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C-1
Linear Pair  If 2 angles form a linear pair, then their angles sum to 180.
Conjecture  The converse is not true; two supplementary angles need not be
linear pairs.

C-2  If two angles are vertical angles, then they are congruent.
Vertical Angles  The converse is not true; two congruent angles need not be vertical
Conjecture angles.

C-3  If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then corresponding angles,

Parallel Line anterior interior angles, and alternate exterior angles are congruent.
Conjecture  See C-4 for converse information.

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C-3A  If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal then the corresponding

Corresponding angles are congruent.
Angles Conjectures  See C-4 for converse information.

C-3B  If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then alternate interior

Alternate Interior angles are congruent.
Angles Conjecture  See C-4 for converse information.

C-3C  If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then alternate exterior

Alternate Exterior angles are congruent.
Angles Conjecture  See C-4 for converse information.

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C-4
 If 2 lines are cut by a transversal so that corresponding, alternate
Converse of Parallel
interior angles, and angles exterior angles pairs are congruent then
Lines Conjecture
the lines are parallel.

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C-5
Perpendicular  If a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is
Bisector Conjecture equidistant from the endpoints.
 See C-6 for converse information.

C-6
Converse of the  If a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is
Perpendicular on the perpendicular bisector of a segment.
Bisector Conjecture

C-7
Shortest Distance  The shortest distance from a point to a line is measured along the
Conjecture perpendicular from the point to the line.

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C-8  If a point is on the bisector of an angle, then it is equidistant from

Angle Bisector the sides of the angle.
Conjecture

C-9 The three angle bisectors of a triangle are concurrent. They form
Angle Bisector the incenter of a triangle.
Concurrency  A converse is not applicable.
Conjecture

C-10  The three perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are concurrent. They

Perpendicular form the circumcenter of triangle.
Bisectors  A converse is not applicable.
Concurrency
Conjecture

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C-11
Altitude Concurrency  The three altitudes (or the lines containing the altitudes) of a
Conjecture triangle are concurrent. They form the orthocenter.
 A converse is not applicable

C-13
Circumcenter  The circumcenter of a triangle is equidistant from the vertices.
Conjecture  The converse is true = a point in a triangle equidistant from its
vertices is its circumcenter.

C-13  The three medians of a triangle are concurrent. They form the
Incenter Conjecture centroid of a triangle.
 A converse is not applicable.

C-14
Median Concurrency
Conjecture  The three medians of a triangle are concurrent. They form the
centroid of a triangle.
 A converse is not applicable.

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C-15  The centroid of a triangle divides each median into two parts so
Centroid Conjecture that the distance from the centroid to the vertex is twice the
distance from the centroid to the midpoint of the opposite side.
 The converse is partially true = the distance from the centroid of a
triangle to the midpoint of a side is half the distance from the
centroid to the vertex opposite the side.

C-16
Center of Gravity
Conjecture
 The centroid of a triangle is the center of gravity of the triangular
region.
 The converse is true = the center of gravity of a triangle is its
centroid.

C-17
Triangle Sum
Conjecture
 The sum of the measures of the angles in every triangle is 180 °.
 The converse is true = 180 ° is the sum of the angle measures in
every triangle.

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C-18
Third Angle
Conjecture  If two angles of one triangle are equal in measure to two angles of
another triangle, then the third angle in each triangle is congruent
to the third angle in the second triangle.
 The converse is true; simply take the above statement in the
perspective of the “second” triangle.
 .

 If a triangle is isosceles, then its base angle are congruent.

C-19  See C-20 for converse information.
Isosceles Triangle
Conjecture

 If a triangle has two congruent angles, then it is isosceles.

C-20
Converse of the
Isosceles Triangle
Conjecture

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 The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater

C-21 than the length of the third side.
Triangle Inequality  The converse is true = the length of one side of triangle is greater
Conjecture than the sum of the two other sides.

C-22
Side-Angle Inequality  In a triangle,the largest side is opposite the largest angle and the
Conjecture smallest side is opposite the smallest angle.
 The converse is true = the largest angle is opposite the largest
side and the smallest angle is opposite the smallest side.

C-23
Triangle Exterior  The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum
Angle Conjecture of its remote angles.
 The converse is true = the sum of the remote angles to an exterior
angle in a triangle are equal to one anoter.

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C-24
SSS (Side-Side-Side)  If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to the three sides of
Congruence another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
 The converse is not true; two congruent triangles need not be
Conjecture
congruent by the same method or reason; this applies to
Conjectures C-24 – C-27.

C-25
SAS (Side-Angle-
Side) Congruence  If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to
Conjecture two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the
triangles are congruent.

C-26
ASA (Angle-Side-  If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to
Angle) Congruence two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the
Conjecture triangles are congruent.

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C-27
SAA (Side-Angle-  If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent
Angle) Congruence to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle, then the
Conjecture triangles are congruent.

C-28  In an isosceles triangle, the bisector of the vertex angle is also a

Vertex Angle Bisector perpendicualr bisector and a median.
Conjecture  The converse is somewhat true, the median and perpendicular
bisectors of the base of an isosceles triangle are both the bisector
of the isosceles triangle's vertex angle.

