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Vocabulary Geometry
words for Geometry
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Mathematics
10th Grade
09/29/2009

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Term
Converse
Definition
When a conditional statement switches the hypothesis and the conclusion
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Inductive Reasoning
Definition
Reasoning logical from observed patterns
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Deductive Reasoning
Definition
Reasoning logical from given statements to a conclusion.
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Conjecture
Definition
A conclusion made from inductive reasoning.
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Angle Bisector
Definition
A ray whose endpoint is the vertex of an angle and intersects the angle dividing it into two congruent angles
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Linear Pair
Definition
Two angles that are adjacent and supplementary
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Skew Lines
Definition
Lines that are noncoplanar and do not intersect and are not parallel
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Perpendicular Bisector
Definition
A ray, line, segment going through the midpoint at 90 degrees
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Tangent
Definition
In a right triangle, this is the ratio of the opposite side/adjacent side according to the named angle
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Vector
Definition
Has a magnitude and a direction.
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