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point

an exact location in space

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line

an object with no thickness that extends infinitely in two directions

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ray

part of a line consisting of one endpoint and continues in one direction

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line segment

A part of a line consisting of two endpoints

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opposite ray

ray that shares an endpoint that continue infinitely in opposite directions

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plane

a flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions

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collinear

points that lie on the same line

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non collinear

points that don't lie on the same line

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coplanar

points that lie on the same plane

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non coplanar

points that don't lie on the same plane

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segment addition postulate

if point b lies on segment AC the AB+BC=AC

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segment bisector

a line, ray, or segment that divides a line segment in two equal parts

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midpoint of a segment

a point that divides a line in two equal parts

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angle addition postulate

if k is in the interior <HIJ then <HIK+<KIL=<HIJ

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angle bisector

a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles

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verticle angles

two angles across from each other on intersecting lines, they are always congruent

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adjacent angles

two angles that are next to each other and share a common side

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complementary angles

any two angles whose sum is 90 degrees

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supplementary angles

any two angles whose sum is 180 degrees

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linear pair

any two angles that are adjacent and supplementary , they form a straight line

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corresponding angles

congruent

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alternate interior angles

congruent *set = to each other

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alternate exterior angles

congruent *set = to each other

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consecutive exterior angles

supplementary *add to 180

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consecutive interior angles

supplementary *add to 180

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inductive reasoning

A type of reasoning that involves drawing a likely conclusion from a set of specific observations

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deductive reasoning

the process of drawing conclusions based on statements we assume to be true, based on facts

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angle

a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint

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angle congruence

angles that are identical to each other

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biconditional

a statement that contains the phrase if and only if. this implies that both a conditional statement and its converse is true

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complement

the amount you must add to make it whole

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conclusion

comes after the then in a conditional statement

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conditional statement

a logical statement that has two parts

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congruent

same size and shape

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conjecture

to guess

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contrapositive

when the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement are switched and negated

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converse

when the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement are switched

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hypothesis

statement which is supported by data

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counterexample

an example that proves that a conjecture or statement is false

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if then statements

hypothesis followed by an conclusion

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intersection

a point where lines intersect.

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inverse

when the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement are switched

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paraell lines

lines that never intersect

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perpendicular lines

lines that intersect to form right angles

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postulate

a statement that is accepted as true without proof

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segment congruence

segments that have the same length

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transversal

a line that cuts two or more lines

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vertex of an angle

point where an angle is measured

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