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Math midterm

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Point identifies a location, no size
line never ends, 1D, can measure portion of a line, infinite in length
segment Part of a line with two end point
ray one end point, extends infinitely on one side, still is infinite in length
opposite rays same endpoint and forms a line
intersection two lines can intersect at a point
parallel lines coplanar lines that do not intersect
collinear points on the same line
plane a flat, 2d surface that extends forever
coplaner on the same plane
congruent same size and shape
congruent segments same length
segment addition postulate AB+BC=AC
Midpoint of segment divides a segment into two congruent segments same length
segment bisector a line, ray, or segment that intersects the midpoint of a segment
midpoint formula X1+x2. Y1+y2 M=(—————-,—————-) 2. 2
pythagorean distance between points 2 2 2 C = a + b
distance formula __________________________ D=/(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y2)^2
Polygon a figure formed by 3 or more segments (sides) such that: 1)each segment intersects two other segments (one at each endpoint) 2)no two segments with a common endpoint are collinear
concave polygon extended sides that do not cut inside middle/ interior
Concave polygon cuts in the interior ( has dent)
acute angle between 0 and 90
obtuse Angle between 0 and 180
right angle exactly 90
straight angle Exactly 180
degree way to measure angles
angle addition postulate M<1+M<2=M<ABC
Angle bisector a ray that divides an angle into two congruent segments
linear pair adjacent angles that forms a line
Supplementary angles A pair of angles that add to 180(they dont have to be adjacent)
complementary angles a pair of angles that add to 90
Vertical angles sides of angle one that are opposite of sides of angle two
two point postulate through any two points there exists exactly one line
line-point postulate a line contains at least two points
line intersection postulate if two lines intersect then their intersection is Exactly one plane
three point postulate through any three noncollinear points there exists exactly one plane
Plane-point postulate a plane contains at least three noncollinear points
Plane-line postulate if two points lie in a plane then the line containing them lies in the plane
plane intersection postulate if two planes intersect then their intersection is a line
congruent supplement theorem if two angles are supplementary to the same angle than they are congruent
congruent complement theorem if two angles are complements to the same angle than they are congruent
vertical angle theorum vertical angles are congruent
skew lines noncoplaner lines that dont intersect
parallel lines coplaner lines that dont intersect
linear pair postulate M<1+M<2=180
Corosponding angles angles corrosponding on the same side of the transversal
alternate interior angles different sides of trans
same side interior angles consecutive interior angles ( not congruent they are supplementary)
parallel lines same slope
Perpendicular line negative reciprocal slope
scalene triangle no congruent sides
isosceles triangle At least two congruent sides
equilateral triangle three congruent sides
acute triangle equals to 180
Triangle sum theorum Sum of interior angles in triangle is 180
Corollary in a right triangle, the two acute angles are complementary
Third angle theorem If Two pairs of angles are congruent in a pair of thriangles than the third angle is congruent
similar same shape but not same side
base angle theorem in an isosceles triangle base angles are congruent
Sss side side side(proves triangles are congruent)
HL hypotenuse-leg only works for right triangles
sas side-angle-side
Asa angle-side-angle
aas angle-angle-side
circumcenter theorem circumcenter is equidistan to vertices (becomes all radi congruent)
incenter intersection of the angle bisectors
incenter theorum equidistance to triangle sides
median the median of a triangle is the segment from vertex to midpoint
centroid theorem the centroid is 2/3 of the way from the vertex
centroid intersection of the medians
mdsegment connects the midpoint
midsegment theorem parallel to the base and 1/2 length of the base
triangle inequality theorem sum of two smaller sides must be greater than the third side
triangle three sides, one triangle formed, sum of interior angles is 180
qualateral four sides, two triangles formed, sum of interior angles is 360
pentogon five sides, three triangles formed, sum of interior angles 540
hexagon six sides, four triangles formed, sum of interior angles is 720
n-gon n number of sides, n-2 triangles formed, sum of interior angles (n-2)180
equalateral all sides congruent
equlanglar all of the angles are congruent
regular polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular
sum of exterior angles 360 (number of sides dont mater)
dedecagon n=12
parallelogram a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite side parallel
horizonal line slope=0
trapezoid one pair of opposite sides parallel
quadrilateral four sided polygon
parallelogra, both pairs opposite sides parallel
rectangle four right angles
rhombus has four congruent sides
square four right angles and four congruent sides
rhombus diagonals perpendicular, diagonals are angle bisectors
trapezoid exactly one set of parallel sides (not a parallelogram)
isosceles trapezoid congruent legs
midsegment of trapezoid theorem parrallel to bases and length =average of two bases
kite a quad with two pairs of congruent consecutive sides but opposite sides not congruent ( not a parallelogram)
kite theorem one pair opposite angles congruent
CPCt corrosponding parts of congruent triangles congruent
scale factor ratio of corresponding sides
altitude segment from vertex, perpendicular side ( height= length of altitude)
ratio of perimeters S.F.
ratio of areas (S.F.)^2
AA angle angle( method for proving triangles similar)
property of similar triangles corrosponding sides of similar triangles are proportional
sss show all three side pairs are preportional
triangle proportionality theorem is a line is parallel to bases, sides are ./; proportionally
pythagorean triples right triangle in which all three sides are integers
acute triangle c^2<a^2+B^2
right triangle c^2=a^2+b^2
obtuse triangle c^2>a^2+b^2
triangle inequality two smaller sides must be greater than the third side
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