Points, Lines, and Planes
What is the undefined term represented by a dot?
Answer: A point
A point
What equation says a whole segment equals the sum of its parts?
segmant addition postule
What does the word “bisector” mean?
cuts into two equal partss
What type of reasoning uses patterns to make a guess?
inductive reasoning
What is the structure of a conditional statement?
If-then form
What do you call a flat surface that extends in all directions?
a plane
What formula finds the distance between two coordinate points?
distance formula
What does an angle bisector create?
two congruent angles
What is a conclusion you make based on observing a pattern?
conjecture
What is the statement formed by switching hypothesis and conclusion?
converse
What must you use to name a line?
two points
What theorem is inside the distance formula?
pythagorean theorem
What do you call a segment that connects the midpoint of a side?
midsegmant
What type of reasoning uses rules, definitions, and facts?
deductive reasoning
What is the statement formed by negating both hypothesis and conclusion?
inverse
What kind of points are needed to name a plane?
three non collinear points
What formula finds the point halfway between two coordinate points?
midpoint formula
What do you call two angles that add up to 180 degrees?
Supplementary angles
Seeing 2, 4, 6, 8 and assuming the next number is 10 is an example of what?
inductive reasoning
What is the statement formed by switching AND negating the conditional?
contrapositive
What do you call points that lie on the same line?
collinear points
What do you do to each pair of coordinates before dividing by 2 in the midpoint formula?
add them
What do you call two angles that add up to 90 degrees?
complementary angles
Using a proven theorem to reach a conclusion is what type of reasoning?
deductive reasoning
What do you call the final statement proven at the end of a proof?
the conclusion