The Circle
Congruence
Terms/definitions
Axioms/Postulates/Informal Statements/Theorems/Corollaries
True/False
100

The perimeter of a circle

Circumference

100

Definition of congruent figures

Same size and shape; or can be made to coincide

100

A general statement accepted without proof to be true

Axiom

100

All right angles are _?_

equal

100

An equilateral triangle is also equiangular

True

200

A line through the center of a circle with its ends on the circle

Diameter

200

If triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DEF, angle B is corresponding with angle _?_

E

200

A geometric assumption accepted without proof to be true

Postulate

200

The whole is _?_ any of its parts

greater than

200

The whole is equal to the sum of its parts

True

300

The relationship between the diameter and radius of a circle

The radius is half the diameter (or the diameter is twice the radius)

300

Two ways to prove any two triangles congruent

SAS and ASA

300

A statement not self-evident but proved by a chain of reasoning

Theorem

300

The sum of all the angles about a point on one side of a straight line through the point is _?_

A straight angle (or 180o)

300

The sum of all the angles about a point is equal to 180o

False (equal to 360o)

400

Any portion of a circle

Arc
400

Two ways to prove two right triangles congruent

LL and LA

400

A geometric statement easily deduced from a given theorem

Corollary

400

When two straight lines intersect, the _?_ angles formed are equal

Vertical

400

The sum of two sides of a triangle is less than the third side

False (greater than)

500

A chord is _?_ (always, sometimes, or never) a diameter

Sometimes

500

What does CPCTE stand for?

Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are equal

500

A statement of beginning facts about lines, angles, figures used in a proof

Given

500

Angles _?_ equal sides in a triangle are equal

Opposite
500

Any straight line whose ends are on a circle is a diameter

False (a chord is not always a diameter)