Geometry Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. an example that disproves a statement or conjecture by demonstrating that the statement is not always true
- 4. formed when a transversal passes through two lines
- 5. each of the pairs of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines.
- 8. any geometric figure (line, angle, shape, etc.) is congruent to itself
- 10. the "if" part of a conditional statement
- 14. lines that never intersect
- 15. a statement or proposition that is believed to be true based on observations or patterns
- 17. a line that intersects two or more other lines
- 19. combines a conditional statement and its converse, using "if and only if"
- 20. a statement that is accepted as true without proof
- 21. two lines that intersect at a 90-degree angle
- 22. formed when two lines are intersected by a transversa
- 23. if two figures are congruent to a third figure, then they are also congruent to each other
Down
- 1. two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees
- 2. negating both the hypothesis and the conclusion, and then switching their order (if not q, then not p).
- 3. a statement that can be proven true using logical reasoning
- 6. the part of a conditional statement that follows the "if" statement
- 7. formed when a transversal line intersects two parallel lines
- 9. shape or object has matching parts
- 11. a measure of its steepness
- 12. formed when a transversal intersects two lines
- 13. neither parallel nor intersecting
- 15. a pair of angles formed on the same side of a transversal when two parallel lines are crossed
- 16. forming the opposite of a given statement
- 18. two adjacent angles that form a straight line (or 180 degrees) when combined