Definition
no lines of the polygon contain a point in the interior
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Deductive Reasoning
Definition
Using facts and rules to reach logical conclusion
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Inductive Reasoning
Definition
Uses patterns or specific examples to arrive at a generalization or prediction
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Linear Pair
Definition
A pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are oppisite rays
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Midpoint
Definition
the point ona segment exactly halfway between he endpoints
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Negation
Definition
statement that had the opposite meaning or opposite truth value
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Plane
Definition
a flat surface made up of points that has no depth and extends indefinetly in all directions
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Polyhedron
Definition
A solid with all flat surfaces that enclose a single region of space
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Postulate
Definition
statements describing geometric terms that are accepted as true without proof
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Proof
Definition
A logical argument in which each statement is supported by a statement that is accpeted as true
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Regular Polygon
Definition
a convex polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular
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Segment Bisector
Definition
A segment or line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint
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Vertical Angles
Definition
two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines
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