2 Cumulative Test Prep

Vocabulary Builder

As you solve test items, you must understand the meanings of mathematical terms. Choose the correct term to complete each sentence.

1. Reasoning that is based on patterns you observe is called (inductive, deductive) reasoning.
2. The (Law of Syllogism, Law of Detachment) allows you to state a conclusion from two true conditional statements when the conclusion of one statement is the hypothesis of the other statement.
3. A conditional, or if-then, statement has two parts. The part following if is the (conclusion, hypothesis).
4. The (Reflexive Property, Symmetric Property) says that if a = b , eh equals , b comma  then b = a . b equals , eh .
5. The (inverse, converse) of a conditional negates both the hypothesis and the conclusion.

Multiple Choice

Read each question. Then write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

1. Which pair of angles must be congruent?
   1. supplementary angles
   2. complementary angles
   3. adjacent angles
   4. vertical angles
2. Which of the following best defines a postulate?
   6. a statement accepted without proof
   7. a conclusion reached using inductive reasoning
   8. an example that proves a conjecture false
   9. a statement that you prove true

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