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Postulates and Theorems
Chapter 1
*Through any two points there is exactly one line.
*If two distinct lines intersect, then they intersect in
exactly one point.
*If two distinct planes intersect, then they intersect in
exactly one line.
*Through any three noncollinear points there is exactly
one plane.
*Ruler Postulate: Every point on a line can be paired
with a real number. This makes a one-to-one
correspondence between the points on the line and the
real numbers.
*Segment Addition Postulate: If three points A, B and
C are collinear and B is between A and C, the AB + BC =
AC.
*Protractor Postulate: Consider OB and a point A on
one side of OB . Every ray of the form OA can be
paired one to one with a real number from 0 to 180.
*Angle Addition Postulate: If point B is in the interior
of
, then mAOB  mBOC  mAOC .
*Linear Pair Postulate: If two angles form a linear pair,
then they are supplementary.
*Midpoint Formula for a Number Line: The coordinate
ab
.
2
of the midpoint M of AB is
*Midpoint Formula for a Coordinate Plane: Given AB
where A  x1 , y1  and B  x2 , y2  , the coordinates of
 x1  x2 y1  y2 
,
.
2 
 2
the midpoint of AB are M 
*The Distance Formula: The distance between two
points A  x1 , y1  and B  x2 , y2  is
d
 x2  x1    y2  y1 
2
2
.
*Area Addition Postulate: The area of a region is the
sum of the areas of its nonoverlapping parts.
Chapter 2
*Law of Detachment: If the hypothesis of a true
conditional is true, then the conclusion is true. In
symbolic form: If p  q and p is true, then q is true.
*Law of Syllogism: If p  q is true and q  r is true,
then p  r is true.
*Vertical Angles Theorem: Vertical angles are
congruent.
*Congruent Supplements Theorem: If two angles are
supplements of the same angle (or of congruent
angles), then the two angles are congruent.
*Congruent Complements Theorem: If two angles are
complements of the same angle (or of congruent
angles), then the two angles are congruent.
*All right angles are congruent.
*If two angles are congruent and supplementary, then
each is a right angle.
Postulates and Theorems
Chapter 3
*Corresponding Angles Postulate: If a transversal
intersects two parallel lines, then corresponding angles
are congruent.
*Alternate Interior Angles Theorem: If a transversal
intersects two parallel lines, then alternate interior
angles are congruent.
*Same-Side Interior Angles Theorem: If a transversal
intersects two parallel lines, then same-side interior
angles are supplementary.
*Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem: If a transversal
intersects two parallel lines, then alternate exterior
angles are congruent.
*Converse of the Corresponding Angles Postulate: If
two lines and a transversal form corresponding angles
that are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
*Converse of the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem: If
two lines and a transversal form alternate interior
angles that are congruent, then the two lines are
parallel.
*Converse of the Same-Side Interior Angles Theorem:
If two lines and a transversal form same-side interior
angles that are supplementary, then the two lines are
parallel.
*Converse of the Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem:
If two lines and a transversal form alternate exterior
angles that are congruent, then the two lines are
parallel.
*If two lines are parallel to the same line, then they are
parallel to each other.
*In a plane, if two lines are perpendicular to the same
line, then they are parallel to each other.
*Perpendicular Transversal Theorem: In a plane, if a
line is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines, then it
is perpendicular to the other.
*Parallel Postulate: Through a point not on a line,
there is one and only one line parallel to the given line.
*Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem: The sum of the
measures of the angles of a triangle is 180.
*Triangle Exterior Angle Theorem: The measure of
each exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the
measures of its two remote interior angles.
*Corollary to the Triangle Exterior Angle Theorem: The
measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is greater
than the measure of each of its remote interior angles.
*Spherical Geometry Parallel Postulate: Through a
point not on a line, there is no line parallel to the given
line.
*Perpendicular Postulate: Through a point not on a
line, there is one and only one line perpendicular to the
given line.
*Slopes of Parallel Lines: If two nonvertical lines are
parallel, then their slopes are equal. If the slopes of two
distinct nonvertical lines are equal, then the lines are
parallel. Any two vertical lines or horizontal lines are
parallel.
*Slopes of Perpendicular Lines: If two nonvertical lines
are perpendicular, then the product of their slopes is -1.
If the slopes of two lines have a product of -1, then the
lines are perpendicular. Any horizontal line and vertical
line are perpendicular.