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Ch. 2 Geometry Terms
Question | Answer |
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An if-then statement. | Conditional statement |
The part of a conditional statement that follows the "then". | Conclusion |
The opposite of a conditional statement. | Converse |
The combination of a conditional statement and its converse. | Biconditional statement |
Whether a statement is true or false or not. | Truth value |
The part of a conditional statement that follows the "if". | Hypothesis |
Reasoning logically from given facts to form a conclusion. | Deductive reasoning |
A law stating "if a conditional is true, then its converse is true". | Law of detachment |
A law stating "if p->q and q->r are true statements, the p->r is a true statement. | Law of syllogism |
Two angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays. | Vertical angles |
Two coplanar angles that have a common side and a common vertex but no common interior points. | Adjacent angles |
Two angles that are adjacent and whose sum of their measures is 90 degrees. | Complementary angles |
Two angles that are adjacent and whose sum of their measures is 180 degrees. | Supplementary angles |
A proven conjecture. | Theorem |
A convincing argument that uses deductive reasoning that is connected in sentences. | Paragraph proof |
A property stating that something equals itself. Ex: A=A | Reflexive property |
A property stating that if A=B then B=A. | Symmetric property |
A property stating that if A=B and B=C, then A=C. | Transitive property. |