1. Geometry Cliff Notes
Chapters 4 and 5

2. Chapter 4 Reasoning and Proof, Lines, and Congruent Triangles

3. Distance Formula
d= Example: Find the distance between (3,8)(5,2)

4. Midpoint Formula
M= Example: Find the midpoint (20,5)(30,-5)

5. An unproven statement that is based on observations.
Conjecture
An unproven statement that is based on observations.

6. Inductive Reasoning
Used when you find a pattern in specific cases and then write a conjecture for the general case.

7. A specific case for which a conjecture is false.
Counterexample
A specific case for which a conjecture is false.
Conjecture: All odd numbers are prime.
Counterexample: The number 9 is odd but it is a composite number, not a prime number.

8. Conditional Statement
A logical statement that has two parts,
a hypothesis and a conclusion.
Example: All sharks have a boneless skeleton.
Hypothesis: All sharks
Conclusion: A boneless skeleton

9. If-Then Form
A conditional statement rewritten. “If” part contains the hypothesis and the “then” part contains the conclusion.
Original: All sharks have a boneless skeleton.
If-then: If a fish is a shark, then it has a boneless skeleton.
** When you rewrite in if-then form, you may need to reword the hypothesis and conclusion.**

10. Negation Opposite of the original statement.
Original: All sharks have a boneless skeleton.
Negation: Sharks do not have a boneless skeleton.

11. Converse
To write a converse, switch the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional statement.
Original: Basketball players are athletes.
If-then: If you are a basketball player, then you are
an athlete.
Converse: If you are an athlete, then you are a
basketball player.

12. To write the inverse, negate both the hypothesis and conclusion.
Original: Basketball players are athletes.
If-then: If you are a basketball player, then you are
an athlete. (True)
Converse: If you are an athlete, then you are a
basketball player. (False)
Inverse: If you are not a basketball player, then you
are not an athlete. (False)

13. Contrapositive
To write the contrapositive, first write the converse and then negate both the hypothesis and conclusion.
Original: Basketball players are athletes.
If-then: If you are a basketball player, then you are
an athlete. (True)
Converse: If you are an athlete, then you are a
basketball player. (False)
Inverse: If you are not a basketball player, then you
are not an athlete. (False)
Contrapositive: If you are not an athlete, then you are not a
basketball player. (True)

14. When two statements are both true or both false.
Equivalent Statement
When two statements are both true or both false.

15. Two lines that intersect to form a right angle. Symbol:
Perpendicular Lines
Two lines that intersect to form a right angle. Symbol:

16. Biconditional Statement
When a statement and its converse are both true, you can write them as a single biconditional statement.
A statement that contains the phrase “if and only if”.
Original: If a polygon is equilateral, then all of its
sides are congruent.
Converse: If all of the sides are congruent, then it is
an equilateral polygon.
Biconditional Statement: A polygon is equilateral if and only if
all of its sides are congruent.

17. Deductive Reasoning
Uses facts, definitions, accepted properties, and the laws of logic to form a logical statement.

18. Law of Detachment <ABC is not obtuse
If the hypothesis of a true conditional statement is true, then the conclusion is also true.
Original: If an angle measures less than 90°,
then it is not obtuse.
m <ABC = 80°
<ABC is not obtuse

19. Law of Syllogism
If hypothesis p, then conclusion q. If hypothesis q, then conclusion r. (If both statements above are true). If hypothesis p, then conclusion r Original: If the power is off, then the fridge does not run. If the fridge does not run, then the food will spoil. Conditional Statement: If the power if off, then the food will spoil.

20. A rule that is accepted without proof.
Postulate
A rule that is accepted without proof.

21. A statement that can be proven.
Theorem
A statement that can be proven.

22. Subtraction Property of Equality
Subtract a value from both sides of an equation.
x +7 = 10
X = 3

23. Addition Property of Equality
Add a value to both sides of an equation.
X-7 = 10
X = 17

24. Division Property of Equality
Divide both sides by a value.
3x = 9 3
x = 3

25. Multiplication Property of Equality
Multiply both sides by a value.
½x = 7
· ·2
x = 14

26. Distributive Property
To multiply out the parts of an expression.
2(x-7)
2x - 14

27. Substitution Property of Equality
Replacing one expression with an equivalent expression.
AB = 12, CD = 12
AB= CD

28. Logical argument that shows a statement is true.
Proof
Logical argument that shows a statement is true.

29. Two-column Proof
Numbered statements and corresponding reasons that show an argument in a logical order. #
Statement
Reason 1
3(2x-3)+1 = 2x
Given 2
6x = 2x
Distributive Property 3
4x = 0
Subtraction Property of Equality 4
4x - 8 = 0
Add/Simplify 5
4x = 8
Addition Property of Equality 6
x = 2
Division Property of Equality

30. Reflexive Property of Equality
Segment:
For any segment AB, AB AB or AB = AB
Angle:
For any angle or

31. Symmetric Property of Equality
Segment:
If AB CD then CD AB or AB = CD
Angle:

32. Transitive Property of Equality
Segment:
If AB CD and CD EF, then AB EF or AB=EF
Angle:

33. Two Angles are Supplementary if they add up to 180 degrees.
Supplementary Angles
Two Angles are Supplementary if they add up to 180 degrees.

