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Geometry Vocabulary

Geometry Vocabulary from Chapter 3.

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Acute AngleAn angle measuring more than 0 but less than 90
Angle BisectorThe ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles
Biconditional Statementp if and only if q
ConclusionThe "then" part of a conditional statement
Complementary AnglesTwo angles whose sum measures 90 degrees
ConverseStatement formed by interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional
CounterexampleProves a conditional statement false
CollinearPoints, segments, or rays that lie on the same line
ContrapositiveStatement formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse
CoplanarPoints, segments, or rays that are in the same plane
Conditional statementAnother name for an "if-then" statement
HypothesisThe "if" part of the conditional statement
InverseFormed by negating both the hypothesis and and conclusion of a conditional statement
Linear PairTwo adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays
MidpointThe point that divides the segment into two congruent segments
ObtuseAn angle measuring more than 90 but less than 180
ObliqueTwo lines that intersect but not at a 90 degree angle
PerpendicularTwo lines which intersect to form a right angle
Parallel linesTwo coplanar lines which never intersect
Parallel planesTwo planes that do not intersect
Reflexive propertyAn object is congruent to itself
SkewLines that are not coplanar
SlopeThe change in y divided by the change in x
Supplementary anglesTwo angles whose sum measures 180
Segment bisectorA segment, ray, line ot plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint
Straight angleAn angle whose measure is 180
TheoremA statement that must be proved to be true
VertexThe common point of the two rays that form an angle
Vertical anglesTwo angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays


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