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A location, it has neither shape nor size

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Point

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Terms explained only by using examples and descriptions

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Undefined terms

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Made up of points and has no thickness or width

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Line

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A flat surface made up of points that extend infinitely in all directions

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Plane

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Points that lie on the same line

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Collinear

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Points that do not lie on the same line

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Noncollinear

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Point that lie in the same plane

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Coplanar

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Points that do not lie in the same plane

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Noncoplanar

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The set of all points two or more geometric figures have on common

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Intersection

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Terms explained by using undefined terms and/ or other defined terms

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Definitions or defined terms

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Defined as a boundless 3D set of all points

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Space

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can be measured because it has two endpoints

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line segment

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for any two real numbers a and b there is a real number n that is between a and b such that a<b
-this also applies to points on a line

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betweenness of points

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segments that have the same measure

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congruent segments

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methods of creating geometric figures without using geometric tools

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constructios

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the length between two points on a segment with the points on as the endpoints

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distance

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a number that can not be expressed as a terminating or repeating decimal

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irrational number

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the halfway point between the segment and its endpoints

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midpoint

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

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segment bisector

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part of a line, has one endpoint and extends indefinitely in one direction

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ray

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if you choose a point on a line, that point determines exactly two of these
- since both of these share a common endpoint, they are collinear

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opposite rays

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formed by two noncollinear rays that have a common endpoint

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angle

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rays are called this in an angle

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sides

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common endpoint in an angle

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verex

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something inside the angle

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interior

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something outside of the angle

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exterior

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angles are measured in these units

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degrees

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an angle that has the measure of 90 degrees

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right angle

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an angle with a measure hat is smaller than 90 degrees and larer than 0 degrees

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acute

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an angle with a measure of larger than 90 degrees and smaller than 180 degrees

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obtuse angle

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a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles

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angle bisector

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

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adjacent angles

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a pair of adjacent angles with noncommon sides that re opposite rays

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linear pair

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two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines

-congruent

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vertical angles

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two angles with measures that have a sum of 90 degrees

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complementary angles

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two angles with measures that have a sum of 180 degrees

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supplementary angles

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lines, segments, or rays that form right angles

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perpendicular

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a closed figure formed by a finite number of coplanar segments called sides such that the sides that have a common endpoint are noncollinear and each side intersects exactly two other sides, but only at their enpoints

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polygon

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the vertex of each angle in a polygon

-polygons are named by the letters in the vertices, written in order of consecutive vertices

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vertex of the polygon

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if lines were drawn on a polygon, some of the lines pass through the interior of the polygon

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concave polygon

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if lines were drawn on a polygon, none of the lines pass through the interior of the polygon

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convex polygon

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a polygon with 3 sides

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triangle

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a polygon with 4 sides

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quadrilateral

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a polygon with 5 sides

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pentagon

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a polygon with 6 sides

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hexagon

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a polygon with 7 sides

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heptagon

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a polygon with 8 sides

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octagon

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a polygon with 9 sides

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nonagon

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a polygon with a 10 sides

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decagon

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a polygon with 11 sides

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hendecaon

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a polygon with 12 sides

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dodecagon

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a polygon with n sides

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n-gon

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a polygon in which all sides are conruent

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equilateral polygon

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a polygon in which all angles are congruent

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equiangular polygon

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a convex polygon that is both equiangular and equilateral

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regular polygon

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a polygon that is not regular

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irreglar polygon

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the sum of the lengths of the sides of the polygon

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perimeter

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the distance around a circle

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circumferece

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the number of square units needed to over a surface for a figure

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area

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a solid with all flat surfaces that enclose a single region of space

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polyhedron

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each flat surface of a polygon

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face

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line segments where the faces intersect

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edges

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the point where three or moe edges intersect

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vertex

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a polyhedron with two parallel congruent faces called bases connected by a parallelogram faces

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prism

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two parallel congruent faces

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bases

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a polyhedron that has a polygonal base and three or more triangular faces that meet at a common vertex

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pryramid

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a solid with congruent parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface

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cylinder

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a solid with a circular base connected by a curved surface to a singe vertex

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cone

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a set of points in space that are the same distance from a given point
-has no edges, faces, or vertices

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sphere

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a polyhedron is called this if al of its faces are regular congruent polygons and all of the edges are congruet

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regular polyhedron

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the five types of regular polyhedrons

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Platonic Solids

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a 2D measurement of the surface of a solid figure

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surface are

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the measure of the amount of space enclosed by a solid figure

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volume

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reasoning that uses a number of specific examples to arrive at a conclusion

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inductive reasoning

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a concluding statement reached using inductive reasoning

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conjecture

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a false example to show that a conjecture is not true

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counterexample

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a sentence that is either true or false

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statement

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tells if a statement is either true or false

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truth value

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has the opposite meaning as well as an opposte truth value of a statement

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negation

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two or more statements joined by the work and or or form this

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compound statement

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a compound statement using the word and is called this

-true only when both statements that form it are true

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conjunction

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a compound statement that uses the word or is called this

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disjunction

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a statement that can be written in if-then form

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conditional statement

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Ex: if p then q

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if-then statement

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the phrase immediately following the word if in a conditional statement

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hypothesis

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the phrase immediately following the word then in a conditional statement

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conclusion

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other statements that are based on a given conditional statement

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related conditionals

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this is formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional

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converse

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this is formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional

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inverse

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this is formed b negating both the hypothesis and the conclusion of the converse of the conditional

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contrapositive

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statements with the same truth values are said to be this

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logically equivalent

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this type of reasoning uses facts, rules, definitions, or properties to reach logical conclusions from given statements

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deductive reasoning

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logically correct method of proving a conjecture

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valid

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one valid form of deductive reasoning is this

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Law of Detachment

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anther valid form of deductive reasoning
-allows you to draw conclusions from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other

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Law of Syllogism

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a statement that is accepted as true without proof

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postulate or axiom

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once a statement or conjecture has been proven, it is called this ad it can be used as a reason to justify statements in other proofs

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theorem

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you can create this by forming a logical chain of statements liking the given to what you are trying to prove

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deductive reasoning

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one method f proving statements and conjectures

-involves writing a paragraph to explain why a conjecture for a given situation is true

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paragraph proof

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another name for a paragraph proof

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informal proofs

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a proof that is made up of a series of algebraic statements

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algebraic proof

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contains statements and reasons organized in two columns

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two-column proof or formal proof

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if A, B, and C are collinear, then point Bis between A and C if and only if AB+BC=AC

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segment Addition Postulate

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the points on any line or line segment can be put into one-to-one correspondence with real numbers

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Ruler Postulate

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reflexive property of congruence, symmetric property of congruence, and transitive property of congruence

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properties of segment congruence

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given any angle, the measure can be put into one-to-one correspondence with real numbers between 0 and 180

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protractor postulate

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if two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary angles

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supplementary theormem

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if the noncommon sides of two adjacent angles form a right angle, then the angles are complementary angles

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complementary theorem

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reflexive property of congruence, symmetric property of congruence, and transitive property of congruence

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properties of angle congruence

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angles supplementary to the same angle or to congruent angles are congruent

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congruent supplements theorem

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angles complementary to the same angle or to congruent angles are congruent

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congruent complements theorem

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if two angles are vertical angles, then they are congruent

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vertical angles theorem

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-perpendicular lines intersect to form 4 right angles; all right angles are congruent; perpendicular lines form congruent adjacent angles; if 2 right angles are congruent and supplementary, then each angle is a right angle; if 2 congruent angles form a linear pair, then they are right angles

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right angle theorems