34. Complementary Angles
Two Angles are Complementary if they add up to 90 degrees (a Right Angle).

35. Segment Addition Postulate
If B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC.
If AB + BC = AC, then B is between A and C.
A B C

36. Angle Addition Postulate
If S is in the interior of angle PQR, then the measure of angle PQR is equal to the sum of the measures of angle PQS and angle SQR.

37. Right Angles Congruence Theorem
All right angles are congruent.

38. Vertical Angles Congruence Theorem
Vertical angles are congruent.

39. Linear Pair Postulate
Two adjacent angles whose common sides are opposite rays.
If two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary.

40. Theorem 4.7
If two lines intersect to form a linear pair of congruent angles, then the lines are perpendicular.

41. Theorem 4.8
If two lines are perpendicular, then they intersect to form four right angles.

42. Theorem 4.9
If two sides of two adjacent acute angles are perpendicular, then the angles are complementary.

43. A line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points.
Transversal
A line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points.

44. Theorem 4.10
Perpendicular Transversal Theorem If a transversal is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines, then it is perpendicular to the other.

45. Lines Perpendicular to a Transversal Theorem
In a plane, if two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel to each other.

46. Distance from a point to a line
The length of the perpendicular segment from the point to the line.
Find the slope of the line
Use the negative reciprocal slope starting at
the given point until you hit the line
Use that intersecting point as your second
point.
Use the distance formula

47. Congruent Figures (Same size, same shape)
All the parts of one figure are congruent to the corresponding parts of another figure.
(Same size, same shape)

48. Corresponding Parts
The angles, sides, and vertices that are in the same location in congruent figures.

49. Involves placing geometric figures in a coordinate plane.
Coordinate Proof
Involves placing geometric figures in a coordinate plane.

50. Side-Side-Side Congruence Postulate (SSS)
If three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

51. Legs
In a right triangle, the sides adjacent to the right angle are called the legs. (a and b)

52. The side opposite the right angle. (c)
Hypotenuse
The side opposite the right angle. (c)

53. Side-Angle-Side Congruence Postulate (SAS)
If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

54. Hypotenuse-Leg Congruence Theorem
If the hypotenuse and a leg of a right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and a leg of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

55. Uses arrows to show the flow of a logical statement.
Flow Proof
Uses arrows to show the flow of a logical statement.

56. Angle-Side-Angle Congruence Postulate (ASA)
If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

57. Angle-Angle-Side Congruence Theorem
If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the corresponding non-included side of a second triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

58. Chapter 5 Relationships in Triangles and Quadrilaterals

59. Midsegment of a Triangle
Segment that connects the midpoints of two sides of the triangle.

60. Theorem 5.1 Midsegment Theorem
The segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and is half as long as that side.
x = 3

61. Perpendicular Bisector
A segment, ray, line, or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint.

62. A point is the same distance from each of two figures.
Equidistant
A point is the same distance from each of two figures.

63. Perpendicular Bisector Theorem:
In a plane, if a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment.

64. Theorem 5.3
Converse of the Perpendicular Bisector Theorem In a plane, if a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.

65. Concurrent
When three or more lines, rays, or segments intersect in the same point.

66. Theorem 5.4
Concurrency of Perpendicular Bisectors of a Triangle The perpendicular bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point that is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle.

67. Circumcenter
The point of concurrency of the three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle.

68. A ray that divides an angle into two congruent adjacent angles.
Angle Bisector
A ray that divides an angle into two congruent adjacent angles.

69. Point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors of a triangle.
Incenter
Point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors of a triangle.

70. Angle Bisector Theorem
If a point is on the bisector of an angle, then it is equidistant from the two sides of the angle.

71. Concurrency of Angle Bisectors of a Triangle
Theorem 5.7
Concurrency of Angle Bisectors of a Triangle
The angle bisectors of a triangle intersect at a point that is equidistant from the sides of the triangle.

72. Converse of the Angle Bisector Theorem
If a point is in the interior of an angle and is equidistant from the sides of the angle, then it lies on the bisector of the angle.

73. Segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
Median of a Triangle
Segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

74. Centroid
Point of concurrency of the three medians of a triangle. Always on the inside of the triangle.

75. Altitude of a Triangle
Perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side.

76. Orthocenter
Point at which the lines containing the three altitudes of a triangle intersect.

77. Concurrency of Medians of a Triangle
Theorem 5.8
Concurrency of Medians of a Triangle
The medians of a triangle intersect at a point that is two thirds of the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.

78. Theorem 5.9
Concurrency of Altitudes of a Triangle The lines containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent.

