Geometry Chapter 2 Vocab

Front

Interchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

Back

Converse

Front

Two angles sharing a common side and vertex, but no interior points.

Back

adjacent angles

Front

A statement accepted as fact without proof

Back

Postulate

Front

A statement linking conditions by 'if and only if' is a good definition.

Back

biconditional

Front

Statement in "if-then" form linking two situations

Back

conditional

Front

Congruent, opposite angles formed by intersecting lines sharing a common vertex

Back

vertical

Front

If a = b, then a - c = b - c.

Back

subtraction property

Front

If a = b, then a(c) = b(c).

Back

multiplication property

Front

For all real numbers a, a = a.

Back

reflexive property

Front

If a = b and b = c, then a = c.

Back

transitive property