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Which of the following describes a pair of lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart?

  • Parallel lines (correct)
  • Perpendicular lines
  • Intersecting lines
  • Skew lines
  • What is the relationship between vertical angles?

  • They are congruent (correct)
  • They are adjacent
  • They are always complementary
  • They are always supplementary
  • In a right triangle, if one angle measures 30 degrees, what is the measure of the other acute angle?

  • 45 degrees
  • 90 degrees
  • 60 degrees (correct)
  • 30 degrees
  • What is the purpose of an angle bisector?

    <p>To divide an angle into two equal angles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a postulate related to angle relationships?

    <p>All angles are complementary (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which formula is used to determine the distance between two points in a coordinate plane?

    <p>Distance formula (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of each angle in a pair of supplementary angles that are in the ratio of 2:3?

    <p>60 degrees and 120 degrees (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reasoning utilizes general principles to arrive at a specific conclusion?

    <p>Deductive reasoning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which construction involves creating a segment that is perpendicular to a given line at a specific point?

    <p>Perpendicular bisector (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the measure of an angle that is complementary to a 35-degree angle?

    <p>55 degrees (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about alternate angles and parallel lines is true?

    <p>Alternate exterior angles are congruent. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines?

    <p>The product of their slopes is -1. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a triangle, if two angles are congruent, what can be inferred about the third angle?

    <p>It must also be congruent to the first two angles. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

    <p>It equals 180 degrees. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If two coplanar lines are perpendicular to the same line, what can be concluded about the two lines?

    <p>They are parallel. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of triangle is characterized by having all sides of different lengths?

    <p>Scalene triangle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theorem states that the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the remote interior angles?

    <p>Exterior Angle Theorem (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When two lines are parallel, what can be said about their slopes?

    <p>They are equal. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between same side exterior angles formed by a transversal cut through two parallel lines?

    <p>They are supplementary. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a triangle, what can be said about the lengths of the sides opposite the angles?

    <p>Shorter sides are opposite larger angles. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic is unique to a rhombus compared to a rectangle?

    <p>Diagonals are perpendicular. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes a trapezoid?

    <p>It has at least one pair of parallel sides. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which property is true for all squares?

    <p>All angles are congruent. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a defining property of kites?

    <p>The diagonals are perpendicular. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines an isosceles trapezoid?

    <p>The two nonparallel sides are congruent. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about the angles of a rectangle?

    <p>All angles are right angles. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way are the diagonals of a square similar to those of a rhombus?

    <p>They are perpendicular. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition must be met for a quadrilateral to be considered a parallelogram?

    <p>One pair of sides is both parallel and congruent. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do the diagonals behave in a rectangle?

    <p>They are congruent. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about the interior angles of a regular hexagon?

    <p>Each angle measures 120°. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the point of concurrency for the angle bisectors of a triangle called?

    <p>Incenter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theorem states that an exterior angle of a triangle is greater than either of its non-adjacent interior angles?

    <p>Exterior Angle Theorem (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a triangle has a median, what point of concurrency does this median create?

    <p>Centroid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true regarding the sides and angles of a triangle?

    <p>The longest side is opposite the largest angle. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon?

    <p>It's equal to (n-2) * 180. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What point of a triangle is the intersection point of the altitudes?

    <p>Orthocenter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is false regarding parallelograms?

    <p>A parallelogram always has four congruent sides. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which construction is used to determine the circumcenter of a triangle?

    <p>Drawing perpendicular bisectors of the sides (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a triangle, the centroid divides each median into what ratio?

    <p>2:1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sum of the exterior angles of any polygon?

    <p>360 degrees (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Geometry Vocabulary

    • Vocabulary words are: Nets, point, line, plane, collinear, noncollinear, coplanar, segment, ray, parallel, skew, parallel planes, congruent, angles, opposite rays, angle bisector, complementary angles, supplementary angles, linear pair, perpendicular lines, perpendicular bisector, vertical angles.

