Beat the Computer!
Geometry
Vocabulary
for
Unit 4
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Directions:
•A slide will appear with a term
•Say the definition aloud before
the computer can answer (5 sec.)
•You will hear a sound when the
slide changes
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congruent
polygons
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pg. 180
congruent polygons:
are polygons with congruent
corresponding parts - their
matching sides and angles
B
Y
A
X
C
D
Z
Polygon ABCD  Polygon XYZW
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W
SSS
Side-Side-Side Postulate
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pg. 187
SSS
If three sides of one triangle
are congruent to three sides
of another triangle, then the
two triangles are congruent.
H
G
Q
F
P
 GHF   PQR
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R
SAS
Side-Angle-Side Postulate
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SAS
pg. 188
If two sides and included angle of
one triangle are congruent to two
sides and included angle of
another triangle, then the two
triangles are congruent.
B
C
D
A
F
 BCA   FDE
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E
ASA
Angle-Side-Angle Postulate
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ASA
pg. 195
If two angles and included side of
one triangle are congruent to two
sides and included angle of
another triangle, then the two
triangles are congruent.
B
G
P
H
K
 HGB   NKP
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N
AAS
Angle-Angle-Side Postulate
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AAS
pg. 195
If two angles and nonincluded
side of one triangle are congruent
to two angles and nonincluded
side of another triangle, then the
two triangles are congruent.
C
D
T
M
G
 CDM   TGX
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X
CPCTC
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pg. 203
CPCTC:
corresponding parts of
congruent triangles are
congruent
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legs of an
isosceles
triangle
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pg. 211
legs of an isosceles triangle:
the congruent sides of an
isosceles triangle
Legs
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base of an
isosceles
triangle
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pg211
base of an isosceles triangle:
the side of an isosceles
triangle that is not congruent
to either of the other sides
Base
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vertex angle of
an isosceles
triangle
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pg. 211
vertex angle of an isosceles
triangle:
the angle formed by the two
congruent sides of an
isosceles triangle
Vertex Angle
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base angles of
an isosceles
triangle
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pg. 211
base angles of an isosceles
triangle:
the angles opposite the
congruent sides of an
isosceles triangle
Base Angles
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corollary
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pg. 212
corollary:
a statement that follows
immediately from a
theorem
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hypotenuse of a
right triangle
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pg. 217
hypotenuse of a right
triangle:
the side opposite the right
angle
Hypotenuse
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legs of a right
triangle
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pg. 217
legs of a right triangle:
the sides that are not
opposite the right angle
Legs
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