C-29
Equilateral/  Every equilateral triangle is equiangular and conversely, every
Equiangular Triangle equiangular triangle is equilateral.
Conjecture

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C-30
Quadrilateral Sum  The sum of the measures of the four angles of any quadrilateral is
Conjecture 360 degrees.

C-31  The sum of the measures of the five angles of any pentagon is 540
Pentagon Sum degrees.
Conjecture

C-32
Polygon Sum  The sum of the measures of the n interior angles of an n-gon is
Conjecture 180(n-2).

The centroid of a triangle divides each median into two parts so that the
distance from the centroid to the vertex is twice the distance from the centroid
to the midpoint of the opposite side.
The converse is partially true = the distance from the centroid of a triangle to
the midpoint of a side is half the distance from the centroid to the vertex
opposite the side.

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C-33  For any polygon, the sum of the measures of a set of exterior angles
Exterior Angles Sum is 360 degrees.
Conjecture

C-34
Equiangular Polygon  You can find the measure of each interior angle of an equiangular n-
Conjecture gon by using either of these formulas: 180(n-2)/n and 180 – 360/n.

C-35
Kite Angles
Conjecture  The non vertex angles of a kite are congruent.

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C-36  The diagonals of a kite are perpendicular.

Kite Diagonals
Conjecture

C-39
Trapezoid
Consecutive Angles
Conjecture

C-37
Kite Diagonal  The diagonal connecting the vertex angles of a kite is the
Bisector Conjecture perpendicular bisector of the other diagonal.

C-40
Isosceles Trapezoid
Conjecture

C-38
Kite Angle Bisector  The vertex angles of a kite are bisected by a diagonal.
Conjecture  The diagonal here is also the single line of symmetry of the kite.

C-41
Isosceles Trapezoid
Diagonals Conjecture

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 The consecutive angles between the bases of a trapezoid are supplementary.

C-42
Three Midsegments
Cojnecture

 The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

C-43
Triangle Midsegment
Conjecture

 The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.

C-44
Trapezoid
Midesgment
Conjecture

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 The three midsegments of a triangle divide it into 4 congruent triangles.

C-45
Parallelogram
Opposite Angles
Conjecture

 A midsegment of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half the

length of the third side.
 The converse is true – a line with half the length of the third side
of a triangle that is parallel to the third side is its midsegment.

C-46
Parallelogram
Consecutive Angles
Conjecture
 The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to the bases and is equal
in length to the average of the bases.
 The converse is true – the average of the length of the bases of a
trapezoid that is parallel to the bases is its midsegment.

C-47
Parallelogram
Opposite Sides
Conjecture

 The opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent.

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C-48
Parallelogram
Diagonals Conjecture

 The consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary.

C-49
Double-Edged
Straightedge
Conjecture
 The opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.

C-50
Rhombus Diagonals
Conjecture


 The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

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C-51
Rhombus Angles
Conjecture
 If two parallel lines are intersected by a second pair of parallel
lines that are the same distance apart as the first pair, then the
parallelogram formed is a rhombus.

C-52
Rectangle Diagonals
Conjecture
 The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular and they bisect
each other.

C-53
Square Diagonals
Conjecture

 The diagonals of rhombus bisects the angles of the rhombus.

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 The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent and they bisect each other.

 The diagonals of a square are congruent, they bisect each other, and they are perpendicular.

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C-55  If two chords in a circle are congruent, then their intercepted arcs are
Chord Arcs congruent.
Conjecture  The converse of the statement is not true. Intercepted arcs do not
necessarily result in the congruence of two chords in a circle.

C-56 The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord is the


Perpendicular to a perpendicular bisector of the chord.
Chord Conjecture  The converse is true if the bisector in question emanates from the circle.

C-57 Two congruent chords in a circle are equidistant from the center of the
Chord Distance to circle.
Center Conjecture  The converse is true. Two congruent lines in a circle (which eliminate the
diameter) will always be equidistant from the circle.

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C-58
Perpendicular  The perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the center of the
Bisector of a Chord circle.
Conjecture

C-59  A tangent to a circle is perpedicular to the radius drawn to the point of

Tangent Conjecture tangency.

C-60
Tangent Segments  Tangent segments to a circle from a point outside the circle are conguent
Conjecture and equidistant.

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C-61
Inscribed Angle  The measure of an angle inscribed in a circle is half the measure of its
Conjecture intercepted arc.
 The converse is true; half the measure of an intercepted arc equals the
measure of the inscribed angle.

C-62
Inscribed Angles  Inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are congruent.
Intercepting Arcs
Conjecture

C-63
Angles Inscribed in a  Angles inscribed in a semicircle are right angles.
Semicircle Conjecture

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C-64
Cyclic Quadrilateral
Conjecture  The opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are congruent.

C-65
Parallel Lines
Intercepted Arcs
Conjecture  Parallel lines intercept congruent arcs on a circle.

C-66
Circumference
Conjecture  If C is the circumference and d is the diameter of a circle, then there is
a number pi such that C = 2pir. If d = 2r where r is the radius, then C
= pid.

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C-67
Arc Length  The length of an arc equals the fraction of the circumference it occupies.
Conjecture

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C-54
Chord Central Angles  If two chords in a circle are congruent, then they determine two central
Conjecture angles that are congruent.

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