Geometry: Ch 5 Vocab

The side of an isosceles triangle that is not one of the legs is called the (a)   .

• base
• height
• angle
• vertex

The two angles adjacent to the base of an isosceles triangle are called the (a)   .

• base angles
• vertex angles
• right angles
• supplementary angles

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

A statement that can be proved easily using the theorem is called a (a)   .

• corollary
• lemma
• axiom
• postulate

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

A style of proof that involves placing geometric figures in a coordinate plane is called a (a)   .

• coordinate proof
• algebraic proof
• synthetic proof
• indirect proof

Angles that form linear pairs with the interior angles of a polygon are called (a)   .

• exterior angles
• interior angles
• supplementary angles
• complementary angles

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

A pair of sides or angles that have the same relative position in two congruent figures are called (a)   .

• corresponding parts
• adjacent parts
• opposite parts
• alternate parts

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

Angles of a polygon are called (a)   .

• interior angles
• exterior angles
• right angles
• acute angles

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

The side opposite the right angle of a right triangle is called the (a)   .

• hypotenuse
• base
• perpendicular
• adjacent

Which theorem states that the sum of the measures of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees?

• Triangle Sum Theorem

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Base Angles Theorem

• Exterior Angle Theorem

Which theorem states that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Base Angles Theorem

• Triangle Sum Theorem

• Vertical Angles Theorem