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Mathematics
9th Grade
03/06/2010

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biconditional
Definition

the conjuction of a conditional statement and its converse

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compound statement
Definition

a statement formed by joining 2 or more statements

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Conclusion
Definition
in a conditional statement, the statements that immediately follows the word then[image]
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conditional statement
Definition

a statement that can be written in if-then form

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conjecture
Definition
an educated guess based on known information[image]
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contrapositive
Definition

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

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converse
Definition

the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis

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counterexample
Definition

a false example

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deductive reasoning
Definition

a system of reasoning that uses facts, rules, definitions, or properties to reach logical conclusions

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hypothesis
Definition

in a conditional statement, the statement that immediatley follows the word if

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inverse
Definition

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

 

ex: ~q^~p

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negation

 

Definition

if a statement is represented by p then not p is the negation of the statement

 

ex: ~p

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properties
Definition

a rule that can justify your reasoning

 

ex: symmetric: a=b b=a

 

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theorem
Definition

a statement or conjecture that can be proven true by undefined terms, definitions, and postulate

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alternate exterior angles
Definition

two angles on the exterior that are congruent and on opposite sides

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alternate interior angles
Definition

2 angles that are on opposite sides of the interior and are congruent

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consecutive interior angles
Definition

angles that are beside each other in the interior and equal 180

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corresponding angles
Definition

angles that are the same measure

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parallel lines
Definition

coplanar lines that do not intersect

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parallel planes
Definition
planes that do not intersect[image]
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skew lines
Definition

lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar

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transversal
Definition

a line that intersects 2 or more lines in a plane at a different point

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actute triangles
Definition

a traiangle in which all of the angles are acute angles

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altitude of a triangle
Definition

in a triangle, a segment from a vertex of the triangle to the line containing opposite side and perpendicular to the side

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base angles
Definition
the angles opposite the legs[image]
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centroid
Definition

the point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle

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circumcenter
Definition

the point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle

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congruence
Definition

an equal measure to something else

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congruent triangles
Definition
triangles that have their corresponding parts congruent[image]
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coordinate proof
Definition

a graph used to find the missing coordinates

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corollary
Definition

a statement that can be easily proved using a theorem

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equiangular triangle
Definition
a triangle with all angles congruent[image]
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equilateral triangle
Definition
a triangle with all sides congruent[image]
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exterior angle
Definition

an angle formed by one side of a triangle and the extension of another side

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hypotenuse
Definition

the side opposite the right triangle

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incenter
Definition
the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle[image]
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isosceles
Definition

a triangle with at least 2 sides congruent

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legs of a right triangle
Definition

two congruent sides of a right triangle

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median of a triangle
Definition

in a triangle a line segment with endpoints of a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of a side opposite the vertex

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obtuse triangle
Definition

a triangle with one angle of measure greater than 90

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perpendicular bisector
Definition

a line, segment, or a ray that passes through the midpoint of a side and is perpendicular to that side

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point of concurrency
Definition

the point of intersection of concurrent lines

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remote interior angles
Definition

the angles of a triangle that are not adjacent to a given exterior angle

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right triangle
Definition
a traingle with a right angle [image]
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scalene triangle
Definition

a triangle with no 2 sides congruent

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vertex angles
Definition

2 nonadjacent angles formed by 2 intersecting lines

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included angle
Definition
in a triangle, the angle formed by 2 sides is the included angle for 2 sides[image]
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included side
Definition
the side between two angles[image]
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indirect reasoning
Definition

reasoning that assumes that the conclusion is false and then shows that this assumption leads to a contradiction of the hypothesis or accepted fact

ex: x=10

x doesn't = 10

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indirect proof
Definition

in an indirect proof, one assumes that the statement is to be proven false

ex: if B is the midpoint of line LH and LH is 36 then line BH is not congruent to line LB

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concave
Definition

if any lines contain any point in the interior

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convex
Definition

if no points are in the interior

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mid segment of a triangle
Definition

a segment whose endpoints are the midpoints of 2 sides of the triangle

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polygon
Definition

a closed figure whose sides are all segments

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proportion
Definition

an equation of the form a/b = c/d that states the 2 ratios are equal

ex: 2/3 = 6/9

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regular
Definition

a convex polygon in which all sides are congruent and all angles are congruent

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scale factor
Definition

the ratio of 2 lengths of 2 corresponding sides of 2 similar polygons or solids

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similar polygons
Definition

corresponding angles are congruen and measures of the corresponding sides are proportional