    Theorems

    • Segment addition
    • Segment subtraction
    • Distance Formula
    • Midpoint formula
    • Vertical Angles

    Constructions

    • Copy segment
    • Copy angle
    • Angle bisector
    • Perpendicular bisector

    Sample Problems

    • Given ML is 68 units, find x, MV, and VL. MV = 3x - 10, and VL = 5x + 40.
    • Use a figure to find the measure of different angles; example a, m∠ACD =, b. m∠FCE, c. m∠DCF =, d. m∠ACE =.
    • The coordinates of the midpoint of AB are (5,6). The coordinates of A are (1, −6). Find the coordinates of B.
    • Two supplementary angles are in the ratio of 4:5. Find the measure of each angle.
    • In the figure (not drawn to scale), MO bisects ∠LMN, m∠LMO=18x-51 and m∠NMO=x+119. Solve for x and find m∠LMN
    • Construct a right triangle, with the hypotenuse congruent to AB below.
    • Using information on a diagram, prove BC=DE, given BD=CE
    • Using information on a diagram, prove BC=DE, given BC=DE
    • Given BC = DE, prove BD = CE
    • Given BD = CE, prove BC=DE

    Unit 2: Reasoning & Proof

    • Vocabulary words: Deductive reasoning, postulates, axioms, theorems.

    Theorems/Postulates

    • Reflexive
    • Substitution
    • Transitive
    • Addition
    • Subtraction
    • Halves of Equal quantities are equal
    • All right angles are congruent
    • Supplements of the same (congruent angles) are congruent
    • Linear pairs are supplementary
    • Complements of the same (congruent angles) are congruent
    • Vertical Angles are congruent

    Constructions

    • Sample Problems

    • Using the diagram of ABCD, prove AD-BC=CD, given AC=BD.

    • Using the diagram of WXYZ, prove WX = YZ

    • Using the information provided in the diagram, prove that two angles are congruent. Choose from supplementary angles, linear pairs of angles, or vertical angles.

    Unit 3: Parallel & Perpendicular Lines

    • Vocabulary: Transversal, alternate interior angles, alternate exterior angles, corresponding sides, same side interior angles, same side exterior angles, auxiliary line, slope

    Theorems & Postulates

    • Alternate interior angles are congruent ⇔ || lines
    • Alternate exterior angles are congruent ⇔ || lines

    Unit 4: Congruent Triangles

    • Vocabulary: scalene, isosceles, equilateral, acute, right, obtuse, interior, exterior, remote interior angle, included side, included angle, vertex angle, base angle, legs

    Theorems

    • Sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180.
    • The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is the sum of the remote interior angles.
    • If two angles of a triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, the third angles are congruent.
    • SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL
    • In a triangle sides opposite congruent angles are congruent.
    • In a triangle, angles opposite congruent sides are congruent

    Unit 5: Relationships in Triangles

    • Vocabulary: concurrent, point of concurrency, circumscribed, inscribed, circumcenter, incenter, median, centroid, altitude, orthocenter, partition, directed segment, indirect proof

    Theorems

    • The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle are concurrent at a point equidistant from the vertices (circumcenter).
    • The bisectors of the angles of a triangle are concurrent at a point equidistant from the sides of the triangle (incenter).
    • The point of concurrency of the median of a triangle is the centroid which is ²½ the distance from the vertex on the median.
    • The point of concurrency of the altitudes of the triangle is the orthocenter.
    • Theorem: an exterior angle of a triangle is greater than either of its non-adjacent (remote) interior angles.
    • In a triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle, the smallest side opposite the smallest angle.
    • In a triangle the sum of two sides is greater than the length of the third side.

    Constructions

    • Perpendicular bisector
    • Circumcenter
    • Incenter
    • Angle bisector
    • Median
    • Centroid
    • Altitude
    • Orthocenter
    • Review the partition process
    • Review Indirect Proofs
    • Sample Problems

    Unit 6: Quadrilaterals

    • Vocabulary: regular polygon, quadrilateral, kite, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square
    • Theorems: The sum of the angles of any polygon is (n-2) 180. The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is 360. Parts and extensions of parallel lines are parallel. If a parallelogram has one right angle, then it has four right angles. Properties of parallelograms, rectangle, rhombus, square, kite, trapezoid, isosceles trapezoid. Review coordinate proofs.
    • Sample Problems

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