Vocabulary Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem

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  1. 2. ________angles of a polygon are formed by two adjacent sides.
  2. 4. lines ______________ are two lines in a plane that intersect and form right angles.
  3. 7. The hypotenuse is the side ________ to the right angle.
  4. 11. The pairs of angles on opposite sides of the transversal but inside the two lines are called ______________________.
  5. 12. When two lines are crossed by another line (which is called the Transversal), the angles in matching corners are called ______________________.
  6. 13. A ______________ is a line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points.
  7. 14. _________ are the sides that form the right angle in a right triangle.
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  1. 1. The __________ of the Pythagorean Theorem says that if a triangle has sides of length a, b, and c and if a2+b2=c2 then the angle opposite the side of length c is a right angle.
  2. 3. An _____________ of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles.
  3. 5. A ________ is formed by three line segments that intersect only at their endpoints.
  4. 6. _________________ are just the two angles that are inside the triangle and opposite from the exterior angle.
  5. 8. Two lines that never intersect are called ____________________.
  6. 9. The _________________states the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.
  7. 10. The pairs of angles on opposite sides of the transversal but outside the two lines are called ______________________.