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Properties Cheat Sheet

This document defines key geometry terms like congruent segments, angles, and properties of equality that can be used to justify statements. It also lists postulates, theorems, and definitions for midpoint, angle bisector, supplementary and complementary angles, vertical angles, perpendicular lines, segment addition, and angle addition.

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Properties Cheat Sheet

This document defines key geometry terms like congruent segments, angles, and properties of equality that can be used to justify statements. It also lists postulates, theorems, and definitions for midpoint, angle bisector, supplementary and complementary angles, vertical angles, perpendicular lines, segment addition, and angle addition.

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Geometry X – Reasons that can be used to Justify Statements

Name of Postulate, Definition, Verbal Example


Property or Theorem
Definition of Congruent Two segments are congruent ̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅
Segments if and only if they have the
same length.
Definition of Congruent Angles Two angles are congruent if
only if they have the same
measure.
Addition Property of Equality You can add the same thing to
both sides of an equation.
Subtraction Property of You can subtract the same
Equality thing from both sides of an
equation.
Multiplication Property of You can multiply both sides of
Equality an equation by the same
thing.
Division Property of Equality You can divide both sides of
an equation by the same
thing.
Symmetric Property of The objects on either side of
Equality/Congruence the equals sign can be ̅̅̅̅
switched.
Transitive Property of Two things congruent to the ( )
Congruence/Equality same thing are congruent to
each other. BRIDGE
Reflexive Property of A thing is equal to itself.
Congruence/Equality MIRROR
Definition of Midpoint/ If B is the midpoint of AC, then
Midpoint Theorem AB is congruent to BC

Definition of Angle Bisector A ray bisects an angle if and


only if it cuts it into two
congruent angles.
Definition of Supplementary/ Two angles are supplementary
Supplement Theorem if and only if their sum is 180
degrees. Angles that form a
straight line (Linear Pair) are
supplementary.
Definition of Complementary/ Two angles are
Complement Theorem complementary if and only if
their sum is 90 degrees.
Angles that create a right
angle are complementary.
Vertical Angles Theorem Non-adjacent angles that are
formed by intersecting lines
are vertical and are congruent.
Geometry X – Reasons that can be used to Justify Statements

Substitution Property Replacing something in an If and ; then


equation with something else.
Converse Conclusion implies hypothesis.

Inverse Not Hypothesis implies not


conclusion.
Contrapositive Not Conclusion implies not
hypothesis.
Distributive Property A number can be multiplied by ( )
an expression by multiplying
each component of the
expression by the number.
Congruent Supplements Angles supplementary to the are supplementary and
same angle are congruent to are supplementary
each other. are congruent
Congruent Complements Angles complementary to the are complementary and
same angle are congruent to are complementary
each other. are congruent
Definition of Perpendicular Perpendicular lines intersect
Lines to form 4 right angles.

Segment Addition Postulate If point B is between points A


and C, then AB + BC = AC

Angle Addition Postulate If point B is on the interior of

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