NAME _____________________________________________ DATE ____________________________ PERIOD _____________
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Test SCORE ___________
acute triangle corollary flow proof principle of superposition
auxiliary line corresponding parts included angle remote interior angles
base angles equiangular triangle included side right triangle
congruent polygons equilateral triangle isosceles triangle scalene triangle
coordinate proof exterior angle obtuse triangle vertex angle
Write whether each sentence is true or false. If false, replace the underlined word or number to make
a true sentence.
false, equiangular
1. A triangle that is equilateral is also called a(n) acute triangle. triangle
1._______________________
2. A(n) auxiliary line is an extra line drawn in a figure to help analyze geometric true
2. _______________________
relationships.
Choose the correct term to complete the sentence.
principle of
3. The (coordinate proof or principle of superposition) states that if a geometric superposition
3. _______________________
figure can be mapped exactly to another geometric figure, they are congruent.
4. An (interior or exterior) angle is formed by one side of a triangle and the exterior
4. _______________________
extension of another side.
5. The SAS Postulate involves two corresponding sides and the (exterior angle included angle
5. _______________________
or included angle) they form.
Choose from the terms above to complete each sentence.
6. A(n) ? organizes a series of statements in logical order, starting flow proof
6. _______________________
with the given statements.
7. In congruent triangles, ? , such as corresponding angles and corresponding parts
7. _______________________
corresponding sides, are congruent.
8. The ASA postulate involves two corresponding angles and their included side
8. _______________________
corresponding ? .
9. A(n) ? uses figures in the coordinate plane and algebra to prove coordinate proof
9. _______________________
geometric concepts.
10. The ? is formed by the congruent legs of an isosceles triangle. vertex angle
10. _______________________
a statement that can
Define each term in your own words.
easily be proved
11. corollary using a theorem
11. _______________________
two polygons in which all corresponding parts
12. congruent polygons are congruent
12. _______________________
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