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A ______________ is a logical argument in which each statement is backed up by a statement that is accepted as true. |
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theorem |
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proof |
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postulate |
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definition |
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What three things are accepted as true without verification or proof? |
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conclusions, hypotheses, and postulates |
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definitions, postulates, and undefined terms. |
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theorems, postulates, and undefined terms |
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definitions, theorems, and postulates |
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Determine the number of line segments that can be drawn connecting pairs of points shown. |
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4 |
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8 |
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6 |
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10 |
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A group of 7 people get together for a meeting. Before the meeting starts, they each shake hands with every person at the meeting. If a person only shakes hands with another person once, how many handshakes were there before the meeting began? |
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42 |
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7 |
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15 |
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21 |
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If and lie in plane P. Which of the following postulates can be used to show that lies in plane P? |
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A plane contains at least three points not on the same line. |
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If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line. |
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Through any two points, there is exactly one line. |
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If two points lie in a plane, then the entire line containing those points lies in that plane. |
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