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Apothem
Definition

A segment that is drawn from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to a side of a polygon

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geometric probabilty
Definition

using the principles of length and area to find the probabilty of an event

 

example:  part/whole

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irregular polygon
Definition
a polygon that is not regular[image]
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irregular figure
Definition

a figure that cannot be classified as a single polygon

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sector of a circle
Definition

a region of a circle bounded by a central angle and its intercepted arc

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a segment of a circle
Definition

the region of a circle bounded by an arc and a chord

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consecutive angles of a quadrilateral
Definition

the angles that are directly above or below each other

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decagon
Definition

a shape with 10 sides

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diagonal
Definition

In a polygon, a segment that connects nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon

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dodecagon
Definition

A shape with 12 sides

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exterior angles of a polygon
Definition

the sum of the exterior angles always equals 360

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hexagon
Definition

a shape with 6 sides

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Heptagon
Definition

a shape with 7 sides

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interior angles of a polygon
Definition

the sum of the interior angles equals 180(n-2)

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isosceles trapezoid
Definition

a trapezoid in which the legs are congruent

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kite
Definition

a quadrilateral with exactly 2 distinct pairs of adjacent congruent sides

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median of a trapezoid
Definition

the segment that joins the midpoints of the legs

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n-gon
Definition

a polygon with n-sides

ex: 180(n-2)

 

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nonagon
Definition
a polygon with 9 sides[image]
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octagon
Definition

a polygon with 8 sides

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opposite angles of a quadrilateral
Definition

the angles that are diagonal from each other

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opposite sides of a quadrilateral
Definition

the sides that are across from each other in a quadrilateral

Line a and line c are examples

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parallelogram
Definition

a quadrilateral with parallel opposite sides

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pentagon
Definition

a shape with 5 sides

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perimeter
Definition

the side lengths of all sides added together

ex: the perimeter of this shape is 19

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quadrilateral
Definition

a shape with 4 sides

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rectangle
Definition

a quadrilateral with 2 opposite sides parallel and congruent and another 2 sides parallel and congruent with all angles being right angles

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rhombus
Definition

a quadrilateral with all 4 sides congruent

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square
Definition

a quadrilateral with all four sides and angles congruent

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trapezoid
Definition

a quadrilateral with 1 pair of parallel lines

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bases of a trapezoid
Definition

the parallel sides of a trapezoid

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height of a trapezoid
Definition

the height of a trapezoid from the bases which forms a right angle

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arc
Definition

a part of a circle that is defined by two endpoints

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center
Definition

the given point that is in the middle of the circle

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central angle
Definition

an angle whose vertex is te center of a circle

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chord
Definition

a segment with both endpoints on the circle

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circle
Definition

the set (focus) of all points in a plane equidistant from a given point

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circumference
Definition

the distance around a circle

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circumscribed
Definition

a circle is circumscribed about a polygon if the circle contains all the vertices of the polygon

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diameter
Definition

a chord that passes though the center

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inscribed
Definition

a polygon is inscribed in a circle if each of its vertices lie in the circle

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intercepted
Definition

an angle intercepts an arc if the endpoint of the arc lie on the angle, all points of the arc (except endpoints) are in the interior of the circle, and each side of the angle contains an endpoint of the arc

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major arc
Definition

360 - measure of minor arc>180

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minor arc
Definition

the central angle<180

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pi
Definition

the irrational number represented by the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter of a circle

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point of tangency
Definition
for a line that intersects a circle in only 1 point, the point at which they intersect[image]
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radius
Definition

a segment with 1 endpoint on the center

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secant
Definition

any line that intersects a circle in exactly two endpoints

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semicircle
Definition

half a circle and measure equals 180 degrees

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tangent
Definition

a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly 1 point

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angle of depression
Definition

the angle betweent the line of sight and the horizontal line when an observer looks downward

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angle of elevation
Definition

the angle between the line of sight and the horizontal line when an observer looks upward

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altitude of a right triangle
Definition

a segment from a vertex of the triangle to the line containing the opposite side and perpendicular to that side

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cosine
Definition

for an acute angle of a right triangle, the ratio of the measure of the leg adjacent to the acute angle to the hypotenuse

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geometric mean
Definition

for any positive numbers a and b, the positive number x such that a/x=x/b

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pythagorean triple
Definition

the identity cos2 θ + sin2 θ=1

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sine
Definition

for an acute angle of a right triangle , the ratio of the measure of the leg opposite the acute angle to the measure of the hypotenuse

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solving a triangle
Definition

finding the measures of all the angles and sides of a triangle

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tangent
Definition

For an acute angle of a right triangle, the ratio of the measures of the leg opposite the acute angle to the measure of leg adjacent

ex: opposite/tangent

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trignometry
Definition

to the acute angle, the study of the properties of triangles and trignometric functions and their applications

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actute angle
Definition

an angle with a measure that is less the 90 degrees

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Distance
Definition

an amount between two points.

