Congruent Triangles (Vocabulary)

Front

What are congruent triangles?

Back

Triangles that have the same size and shape, meaning their corresponding sides and angles are equal.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

Define Alternate Interior Angles.

Back

Angles that are on opposite sides of a transversal and inside the two lines it intersects. If the lines are parallel, these angles are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

What is the Reflexive Property?

Back

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Front

What are Vertical Angles?

Back

Angles that are opposite each other when two lines intersect. They are always congruent.

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

What does it mean for two lines to be Parallel?

Back

Two lines that run in the same direction and never intersect, having the same slope.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is the significance of Given information in geometry?

Back

Information that is provided in a problem, often marked in a diagram, which can be used to prove congruence or relationships.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What is the Angle Bisector Theorem?

Back

If a point is on the bisector of an angle, it is equidistant from the sides of the angle.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

Define Corresponding Angles.

Back

Angles that are in the same position on two parallel lines in relation to a transversal. If the lines are parallel, these angles are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

What is the relationship between Supplementary Angles?

Back

Two angles that add up to 180 degrees.

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

What does it mean for two angles to be Congruent?

Back

Two angles that have the same measure.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2