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PLANE GEOMETRY

THEOREMS AND POSTULATES

CHAPTER 1

BASIC DEFINITIONS, ANGLE RELATIONSHIPS AND ANGLE PAIRS.

1.- Basic Geometric Definitions: Lines, Angles, Planes, Segment Addition Postulate, Midpoint, Distance Formula.

2.- Complementary, Supplementary, Linear Pair, and Vertical Angles: Definitions and Algebraic Proofs with Geometry.

3.- Angle Pairs: Complementary, and Supplementary Angles as Word Problems.

4.- Angle Pairs with Geolegs (manipulatives hands on approach): Complementary, Supplementary and Vertical Angles.

5.- Angle Pairs in Parallel Lines: Corresponding, Alternate Interior and Alternate Exterior, and Consecutive Interior Angles.

CHAPTER 2

ANGLE RELATIONSHIPS IN PROOFS, INDUCTIVE AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING. SLOPE.

1.- Inductive and Deductive Reasoning: If - Then Statements, Law of Syllogism and Law of Detachment.

2.- Two Column Proofs Involving Segment and Angle Relationships: Two Column Proofs and Flow Proofs with Segment Addition Postulate and Angle Pairs.

3.- Converting Two Column Proofs to Paragraph Proofs: An introduction to Paragraph Proofs using two column proofs.

4.- Slope Introduction: Slope of a Linear Equation. Horizontal, Vertical, Falling to the Right or to the Left. Parallel vs Skew Lines. Parallel and Perpendicular Planes.

CHAPTER 3: TRIANGLES

PROVING TRIANGLES CONGRUENT AND TRIANGLE INEQUALITY.

1.- Proving Triangles Congruent: Algebraic - Geometric Proofs to Prove Triangles Congruent.

2.- Proving Triangles Congruent: SSS, ASA, SAS, AND AAS.

3.- Two Column Proofs Involving Triangle Congruence: Two Column Proofs and Flow Proofs using Angle Relationships and SSS, ASA, SAS, and AAS.

4.- One and Two Triangle Inequality Theorems: Ordering sides and Angles Using Triangle Inequality.

5.- Drilling in Geometric Statemens: Congruent Geometric Statements and How to Write them and Read them Properly.

CHAPTER 4

QUADRILATERALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES IN GEOMETRIC AND ALGEBRAIC PROOFS.

1.- Properties of Quadrilaterals: Squares, Rhombi, Rectangles, Parallelograms and Trapezoids.

2.- Proving Properties of Special Quadrilaterals using Congruent, or Isometric, or Rigid Transformations.

3.- Segments and Angles in Parallelograms: Problems Involving Angles and Segments in Regular Parallelograms and Rectangles.

4.- Segments and Angles in Squares and Rhombi: Problems that Include Angles and Segments in Squares and Rhombi.

5.- Segments and Angles in Regular and Isosceles Trapezoids: Problems Deal with Segments and Angles in Trapezoids.

6.- Two Column Proofs with Quadrilaterals and Triangles: Solving Two Column Proofs and Flow Proofs Using Properties of Parallelograms and Quadrilaterals and Properties of Triangles to Prove Congruence Statements and Segment or Angle Relationships.

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CHAPTER 5

PROPORTIONAL REASONING SIMILARITY AND TRIGONOMETRY.

1.- Similarity Theorems AA, SAS and AAA. Similarity Applied to Two Triangles and Lines Cut by Transversals.

2.- Similarity Theorems Involving Special Segments In Triangles: Atltitudes, Medians, Angle Bisectors and Perpendicular Bisectors Similarity Relationships in Triangles.

3.- Similarity Applied in a Right Triangle: Drawing a height to the Right Angle of A Right Triangle.

4.- Proofs in Two Column Format involving similarity in triangles. Two Column Proofs and Flow Proofs for Similarity.

5.- 30°-60°-90° and 45°-45°-90° Triangles: Dealing with Angles and Sides in Special Right Triangles.

6.- Similarity in Special Right Triangles using Dilations Enrichment Lesson. See dilation lessons at bottom of this webpage before visiting this.

7.- Right Triangle Trigonometry: Right Triangle Ratios of Sine, Cosine and Tangent Applied to Solutions of Problems Involving Segments and Angles.

8.- Laws of Sines and Cosines: Trigonometry Applied to Acute and Obtuse Triangles Using the Laws of Sine and Cosine.

CHAPTER 6

ANGLES, ARCS AND SEGMENTS IN CIRCLES.

1.- Basic Definitios For Circles: Arcs, Chords, Central Angles, Inscribed Angles and Arc Addition Postulate.

2.- Theorems Involving Congruent Chords and Intersecting Chords in Circles. Applied to Individual Circles or Several Circles.

3.- Inscribed and Central Angles: Problems that Focus in Inscribed and Central Angles Usings Triangles and Parallelograms.

4.- Arcs and Angles Formed by Secants, and Tangents in a Circle: Segments that Give Place Secant and Tangents in Circles and the Angles and Arcs that They Form in the Circle Intersecting Inside, On or Outside the Circle.

5.- Segment Relationships Created by Chords, Secants and Tangents. Chords, Secants and Tangents and the Segments that They Create When Intersecting Inside, On or Outside the Circle.

6.- Geometric Two Column Proofs Involving Circles with Chords, Tangents and Secants Part 1.

7.- Geometric Two Column Proofs Involving Circles with Chords, Tangents and Secants Part 2.

CHAPTER 7

AREAS IN POLYGONS (REGULAR AND IRREGULAR)

1.- Angle Measure in Polygons: Interior and Angles in Polygons.

2.- Calculating Areas in Parallelograms and Rectangles.

3.- Calculating Areas in Rhombi, Trapezoids and Triangles.

4.- Areas of Triangles: Special Cases. Involving Pythagorean Theorem, Special Right Triangles and Trigonometry.

5.- Calculating Areas of Regular Polygons: Areas of Equilateral Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, etc.

CHAPTER 8

SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME (PLATONIC SOLIDS)

1.- Finding Surface Area and Volume of CYLINDERS.