Semester 1 Vocabulary

1. Congruent-The same shape and size.

1.1. The same shape and size.

2. Conjure-ducated guess that is bases on known information

2.1. ducated guess that is bases on known informatio

3. Theorem-A result that has been proved to be true

4. Distance Formula-

5. Slope Formula- http://wdmath8.weebly.com/5-4-the-slope-formula.html

6. Conditional Statement- is an if-then statement in which p is a hypothesis and q is a conclusion.

7. Counterexample-An example which disproves a proposition

7.1. An example which disproves a proposition

8. Adjacent- Lying next to each other.

9. Linear Pair- A linear pair is a pair of adjacent, supplementary angles

10. Altitude of Triangle- a line segment through a vertex and perpendicular

11. Midsegment of Triangle- is a segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle

12. Intersecting-Where lines cross over (have a common point).

13. Skew -do not intersect and are not parallel.

14. Bisector-The line that divides something into two equal parts.

15. Converse- Switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

16. Vertical Angles- angles opposite each other when two lines cross. They are always equal.