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10th Grade
06/24/2010

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point
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represents a position
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a line
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represents an infinite number of points that are arranged in a straight manner
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a plane
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represents a flat surface that streches indefinitely in all directions.
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space
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has three dimensions L-W-H
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plane
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only has two dimensions L-W
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Line segment
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consists of two endpoints and all the points on the line between them.
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Ray
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consists of one endpoint and all the points on a line that lies on the same side of the line as another specified point.
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Congruent
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is used to describe segments of the same length or shapes that are the same size and shape.
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angle
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consists of two rays with a common endpoint.
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right angle
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90 degrees
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straight angle
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180 degrees
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obtuse angle
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>90 degrees(between 90 and 180)
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acute angle
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<90 degrees(between 0-90)
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collinear
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points that lie on the same plane
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coplanar
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points that lie on the same plane
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adjacent angles
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share a common vertex and side between the two noncommon sides
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vertical angles
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are non-adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines
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supplementary angles
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are ones whose angles add up to a sum of 180 degrees.
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Complementary angles
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are angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.
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perpendicular bisector
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a line that passes through the midpoint of a segment and is perpendicular to the line segment.
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postulate
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also called axiom. This is an accepted statement of fact.
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opposite rays
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are two collinear rays with the same endpoint.
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parallel lines
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are lines that never intersect and are next to each other.
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Skew lines
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are noncoplanar, they don't intersect nd are not parallel.
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Parallel planes
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are planes that don't intersect.
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Inductive Reasoning
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is the process of observing, recognizing, and describing patterns and then making predictions or generalizations for thoses patterns.
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Conjectures
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is what the predictions and generalizations are called.
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Deductive Reasoning
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is the process of using facts tht are accepted as true to demonstrate the truth of other statements.
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counter example
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is anything that dits the conditions specified in a conjecture but does not satisfy it's conclusion.
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Conditional Statement
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normally begins logical statements. This is a statement that relates two ideas with an "if-then" conjunction.
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inverse
Definition
a variation of a conditional statement. this is written by negating the "if and then" parts of the statement.
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Converse
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is a variation of a conditional statement This is written by reversing the "if" and "then" parts of a statement.
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Contrapositive
Definition
is written by negating and reversing the "if" and "then" parts of the statement. This is a type of variation of a conditional statement.
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The Law of Contrapositives
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states that if a conditional statement is true, then it's contrapositive will be true as well.
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proof
Definition
a formal argument that shows how a set of premises logicallyy leads to a desired conclusion
shown in three ways
paragraph form
flow charts
two column proof(look at notes)
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Herbolic Geometry
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is a type of geometry that came as a result of the changing of the fifth postulate to " Given a line and a point not on that line there are at least two lines through the given point parallel to the given line."
it used to be "Any two lines always intersect"
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transversal
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is a line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at distinct points.
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Theorem 3.1
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two lines intersected by a transversal are parallel if and only if alternate interior angles are congruent.
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Theorem 3.2
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two lines intersected by a transversal are parallel if and only if corresponding angles are congruent
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Theorem 3.3
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two lines intersected by s transversal are parallel if and only if alternate exterior angles are congruent.
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Theorem 3.4
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Two Lines intersected by a transversal are parallel if and only if interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary.
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Theorem 3.5
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If two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel to each other.
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flow proof
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is a proof where arrows show the logical connections between the statements
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Triangle
Definition
consists of three segments determined by three non-collinear points as their endpoints.
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Acute Triangle
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forms three acute angles
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Obtuse triangle
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forms one obtuse angle
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Right triangle
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forms one right angle
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Equilateral triangle
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has three congruent sides
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Isosceles Triangle
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has two congruent sides
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Scalene triangle
Definition
has no congruent sides
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equiangular
Definition
when all three angles of a triangle have the same measure
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Theorem 4.1
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The sum of the measures of a triangle is 180 degrees
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Theorem 4.2
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If two angles of one triangle are congrent to two angles of a second triangle then the third angles must also be congruent.
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exterior angle
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is an angle that makes a linear pair with one of the angles of the triangle.
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remote interior angles
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are the angles not adjacent to the exterior angle
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Theorem 4.3
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The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the measures of it's two remote interior angles.
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perimeter of a triangle
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is the distance around it's sides or the sum of the lengths of the three sides
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congruent triangles
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have corresponding angles and corresponding sides that are congruent
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Theorem 4.4 (ASA)
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two triangles are congruent if two angles and one sidee of the triangle are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of the second.