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perpendicular lines
Definition

lines that form right angles

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Plane
Definition

a flat surface made up of points that has no depth and extends infinitely

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adjacent angle
Definition

2 angles that lie in the same plane, have a common vertex, and a common side, but no common interior points

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interior angle
Definition

the inside angles in a polygon

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point
Definition

a location in a plane

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angle
Definition

the intersection of two noncollinear rays at a common endpoint

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line
Definition

made up of points  and has no thickness or width

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postulate
Definition

a statement that describes a fundamental relationship between the basic terms of geometry

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angle bisector
Definition

a ray that divides an angle into 2 congruent parts

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line segment
Definition

a measurable part of a line that consists of 2 endpoints, and all of the points in between them

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ray
Definition

a line that goes in one direction infinitely

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collinear
Definition

points that lie on the same plane

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linear pair
Definition

a pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays

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right angle
Definition

an angle with the measure of 90 degrees

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complementary angles
Definition

adjacent angles whose measure, when added together, equal 90 degrees

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midpoint
Definition

the exact middle in a line segment

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segment bisector
Definition

a sgment, line, or a plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint

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congruent
Definition

having the same measure

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obtuse angle
Definition

an angle with a measure more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees

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space
Definition

a boundless 3-D set of all points

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coplanar
Definition
points that lie in the same plane[image]
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opposite rays
Definition

two rays that share a common endpoint and go infinitely in opposite directions

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supplementary angles
Definition

two angles with measures that have a sum of 180

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degree
Definition

a unit of measure used in measuring angles and arcs

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undefined terms
Definition

point, line, and plane are the undefiend terms in geometry

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vertex
Definition

the common endpoint

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vertical angles
Definition

two nonadjacent angles formed by 2 intersecting lines

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flow proof
Definition

a proof that uses arrows to show the conclusions made from the given to get to the the end result

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if-then statement
Definition

written in the form if p, then q, which p is the hypothesis and q is the conclusion

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Paragraph Proof

 

Definition

A proof that is written by using complete sentences that makes conclusion from the given statements to get to the end conclusion

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inductive reasoning
Definition

reasoning that uses a number of specific examples to arrive at generalization or prediction

ex: All the ice that has been examined has been cold. Therefore, all ice is cold.

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proof
Definition

a logical argument in which each staement you make is supporte by a statement that is aceepted as true

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two-column proof
Definition

a proof that has two columns; one that as the steps and the other has the reasons

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equidistant
Definition

the distance between two lines measured along a perpendicular line to the lines is always the same

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CPCTC
Definition

corresponding parts of a congruent triangle are congruent

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SAS
Definition

side-angle-side which is used as a way to prove that two triangles are congruent

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SSS
Definition

side-side-side is used as a way to prove that 2 triangles are congruent

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ASA
Definition

angle-side-angle is used as a way to prove that two triangles are congruent

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AAS
Definition

angle-angle-side is a way to prove that 2 triangles are congruent

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overlapping triangles
Definition

two triangles that overlap each other and are congruent

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extremes
Definition

in a/b=c/d, the numbers a and d

ex:

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law of sines
Definition

sinA/a=sinB/b=sinC/c in triangle ABC

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means
Definition

in a/b= c/d, the numbers b and c

ex: 4/5=12/15 if and only if 4 x 15=5 x 12 therefore 4and 12 would be the means 

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ratio
Definition

a comparison of 2 quantities

ex: 1:2

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law of cosines
Definition

In triangle ABC, a2=b2+c2-2bc(cosA)

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unit circle
Definition

a circle with a radius of one, centered at the origin, and is commonly used in trignometry

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undecagon
Definition

a polygon with 11 sides

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common external tangent
Definition

do not intersect the segment connecting the centers

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common internal tangents
Definition

intersect the segment connecting the centers

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concentric circles
Definition

circles that have the same center but different radi

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externally tangent circles
Definition

  tangent circles such that one circles lies outside the other.

