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Lesson 22
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Mathematics
11th Grade
02/03/2011

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Bisector
Definition
divides an angle into two congruent angles
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Midpoint
Definition
divides a line segment into two congruent segments
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Rectangle
Definition
four right angles and two pair of parallel sides
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Parallelogram
Definition
two pairs or parallel sides
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Vertical angles
Definition
are congruent
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Square
Definition
four right angles, four congruent sides, and two pair of parallel sides.
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Rhombus
Definition
four congruent sides, and two pairs of parallel sides
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Trapezoid
Definition
one pair of parallel sides
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corresponding angles are
Definition
congruent, if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal
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Alternate interior angles are
Definition
congruent, if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal
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Alternate exterior angles are
Definition
congruent, if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal
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Supplementary
Definition
two angles whose measure adds up to 180°
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Complementary
Definition
two angles whose measure adds up to 90°
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Two angles that have equal measure are
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congruent
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Two segments that have equal lengths are
Definition
congruent
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The interior angles in a triangle add up to
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180°
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If a triangle has sides A, B, & C, and
A ≤ B ≤ C
Definition
then A + B > C
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Regular polygon
Definition
all sides congruent and all angles congruent
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The measure of the exterior angles of a regular polygon add up to
Definition
360°
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Leg squared plus leg squared equals hypotenuse squared
Definition
in a right triangle
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Isosceles triangle
Definition
two congruent sides
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Perpendicular
Definition
two lines that intersect and form a right angle
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Parallel
Definition
two lines that are coplanar and don't intersect are parallel
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A = B then B = A
Definition
the property of symmetry
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A = A
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the reflexive property
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A = B and B = C, then A = C
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the transitive property
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Face
Definition
the flat surface of three dimensional figure or solid
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Vertex/vertices
Definition
the point of an angle where the lines, segments, or rays intersect
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Pyramid
Definition
has a square base and four triangular faces, or a triangular base and three triangular faces
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Cone
Definition
a three dimensional figure rising to a point from a circular base, as in ice cream cone :)
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1/3 B * h
Definition
Volume
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Prism
Definition
a solid with two parallel bases and lateral surfaces that are parallelograms
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Surface area
Definition
the area of all the surfaces of a three-dimensional figure added together
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Cylinder
Definition
three dimensional figure with a circular base and top, and perpendicular sides, as in a can :)
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Radical
Definition
a numeral written with a square root sign
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Square root
Definition
the factor of a square, 3 is the square root of 9
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Hypotenuse
Definition
the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle
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Pythagorean Theorem
Definition
in a right triangle, the legs squared and added together equal the hypotenuse squared
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Postulate
Definition
assumed to be true, but cannot be proven, an observation
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Axiom
Definition
same as a postulate, known to be true but cannot be proven
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Theorem
Definition
a statement that can be proven true by the use of postulates
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