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HONORS GEOMETRY MIDTERM TOPICS
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Statements of Logic
o Using chain rule to develop a conclusion
o Basic structure of proof
o Conditional statements (hypothesis, conclusion)
o Converse, Inverse, Contrapositive
o Negation
Coordinate Geometry
o Finding the equation of a line (different forms)
o Midpoint formula
o Distance formula
o Slope formula
Measuring angles (degrees, minutes, hours)
Angle types
Complementary & Supplementary Angles (word problems)
Congruent Figures
o Proving triangles congruent
o CPCTC
Types of triangles
Missing diagram proofs
Indirect proofs
Parallel Lines
o Angle Relationships
o Crook Problems
o Proving lines are parallel
Quadrilaterals
o Properties
o Proving Quads
o Coordinate Quads
Important Terms
 Point, Line, Plane
 Segment
 Ray
 Angle (sides, vertex)
 Triangle
 Union
 Intersection
 Collinear
 Segment/Angle Bisector
 Midpoint
 Trisected
 Counter-example
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Postulate/Theorem/Definition
Perpendicular
Complementary
Supplementary
Perpendicular bisector
Vertical Angles
Opposite Rays
Median (of a triangle)
Altitude
Scalene Triangle
Isosceles Triangle (base and legs)
Equilateral Triangle
Right/Obtuse Triangle
Plane (coplanar)
Transversal
Parallel
Alternate Interior Angles
Same Side Interior Angles
Alternate Exterior Angles
Same Side Exterior Angles
Corresponding Angles
Quadrilateral
Parallelogram, Rectangle, Rhombus, Square
Kite, Trapezoid, Isosceles Trapezoid
Diagonals
Important Properties/Theorems/Postulates
 Congruent Supps/Congruent Comps
 Addition/Subtraction Properties
 Division/Multiplication Properties
 Transitive/Substitution Properties
 Vertical Angles are Congruent
 SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL
 CPCTC
 All Radii are Congruent
 Right Angle Theorem
 Equidistance
 Proving Lines are Parallel (with angles)