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prove isosceles base angles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

what is almost always the first reason in a proof?

a)

given

b)

reflexive

c)

definition of bisector

d)

CPCTC

2.

Which of these is the given for this theorem?

a)

ΔABC\Delta ABC is isosceles with base AB\overline{AB}

b)

A B\angle A\ \cong\ \angle B

c)

draw a midpoint on AB\overline{AB} to get two \cong s\angle s

3.

If  AB\overline{AB}  is the base of the isosceles triangle  ΔABC\Delta ABC , which two sides are congruent?

a)

 AB  AC\overline{AB}\ \cong\ \overline{AC}  

b)

 AB  BC\overline{AB}\ \cong\ \overline{BC}  

c)

 AC  BC\overline{AC}\ \cong\ \overline{BC}  

4.

What is the reason to justify the statement  AC  BC\overline{AC}\ \cong\ \overline{BC} ?

a)

definition of isosceles

b)

all right angles  \cong  

c)

radii of a circle  \cong  

d)

definition of midpoint

5.

We need to add an auxiliary line to divide  ΔABC\Delta ABC  into two congruent triangles.  Which statement will do that?

a)

Let D be the midpoint of  AB\overline{AB}  

b)

Let D be the midpoint of  BC\overline{BC}  

c)

Let D be the midpoint of  AC\overline{AC}  

6.

How do we know we can draw a midpoint D on AB\overline{AB}  ?   What reason will we write?


a)

every segment has a midpoint

b)

Given

7.

What are the two congruent segments formed by the midpoint D?

a)


AD BD\overline{AD}\ \cong\ \overline{BD}

b)

AC BC\overline{AC}\ \cong\ \overline{BC}

c)

CD CD\overline{CD}\ \cong\ \overline{CD}

d)

AB CD\overline{AB}\ \cong\ \overline{CD}

8.

What is the reason to justify the statement  AD  BD\overline{AD}\ \cong\ \overline{BD} ?

a)

definition of isosceles

b)

all right angles  \cong  

c)

radii of a circle  \cong  

d)

definition of midpoint

9.

Which reason says that every shape is congruent to itself?

a)

transitive property

b)

reflexive property

c)

symmetric property

d)

equilateral property

10.

Which of these reflexive property statements is worth including because the shape is in both triangles?

a)

DA DA\overline{DA}\ \cong\ \overline{DA}

b)

BC BC\overline{BC}\ \cong\ \overline{BC}

c)

AB AB\overline{AB}\ \cong\ \overline{AB}

d)

CD CD\overline{CD}\ \cong\ \overline{CD}

11.

Which of the following is a correct triangle congruence statement?

a)

 ΔDBC  ΔDAC\Delta DBC\ \cong\ \Delta DAC  

b)

 ΔBCA ΔADC\Delta BCA\ \cong\Delta ADC  

c)

 ΔACD  ΔDBC\Delta ACD\ \cong\ \Delta DBC  

d)

 ΔCBD  ΔACD\Delta CBD\ \cong\ \Delta ACD  

12.

Why is  ΔACD  ΔBDC\Delta ACD\ \cong\ \Delta BDC  ?

a)

SSS

b)

SAS

c)

ASA

d)

AAS

13.

Which of the following must be true because  \Delta DBA\ \cong\ \Delta DCA  ?

a)

 CAD  CBD\angle CAD\ \cong\ \angle CBD 

b)

 ACD  BCD\angle ACD\ \cong\ \angle BCD  

c)

 CDA CDB\angle CDA\cong\ \angle CDB 

d)

 ACB  DAC\angle ACB\ \cong\ \angle DAC  

14.

What is CPCTC an abbreviation for?

a)

Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent

b)

Congruent Parts of Corresponding Triangles are Congruent

c)

Concurrent Perpendiculars of Corresponding Triangles are Congruent

d)

Complementary Parts of Congruent Triangles are Corresponding

15.

The last statement of every proof is what you're trying to prove. What is that in this case?

a)

 CAB  CBA\angle CAB\ \cong\ \angle CBA  

b)

D is the midpoint of  AB\overline{AB}  

c)

 ΔADC  ΔBDC\Delta ADC\ \cong\ \Delta BDC  

d)

 AC  BC\overline{AC}\ \cong\ \overline{BC}