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Postulates - Through Chapter 1
Postulates that you learn in Chapter 1 in Geometery
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Mathematics
8th Grade
09/28/2011

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Postulate 1.1
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Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
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Postulate 1.2
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If two lines intersect, then they intersect across exactly one point.
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Postulate 1.3
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If two planes intersect, then they intersect on exactly one line.
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Postulate 1.4
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Through any three non-collinear points, there is exactly one plane.
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Postulate 1.5 (Ruler Postulate)
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The points of a line can be put into one-to-one correspondents with the real #s so that the distance between any two points is the absolute value correspondents.
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Postulate 1.6 (Segment Addition Postulate)
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If 3 points (ABC) are collinear and B is between A and C, then AB+BC=AC.
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Postulate 1.7 (Protractor Postulate)
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Acute - <90
Right - =90
Obtuse - >90 but <180
Straight - =180
Angles with the same measure are CONGRUENT ANGLES.
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Postulate 1.8 (Angle Addition Postulate)
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- If point B is in the interior of
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Postulate 1.9
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If 2 figures are congruent, then their areas are equal.
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Postulate 1.10
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The area of a region is the sum of the areas of the non-overlapping parts.
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