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internally tangent circles
Definition

 two tangent circles such that one circle lies inside the other.

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center of dilation
Definition

this is required along with a scale factor in order to do a dilation

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center of rotation
Definition

the fixed point of a rotation

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column matrix
Definition

a matrix containing one column often used to represet an ordered pair

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columns of a matrix
Definition

the x value in a matrix

ex:the n is the columns

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composition
Definition

successive reflections in parallel lines

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dilation
Definition

a transformation that is determined by a center point and a scale factor that enlarges or shrinks a figure

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identity matrix
Definition

a matrix that when multiplied with another leaves the matrix the same

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image
Definition

the shape of a polygon

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isometry
Definition

a mappig for which the original figure and its image are congruent

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mapping
Definition

graphing the pre-image and the the image on a coordinate plane

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pre-image
Definition

what the shape looks like before it goes through a transformation

ex: the blue is the preimage

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reflection

 

Definition

a transformation representing a flip of the figure over a point

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reflection matrix
Definition

a matrix that cna be multiplied by the vertex matrix of a figure to find the coordinates of the reflected image

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rotation
Definition

a transformation that turns every point of a preimage through a specified angle and direction about the center of rotation

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rotation matrix
Definition

a matrix that can be multiplied by the vertex matrix of a figure to find the coordiantes of the rotated image

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row matrix
Definition

one row is the x and the other row is the y

ex: m is the rows

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scalar
Definition

a constant multiplied by a vector

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standard matrix
Definition

the matrix that is the operator

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translation
Definition

a transformation that moves all points of a figure the same distance in the same direction

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translation matrix
Definition

a matrix that can be added t0 the vertx matrix of a figure to find the coordinates of a translated image

ex: <x+a, y+b>

 

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vertex matrix
Definition

the matrix for the vertices in an image

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altitude of a 3D figure
Definition

the distance between 2 bases

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bases
Definition

2 parallel congruent faces

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cone
Definition

a solid with a circular base, a vertex, and a lateral surface area

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congruent solids
Definition

2 solids are congruent if the corresponding angles are congruent, edges are congruent, corresponding faces are cngruent, and the volumes are congruent.

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cube
Definition

a hexahedron-has 6 sides and all faces are square

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cylinder
Definition

a figure with bases that are formed by congruent circles in parallel planes

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edges
Definition

line segments where the faces intersect

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face
Definition

each flat surface

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great circle
Definition

a given sphere, the intersection of the sphere and a plane that contains the center of the sphere

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height
Definition

how high a 3d figure is

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hemisphere
Definition

one of the 2 congruent pairs into which a great circle seperates a sphere

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lateral area
Definition

the area of the figure excluding the bases

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lateral faces
Definition

in a prism, the faces that are not bases

in a pyramid, the edges of the lateral faces that join the vertex to vertices of the bases

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nets
Definition

a 2D figure that when folded forms a 3d figure

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oblique
Definition

a figure in which the lateral edges are not perpendicular to the base

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platonic solids
Definition

5 regular polyhedron: tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron

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dodecahedron
Definition

has 12 faces and the shape of all the faces is a pentagon

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hexahedron
Definition

has 6 faces and the shape of all the faces is a square

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icosahedron
Definition

has 20 faces and all of the faces are equilateral triangles

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octahedron
Definition

has 8 faces and all faces are equilateral triangle

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tetrahedron
Definition

has 4 faces and all are faces are the shape of an equilateral triangle

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polyhedron
Definition

closed 3d figures made up of flat polygonal regions

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prism
Definition

a solid that ahs 2 bases formed by congruent polygons that lie in parallel planes, has lateral faces, and lateral edges are parallel

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pyramid
Definition

a solid that all of its faces except on intersects at the vertex , has a base , and lateral faces are triangular

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right (cone, cylinder, prism)
Definition

a figure in which its lateral edges are altitudes

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regular
Definition

a polyhedron in which all of the faces are regular congruent polyhedron

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similar solids
Definition

shapes that have the exact same shape but not the same size

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slant height
Definition

the height of each lateral face

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sphere
Definition

a round shape that doesn't have any edges or faces

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surface area
Definition

the sum of the areas of each face of the solid

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vertices of a 3d object
Definition

a point that connects 2 line segments

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volume
Definition

a measure of amoun of space enclosed by a 3d figure

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