long quiz (3rd quarter)

What undefined term has infinite length but no width or thickness?

• Point

• Line

• Plane

• angle

What do you call the statement accepted as true without proof?

• postulate

• theorem

• defined terms

• undefined term

What do you call the point that divides a segment into two congruent segments?

• midpoint

• bisector

• point

• ray

What is the symbol for congruence?

• =

• ≠

• ≅

•    ≈

  
  

What property of congruence is illustrated in the statement, if AB≅DE, then DE≅ AB?

• Reflexive

• Associative

• Transitive

• Symmetric

What triangle congruence postulate states that “If the two sides and an included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?

• ASA

• SAS

• AAS

• SSS

What triangle congruence postulate states that “If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to the three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”?

• SSS

• ASA

• SAS

• AAS

Given that ∆HIJ ≅ ∆LMN, what angle corresponds to ∠J?

• ∠H

• ∠I

• ∠J

• ∠N

If ∆LUV ≅ ∆YAH, then ∆HAY is congruent to ____.

• ∆AYH

• ∆LVU

•   ∆UVL

• ∆VUL

“If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and an included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent”. Which postulate proves this statement?

• AAS

• ASA

• SSS

• SAS