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10th Grade
03/12/2015

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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle with at least two congruent sides
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leg (of an isosceles triangle)
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one of the two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle
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vertex angle (of an isosceles triangle)
Definition
the angle formed by the two legs of an isosceles triangle, or the angle opposite the base of an isosceles triangle
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base (of an isosceles triangle)
Definition
the side opposite the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
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base angle (of an isosceles triangle
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an angle whose vertex is an endpoint of the base of an isosceles triangle, or an angle opposite one of the legs of an isosceles triangle
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leg (of a right triangle)
Definition
one of the sides of a right triangle that forms the right angle
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congruent
Definition
having the same size and shape
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corollary
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a theorem that can be easily derived from another theorem
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alternate interior angles
Definition
two non-adjacent angles that lie in the interior of two lines cut by a transversal, but are on opposite sides of that transversal
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same-side interior angles
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two angles that lie in the interior of two lines cut by a transversal and are on the same side of that transversal
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