4. Prelude to Proofs Flashcards
(15 cards)
Geometry for Dummies
What is the most important topic in standard high school geometry courses?
Geometry for Dummies
How does every proof proceed?
Geometry for Dummies
What are the elements of every standard two-column proof? (There are five elements).
Geometry for Dummies
What kind of logic is used to create a geometry proof?
Geometry for Dummies
What type of logical statement is the work horse of a geometry proof?
Geometry for Dummies
What are the building blocks of geometry proofs? (There are three of them.)
Geometry for Dummies
What is a definition?
Geometry for Dummies
If you write a definition in an if - then form, does the dirction matter?
Geometry for Dummies
What are theorems and postulates and how are they different?
Geometry for Dummies
Are theorems and postulates reversable?
Geometry for Dummies
How would the theorem “All right angles are congruent” read in if-then form?
Geometry for Dummies
What does a two column proof look like using bubble logic?
Geometry for Dummies
In a two column proof, where does the idea of the if clause come from?
Geometry for Dummies
In a two column proof, the idea in the then clause in the reason column must match ______ ?
Geometry for Dummies
What is the logic that proves that Clyde the Clydesdale won’t be giving a commencement address?