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Theorem 4.5(SAS)
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two triangles are congruent if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding sides and included angle of the second.
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Theorem 4.5(SAS)
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two triangles are congruent if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding sides and included angle of the second.
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Theorem 4.6 (SSS)
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two triangles are congruent if all three sides of the one triangle are congruent to the corresponding sides of the second.
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Theorem 4.7
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A triangle is isosceles if nd only if the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent.
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Theorem 4.8
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A triangle is equilateral if and only if it is equiangular.
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Theorem 4.9
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Each angle of an equilateral triangle measures 60 degrees.
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Altitude of a triangle
Definition
is a segment from a vertex of the triangle, perpendicular to a line containing the opposite side of the triangle.
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Theorem 4.10
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an altitude of an equilateral triangle is also a median.
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Polygon
Definition
is the union of three or more coplanar segments in which exactly two segments intersect at each edpoint.
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Triangle
Definition
three sides
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Quadrilateral
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4 sides
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Pentagon
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5 sides
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Hexagon
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5 sides
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Heptagon
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7 sides
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Octagon
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8 sides
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Nonagon
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9 sides
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Decagon
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10 sides
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Undeacagon
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11 sides
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Dodecagon
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12 sides
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Diagonal of a polygon
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is a segment containing any two nonconsecuetive vertices of the polygon.
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Convex polygon
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is a polygon where all diagonals lie completely within the polygon.
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Concave polygon
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has at least one diagonal that lies outside the polygon.
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Theorem 5.1
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The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a convex polygon is 180(n-2)
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Theorem 5.2
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The sum of the measures of the exterior angles, one at each vertex, for any convex polygon is 360 degrees.
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equilteral polygon
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is a polygon where all sides are congruent
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equiangular polygon
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is a polygon where all interior angles are congruent. it is impossible for a concave polygon to be equiangular
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Regular polygon
Definition
is a polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular.
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Theorem 5.3
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Every interior angle of a regular n-gon measures 180(n-2) divided by n.
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Theorem 5.4
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Every exterior angle of a regular n-gon measures 360 degrees divided by n.
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quadrilateral
Definition
is a polygon that has four sides
has four interior angles
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consecutive sides
Definition
are two sides in a quadrilateral that share a common vertex
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consecutive angles
Definition
share a common side
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opposite sides
Definition
are sides that do not intersect
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opposite angles
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don't share a common side
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parallelograms
Definition
are quadrilaterals with two pairs of parallel opposite sides
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trapezoid
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is a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel opposite sides
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Theorem 6.1
Definition
opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent
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Theorem 6.2
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Opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent
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Theorem 6.3
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Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other
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Theorem 6.4
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A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if both pairs of opposite sides are congruent
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Theorem 6.5
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A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if both pairs of opposite angles are congruent
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Theorem 6.6
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A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if it contains a pair of parallel opposite sides which are congruent
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Theorem 6.7
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A quadrilateral is parallelogram if and only if its diagonals bisect each other.
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rectangle
Definition
an equiangular polygon, each angle of a rectangle equals 90 degrees. The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent
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Theorem 6.8
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A parallelogram is a rectangle if and only if it's diagonals are congruent
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rhombus
Definition
is the equilateral quadrilateral. diagonals of this shape bisect each other and each vertices are equidistant from the other diagonal diagonals of this shape are perpendicular bisectors.
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Theorem 6.9
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A parallelogram is a rhombus if its diagonals are perpendicular.
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regular equilateral
Definition
is the shape that is both equilateral and equiangular- square
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square
Definition
is a shape that is a special rectangle(because it's equiangular) and a special rhombus(because it's equilateral). it's diagonals are congruent.
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trapezoid
Definition
is a shape that has a pair of opposite sides that are parallel. the other pair of opposite sides are not parallel. parallel sides= bases not parallel sides=legs
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Altitude of a trapezoid
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is any segment from one base of the trapezoid to the other base that is perpendicular to the bases.
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Theorem 6.10
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The median of a trapezoid is parallel to it's bases.
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Theorem 6.11
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The length of the median of a trapezoid is half the sum of the lengths of it's bases
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Isosceles trapezoid
Definition
is a trapezoid with congruent legs.
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Theorem 6.12
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A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if it's base angles are congruent
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Theorem 6.13
Definition
A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if it's diagonals are congruent.
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