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Geometric Reasoning- vocabulary

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inductive reasoning   the process of reasoning that a rule or statement is true because specific cases are true  
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conjecture   a statement believed to be true based on inductive reasoning  
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counterexample   an example that proves a conjecture or statement is false  
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conditional statement (words)   "if p, then q"  
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hypothesis   the part p of a conditional statement following the word 'if'  
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conclusion   the part q of a conditional statement following the word 'then'  
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conditional statement (symbols)   p --> q  
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negation of p (symbols)   ~p  
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negation of p (words)   "not p"  
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converse (words)   the statement formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion  
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converse (symbols)   q --> p  
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inverse (words)   the statement formed by negating the hypothesis and the conclusion  
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inverse (symbols)   ~p --> ~q  
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contrapositive (words)   the statement formed by exchanging AND negating the hypothesis and conclusion  
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contrapositive (symbols)   ~q --> ~p  
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logically equivalent statements   statements that have the same truth value  
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deductive reasoning   the process of using logic to draw conclussions  
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Law of Detachment   if p-->q is true and p is true, then q is true  
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Law of Syllogism   if p-->q and q-->r are true statements, then p-->r is a true statement  
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biconditional statement   a statement that can be in the form "p if and only if q"  
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definition   a statement that describes a mathematical object and can be written as a true biconditional statement.  
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polygon   a closed plane figure formed by three or more segments such that each segment intersects exactly two other segments only at their endpoints and no two segments with a common endpoint are collinear  
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quadrilateral   a four sided polygon  
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triangle   a three sided polygon  
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proof   an argument that uses logic to show that a conclusion is true  
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Addition Property of Equality   If a = b, then a + c = b + c.  
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Subtraction Property of Equality   If a = b, then a - c = b - c.  
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Multiplication Property of Equality   If a = b, then ac = bc.  
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Division Property of Equality   If a = b, then a/c = b/c.  
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Reflexive Property of Equality   a = a  
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Symmetric Property of Equality   If a = b, then b = a.  
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Transitive Property of Equality   If a = b and b = c, then a = c.  
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Substitution Property of Equality   If a = b, then b can be substituted for a in any expression.  
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Distributive Property   a(b + c) = ab + ac  
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Reflexive Property of Congruence   figure A ≅ figure A  
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Symmetric Property of Congruence   If figure A ≅ figure B, then figure B ≅ figure A.  
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Transitive Property of Congruence   If figure A ≅ figure B and figure B ≅ figure C, then figure A ≅ figure C.  
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theorem   a statement that has been proven  
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two-column proof   a style of proof in which the statements are written in the left-hand column and the reasons are written in the right-hand column  
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flowchart proof   a style of proof that uses boxes and arrows to show the structure of the proof  
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paragraph proof   a style of proof in which the statements and reasons are presented in paragraph form  
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