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Acute Triangle

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Definition
Triangle with 3 acute sides.
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Equiangular Triangle
Definition
Triangle with 3 congruent acute angles.
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Obtuse Triangle
Definition
Triangle with 1 obtuse angle.
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Right Triangle
Definition
Triangle with 1 right angle.
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Equilateral tringle
Definition
triangle with 3 congruent sides.
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Isosceles Triangle
Definition
triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
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Scalene triangle
Definition
triangle with no congruent sides.
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Auxilary Line
Definition
an extra line or segment drawn in a figure to help analyze geometric relationships.
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exterior angles
Definition
angles formed by one side of the triangle and the extension of an adjacent side.
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Remote interior angles
Definition
angles that are not adjacent to the exterior angle.
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Flow proof
Definition
a proof that uses statements written in boxes and arrows to show the logical progression of an argument.
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Corollary
Definition
a theorem with a proof that follows as a direct result of another theorem.
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Congruent
Definition
two geometric figures that have exactly the same shape and size.
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Congruent polygons
Definition
figures that are congruent to the corresponding parts of another polygon.
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Corresponding parts
Definition
matching parts of a figure.
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Exterior angle theorem
Definition
the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two remote interior angles.
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Triangle sum theorem
Definition
the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180.
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Third angles theorem
Definition
if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of a second triangle, then the third angles of the triangles are congruent.
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SSS postulate
Definition
If three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
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included angle
Definition
an angle formed by two adjacent sides of a polygon.
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SAS congrence postulate
Definition
If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
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included side
Definition
the side located between two consecutive angles of a polygon.
Term
ASA congruence postulate
Definition
If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
Term
AAS congruence postulate
Definition
if two angles and the nonincluded side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and side of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
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Legs of an isosceles triangle
Definition
The two congruent sides of a triangle.
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Vertex angle
Definition
The angle with the side of the triangle that are the legs.
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Base angle
Definition
Two angles formed by the base and the congruent sides.
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Isosceles triangle theorem
Definition
if two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite those sides are congruent.
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Converse of isosceles triangle theorem
Definition
If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are congruent.
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Transformation
Definition
operation that maps an original geometric figure onto a new figure.
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Preimage
Definition
A geometric figure before a transformation.
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Image
Definition
The figure after a transformation.
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Congruence transformation
Definition
the image after may differ from the preimage, but the figures are still congruent.
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Reflection
Definition
a transformation over a line called the line of reflection.
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Translation
Definition
a transformation that moves all points of the original figure the same distance in the same direction.
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Rotation
Definition
a transformation around a fixed point called the center of rotation.
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Coordinate proofs
Definition
proofs that use figures in the coordinate plane and algebra to prove geometric concepts.
Term
perpendicular bisector

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Definition
a bisector that is perpendicular to the segment.
Term
perpendicular bisector theorem
Definition
if a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant from the end points of the segment.
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converse of the perpendicular bisector theorem
Definition
if a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.
Term
concurrent lines
Definition
when three or more lines interesect at a common point.
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point of concurrency
Definition
the point where concurrent lines intersect.
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circumcenter
Definition
the point of concurrency of perpendicular bisectors.
Term
circumcenter theorem
Definition
the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point called the circumcenter that is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle.
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angle bisector theorem
Definition
if a point is on the bisector of an angle, then it is equidisttant from the sides of the angle.
Term
converse of the angle bisector theorem
Definition
if a point in the interior of an angle is equidistant from the sides of the angle, then it is on the bisector of the angle.
Term
incenter
Definition
point of concurrency for angle bisectors.
Term
incenter theorem
Definition
the angle bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point called the incenter that is equidistant from the sides of the triangle.
Term
Median
Definition
a segment with endpoints being a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the other side.
Term
Centroid
Definition
the point of concurrency for the medians of a triangle.
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centroid theorem
Definition
the medians of a triangle intersect at a point called the centroid that is two thirds of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
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altitude
Definition
a segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side and perpendicular to the line containing that side.
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Orthocenter
Definition
the lines containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent, and they intersect at the orthocenter.
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indirect reasoning
Definition
assuming the conclusion is false to get the real answer.
Term
indirect proof
Definition
a proof where you assume what you are trying to prove is false, thus leading to a contradiction, proving your assumption false and proving what you were trying to prove as true.
Term
triangle inequality theorem
Definition
the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.
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