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Geometry SOL review
This is a vocabulary review of the Geometry Course for the Virginia SOL.
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Mathematics
10th Grade
04/27/2017

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It has no dimension, is a location on a plane and is represented by a dot.
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Point


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It has one dimension and is an infinite set of points that extends in two directions without end.
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Line

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It has two dimensions extending without end.  it is often represented by a parallelogram.
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Plane

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It consists of two endpoints and all the points between them.
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Line Segment

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It has one endpoint and extends without end in one direction.
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Ray

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Segment BC

 

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Line BC
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Length of BC
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How do you say...

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Is similar to

(talking about figures)

 

-or-

 

Not

(talking about logical arguments)

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Is perpendicular to
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Is parallel to
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How do you say...

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Is congruent to
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How do you say...

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implies that If..., then....
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How do you say...

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If and only if

(Biconditional Statement)

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If and only if

(Biconditional)

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Triangle ABC
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Therefore
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Segment BC
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How do you say...

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Ray BC
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How do you say...

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Definition
Or
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How do you say...

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And
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How do you say...

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Angle ABC
Term

a logical argument consisting of

a set of premises,

 

hypothesis (p), and conclusion (q)

Definition

Conditional Statement

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formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement 

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Converse

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formed by negating the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

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Inverse

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formed by interchanging and negating the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

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Contrapositive

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method using logic to draw conclusions based upon definitions, postulates, and theorems
Definition
Deductive Reasoning
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Method of drawing conclusions from a limited set of observations.  An example would be given a pattern, determining the rule for the pattern.
Definition

Inductive Reasoning

 

 

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A justification logically valid and based on initial assumptions, definitions, postulates, and theorems.
Definition
Proof
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What property is being used...

For all angles A, ÐA @ÐA.

An angle is congruent to itself.

Definition
Reflexive Property
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What property is being used...

For any angles A and B,

 

If ÐA @ÐB, then ÐB @ÐA .

Definition
Symmetric Property
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What property is being used...

For any angles A, B, and C,

 

If ÐA @ÐB and ÐB @ÐC, then ÐA @ÐC.

Definition
Transitive Property
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deductive reasoning stating that if the hypothesis of a true conditional statement is true, then the conclusion is also true
Definition

Law of Detachment

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deductive reasoning that draws a new conclusion from two conditional statements when the conclusion of one is the hypothesis of the other.

If p®q and q®r are true conditional statements, then p®r is true.

Definition

Law of Syllogism

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specific case for which a conjecture is false
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Counterexample

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a law of deductive reasoning that states that a conclusion is false, therefore the hypothesis must also be false.
Definition

Law of Contrapositive


Given:  The statement "If a, then b" is true

Given:  b is not true

Therefore, a is also not true

 

Term
two lines that intersect to form a right angle
Definition

Perpendicular lines

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Lines that do not intersect and are coplanar
Definition

Parallel lines

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lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar
Definition

Skew Lines

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a line that intersects at least two other lines
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Transversal

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angles in matching positions when a transversal crosses at least two lines
Definition

Corresponding Angles

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angles inside the lines and on opposite sides of the transversal
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Alternate Interior Angles

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angles outside the two lines and on opposite sides of the transversal
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Alternate Exterior Angles

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angles between the two lines and on the same side of the transversal
Definition

Consecutive Interior Angles

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Same Side Interior Angles

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angles outside of the two lines and on the same side of the transversal
Definition

Consecutive Exterior Angles

-or-

Same Side Exterior Angles

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What angle relationships can be used to prove that two lines are parallel?  List all.
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a point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
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Midpoint

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What is the midpoint formula?
Definition
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ratio of vertical change (rise) to horizontal change (run)
Definition
Slope
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What is the slope formula?
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Parallel lines have _________ slope.
Definition
Parallel lines have the same slope.
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are __________.

The product of the perpendicular slopes is ____.

Definition

Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.

 

The product of the perpendicular slopes is -1.

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Vertical lines have _____ slope.
Definition
Vertical lines have undefined slope.
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Horizontal lines have ___ slope.
Definition
Horizontal lines have zero slope.
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What type of symmetry do these shapes have?

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Definition
Line Symmetry
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What type of symmetry do these figures have?

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Definition
Point Symmetry
Term
An image that has been spun around a point
Definition

Rotation

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What Transformation has been shown?

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Definition
Reflection
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What transformation has been shown?

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Translation
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What transformation is shown?

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Definition
Dilation
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a segment, ray, line, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint
Definition

Perpendicular Bisector

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Term
How would you construct a congruent segment?
Definition
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How would you construct a perpendicular bisector?
Definition
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How would you construct a perpendicular line to a point not on the line?
Definition
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How would you construct a perpendicular to a line from a point on the line?
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How would you construct an angle bisector?
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How would you construct a congruent angle?
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How would you construct a parallel line?
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How would you construct an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle?
Definition
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How would you construct a square inscribed in a circle?
Definition
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How would you construct a hexagon inscribed in a circle?
Definition
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How would you inscribe a circle on a triangle?
Definition
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How would you circumscribe a circle on a triangle?

(This means that given a triangle, how would you construct a circle such that the triangle is inscribed in the circle.)

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How would you construct a line tangent to a circle that intersects a given point?
Definition
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A triangle that has no congruent sides and no congruent angles.
Definition
Scalene Triangle
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A triangle that has at least 2 congruent sides.

It has 2 or 3 congruent angles.

Definition
Isosceles Triangle
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3 congruent sides and 3 congruent angles
Definition

Equilateral Triangle

all equilateral triangles are also iscosceles

Term
Has 3 acute angles
Definition
Acute Triangle
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A triangle that has 1 right angle
Definition
Right Triangle
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A triangle with 1 obtuse angle
Definition
Obtuse Triangle
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