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Geometry- Final Semester 2
Final Vocab
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Mathematics
9th Grade
05/28/2009

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Pythagorean Thm.
Definition
The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of its legs.
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Pythagorean Thm. Converse
Definition
If the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, the triangle is a right triangle.
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Area of a Parallelogram
Definition
The area of a parallelogram is the product of any base and corresponding altitude.
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Area of a Trapezoid
Definition
The area of a trapezoid is half the product of its altitude and the sum of its bases.
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Area of a Rectangle
Definition
The area of a rectangle is the product
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Area of a Rectangle
Definition
The area of a rectangle is the product of its base and altitude.
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Area of a Square
Definition
The area of a square is the square of its side.
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Side-Splitter Thm.
Definition
If a line parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides in different points, it divides the sides in the same ratio.
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Side-Splitter Cor.
Definition
If a line parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides in two sides in different points, it cuts off segments proportional to the sides.
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Altitudes of Similar Triangles
Definition
Corresponding altitudes of similar triangles have the same ratio as that of the corresponding sides.
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Perimeters of Similar Polygons
Definition
The ratio of the perimeters of two similar polygons is equal to the ratio of the corresponding sides.
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Areas of Similar Polygons
Definition
The ratio of the areas of two similar polygons is equal to the square of the ratio of the corresponding sides.
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Cosine Ratio
Definition
The cosine of an acute angle of a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent leg to the length of the hypontenuse.
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Sine Ratio
Definition
The sine of an acute angle of a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite leg to the length of the hypotenuse.
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Tangent Ratio
Definition
The tangent of an acute angle of a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the oppisite leg to the length of the adjacent leg.
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Thm. 49 (The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle forms...)
Definition
The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle forms two triangles similar to it and to each other.
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Thm. 49 Cor. 1 (The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the...)
Definition
The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean between the segments into which it divides the hypotenuse.
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Thm. 49 Cor. 2(Each leg of a right triangle...)
Definition
Each leg of a right triangle is the geometric mean between the hypotenuse and its projection on the hypotenuse.
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45-45-90 Triangle
Definition
In an Isoscles right triangle, the hypotenuse is root 2 times the lenght of a leg.
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30-60-90 Triangle
Definition
In a 30-60 right triangle, the hypotenuse is twice the shorter leg and the longer leg is root 3 times the shorter leg.
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Law of Cosines
Definition
If the sides opposite angle A, angle B, and angle c of triangle ABC have lengths a, b, and c, then c squared equals a squared plus b squared minus 2ab cos C
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Slope of a Line
Definition
Two nonvertical lines are parallel iff their slopes are equal.
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Slopes of Perpendicular Lines
Definition
Two nonvertical lines are perpendicular iff the product of their slopes is -1.
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Intersecting Chords
Definition
If a line through the center of a circle is perpendicular to a chord, it also bisects the chord.
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Secant Angle Inside
Definition
A secant angle whose vertex is inside a circle is equal in measure to half the sum of the arcs intercepted by it and its vertical angle.
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Thm. 56 (Ifenter a line through a center...)
Definition
If a line through the circle is perpendicular to a chord, it also bisects the chord.
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Thm 63 cor.1 ( Inscribed angles that intercept...)
Definition
Inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are equal.
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Thm. 59 (If a line that is tangent to a circle...)
Definition
If a line is tangent to a circle, it is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact
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Thm. 74 ( Every regular...)
Definition
Every regular polygon is cyclic.
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Circumference Formula
Definition
If the radius of a circle is r, its circumference is 2pi r.
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Area of a Circle Formula
Definition
If the radius of a circle is r, its area is pi r squared.
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Postulate 11 (If two points...)
Definition
If two points lie in a plane, the line that contains them lies in the plane.
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Postulate 12 (If two planes...)
Definition
If two planes intersect, they intersect in a line.
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Postulate 14 (The volume of any prism...)
Definition
The volume of any prism is the product of the area of its base and its altitude: V equals B.h.
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Thm 79. (The length of a diagonal...)
Definition
The length of a diagonal of a rectangular solid with dimensions l,w, and h is the square root of l squared plus w squared plus h squared.
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Volume of a pyramid
Definition
The volume of any pyramid is one-third of the product of the area of its base and its altitude: formula
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Volume of a Cylinder
Definition
The volume of a cylinder is the product of the area of its base and its altitude.
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Volume of a cone
Definition
The volume of a cone is one-third of the product of the area of its base adn its altitude.
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Volume of a sphere
Definition
The volume of a sphere is 4/3 pi r cubed.
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Surface area of a sphere
Definition
The surface area of a sphere is 4pi times the square of its radius.
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Surface area ratio
Definition
If the ratio of a pair of corresponding dimensions of two similar solids is r, then the ratio of their surface areas is r squared.
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Volume ratio
Definition
If the ratio of a pair of corresponding dimensions of two similar solids is r, then the ratio of their volumes is r cubed.
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Altitude of a triangle
Definition
a perpendicular line segment from a vertex of a triangle to the line of the opposite side.
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Altitude of a Quadrilateral
Definition
A perpenidicular line segment that connects points on the lines of the parallel sides.
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Ratio
Definition
The ratio of the number a to the number b is the number a/b.
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Proportion
Definition
An equality between two ratios.
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Geometric Mean
Definition
The number b is the geometric mean between the numbers a and c iff a, b, and c are positive and a/b=b/c.
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Similar Triangles
Definition
Two triangles for which there is a correspondence between their vertices such that their corresponding sides are proportional and their corresponding angles are equal.
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Tangent Segment
Definition
A line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point.
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Concentric Circles
Definition
Circles that lie in the same plane and have the same center.
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Concentric Circles
Definition
Circles that lie in the same plane and have the same center.
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Chord of a Circle
Definition
A line segment that connects two points of a circle.
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Secant
Definition
A line that intersects a circle in two points.
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Apothem of a Regular Polygon
Definition
A perpendicular line segment from the center of the polygon to one of its sides.
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Area of a circle
Definition
The limit of the areas of inscribed regular polygons.
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Two planes or a line and a plane
Definition
Two planes, or a line and a plane are parallel iff they do not intersect.
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Skew
Definition
Two lines are skew iff they are not parallel and do not intersect.
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Line and a plane are perpendicular
Definition
A line and a plane are perpendicular iff they intersect and the line is perpendicular to every line is the plane that passes through the point of intersection.
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Polyhedron
Definition
A polyhedron is a solid bounded by parts of intersecting planes.
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prism
Definition
suppose that a and b are two parallel planes, r is a polygonal region in one plane, and l is a line that intersects both planes but not r. The solid made up of all segments parallel to line l that connect a point of region r to a point of the other plane is a prism.
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Cross Section
Definition
A cross section of a geometric solid is the intersection of a plane and the solid.
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Sphere
Definition
A sphere is the set of all points in space that are at a given distance from a given point.
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