Reasoning Geometrically
Vocabulary in Geometry
Proving Triangle Properties
Polygon Properties
Mr. G. Trivia
100

This is the process of observing data, recognizing patterns, and making generalizations about those patterns...

What is Inductive Reasoning?

100

Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Pentagons, Hexagons, etc. are all types of .....

What is a polygon

100

The triangle sum conjecture states that the sum of the measures of the angles in every triangle is this...

What is 180 degrees.

100

This is the polygon angle sum formula...  

What is (n-2)180

100

Name Mr. G.'s favorite sports team...

What is Buffalo Bills.

200

Angles A and B are complementary. The measure of angle A = 25. To find the measure of angle B is using this type of reasoning...

What is Deductive Reasoning.

200

This is a point that divides a line segment into two congruent parts...

What is midpoint

200

If the base angles of a triangle are 40 degrees each, what does the vertex angle measure?

What is 100 degrees

200

This is the exterior angle sum formula...

What is 360 degrees

200

Mr. G.'s favorite band...

What is Radiohead.

300

Name three ways to prove two lines are parallel...

What is answers vary.

300

This is the segment connecting the vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of its opposite side cutting it into two equal halves...

What is a segment bisector.

300

A triangle with angles  40, 40, and 90 is called.....

What is an impossible triangle

300

Each interior angle of a regular hexagon has this angle measure...

What is 120 degrees.

300

Mr. G.'s is originally from (not just the state)...

What is Long Island/Great Neck, New York

400

Name all 5 theorems to prove two triangles are congruent...

What is SAS, SSS, AAS, ASA, HL

400

A segment that both cuts a side into two equal halves and creates 90 degree angles....

What is perpendicular bisector.

400

Name the relationships that DO NOT prove triangles congruent...

What is Angle-Angle-Angle (AAA) and Side-Side-Angle (SSA).

400

A polygons angle sum is 2340. How many sides does this polygon have? 

What is 15 sides

400

Mr. G.'s favorite food....

What is tacos

500

35, 37, 39, 311, 313, ____ the next number is...

What is 315 (odd numbers after 3)

500

Name all 6 ways to classify a triangle...

What is Scalene, Equilateral, Isosceles

Obtuse, Acute, Right

500

CPCTC Stands for....

What is "corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent."

500

Lines that never intersect....

What are Skew Lines & Parallel Lines

500

Mr. G. used to teach in which Vermont High School?...

What is Colchester High School.

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