79. Theorem 5.10
If one side of a triangle is longer than another side, then the angle opposite the longer side is larger than the angle opposite the shorter side.

80. Theorem 5.11
If one angle of a triangle is larger than another angle, then the side opposite the larger angle is longer than the side opposite the smaller angle.

81. Theorem 5.12
Triangle Inequality Theorem The sum of the lengths of the two smaller sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side.

82. Theorem 5.13
Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is greater than the measure of either of the nonadjacent interior angles.

83. Theorem 5.14
HingeTheorem
If two sides of one triangle are congruent to two sides of another triangle, and the included angle of the first is larger than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first is longer than the third side of the second.
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84. Converse of the HingeTheorem
If two sides of one triangle are congruent to two sides of another triangle, and the third side of the first is longer than the third side of the second, then the included angle of the first is longer than the third side of the second.
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85. Indirect Proof
A proof in which you prove that a statement is true by first assuming that its opposite is true. If this assumption leads to an impossibility, then you have proved that the original statement is true.
Example: Prove a triangle cannot have 2 right angles. 1) Given ΔABC. 2) Assume angle A and angle B are both right angles is true by one of two possibilities (it is either true or false so we assume it is true). 3) measure of angle A = 90 degrees and measure of angle B = 90 degrees by definition of right angles. 4) measure of angle A + measure of angle B + measure of angle C = 180 degrees by the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. 5) measure of angle C = 180 by substitution. 6) measure of angle C = 0 degrees by subtraction postulate 7) angle A and angle B are both right angles is false by contradiction (an angle of a triangle cannot equal zero degrees) 8) A triangle cannot have 2 right angles by elimination (we showed since that if they were both right angles, the third angle would be zero degrees and this is a contradiction so therefore our assumption was false ).

86. Segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices.
Diagonal of a Polygon
Segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices.

87. Polygon Interior Angles Theorem
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon is 180(n-2).
n= number of sides

88. Corollary to Theorem 5.16
Interior Angles of a Quadrilateral The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.

89. Theorem 5.17
Polygon Exterior Angles Theorem The sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex polygon, one angle at each vertex, is 360°.

90. Interior Angles of the Polygon
Original angles of a polygon. In a regular polygon, the interior angles are congruent.

91. Exterior Angles of the Polygon
Angles that are adjacent to the interior angles of a polygon.

92. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
Parallelogram
A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.

93. Theorem 5.18
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its opposite sides are congruent.

94. Theorem 5.19
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its opposite angles are congruent.

95. Theorem 5.20
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its consecutive angles are supplementary.

96. Theorem 5.21
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its diagonals bisect each other.

97. Theorem 5.22
If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

98. Theorem 5.23
If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

99. Theorem 5.24
If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent and parallel, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

100. Theorem 5.25
If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

101. A parallelogram with four congruent sides.
Rhombus
A parallelogram with four congruent sides.

102. A parallelogram with four right angles.
Rectangle
A parallelogram with four right angles.

103. A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.
Square
A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.

104. Rhombus Corollary
A quadrilateral is a Rhombus if and only if it has four congruent sides.

105. Rectangle Corollary
A quadrilateral is a Rectangle if and only if it has four right angles.

106. Square Corollary
A quadrilateral is a Square if and only if it is a Rhombus and a Rectangle.

107. Theorem 5.26
A parallelogram is a Rhombus if and only if its diagonals are perpendicular.

108. Theorem 5.27
A parallelogram is a Rhombus if and only if each diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles.

109. Theorem 5.28
A parallelogram is a Rectangle if and only if its diagonals are congruent.

110. A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
Trapezoid
A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.

111. Parallel sides of a trapezoid.
Base of a Trapezoid
Parallel sides of a trapezoid.

112. Nonparallel sides of a trapezoid.
Legs of a Trapezoid
Nonparallel sides of a trapezoid.

113. Trapezoid with congruent legs.
Isosceles Trapezoid
Trapezoid with congruent legs.

114. Midsegment of a Trapezoid
Segment that connects the midpoints of its legs.

115. Kite
A Quadrilateral that has two pairs of consecutive congruent sides, but opposite sides are NOT congruent.

116. Theorem 5.29
If a Trapezoid is Isosceles, then each pair of base angles is congruent.

117. Theorem 5.30
If a Trapezoid has a pair of congruent base angles, then it is an Isosceles Trapezoid.

118. A Trapezoid is Isosceles if and only if its diagonals are congruent.
Theorem 5.31
A Trapezoid is Isosceles if and only if its diagonals are congruent.

119. Midsegment Theorem for Trapezoids
The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to each base and its length is one half the sum of the lengths of the bases.

120. If a quadrilateral is a kite, then its diagonals are perpendicular.
Theorem 5.33
If a quadrilateral is a kite, then its diagonals are perpendicular.

121. Theorem 5.34
If a quadrilateral is a kite, then exactly one pair of opposite angles are congruent.