Lesson

17
Warm Up 17 e. “If the sum of their
measures is not 90°,
1. hypothesis then two angles are not
2. If I am not dehydrated, complementary.”
I drink enough water. f. “If two angles are
3. C not complementary,
then the sum of their
measures is not 90°;”
Lesson Practice 17 Inverse of original
statement
a. “A polygon is regular;”
“A polygon is convex;”
“If a polygon is convex,
then it is regular.”

b. No

c. “Durrell buys juice;”

“Durrell buys pretzels;”
“Durrell does not buy
juice;” “Durrell does not
buy pretzels.”

d. For two lines that are

cut by a transversal,
if the lines are not
parallel, then same-
side interior angles are
not congruent; neither
the statement nor the
inverse are true.

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Practice 17 9. ∠2  ∠3 because they
are vertical angles,
1. a. 73 in.2 m∠2 = m∠3 = 48°; so
b. 30 in.2 m∠1 + m∠ 2 = 180°,
therefore ∠1 and ∠2
2. Sample: for x = 1, are supplementary; ∠1
C 1 = 800 and C 2 = 670 and ∠2 are same-side
interior angles; by the
3. 13 in.
Converse of the Same-
4. a. 3, 2.5, (3, 2.5) Side Interior Angles
Theorem, lines x and y
2(
7 + (-1) _
b. _ , 1+4
2 ) are parallel.
= (3, 2.5) 10. C
5. “If Noah does not have 11. false; “If x > 2, then
pasta for lunch, then it x2 > 4;” true
is not Tuesday.”
a + (-a)
12. Because _ 2
=
6. always true; By the _
0
= 0, or because 0 is
defination of skew lines 2
⎪a⎥units from both a
7. If a student is a PE and -a.
student, then they
wear blue shorts to 13. 1.5; speed (in miles per
class; hypothesis: A minute)
student is a PE student;
14. Symmetric Property of
conclusion: They wear
Equality
blue shorts to class.

8. D

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15. Answers will vary as to 18. “If a bird is a swan,
the size and shape of then it is not black;” no,
each triangle, but in all because there might
cases the conjecture be other swans that
should be found true. are black; no, because
there might be swans
16. The angles marked you have not seen that
congruent are are black; Yes, because
corresponding angles. if you have seen many
By the Converse of the white swans and no
Corresponding Angles black swans, it is
Postulate, lines r and q probable, although not
are parallel. certain, that most or all
17. swans are not black.
2 2 2
Side
Isosceles 19. 5 = 4 + 3 , so the
or Equilateral? triangle is right, but has
Lengths
Scalene?
no congruent sides.
3, 4, 5 scalene no
7, 13, 7 isosceles no 20. D
39, 39, 21. hypothesis: a drink has
isosceles yes
39
bubbles; conclusion:
the drink is a soda
y
22.
Votes for Smith

300,000

200,000

100,000
x
0
100,000

200,000

300,000

Total Votes Cast

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23. any three non-parallel
lines that meet at a
single point

24. “If the sum of the angle

measures of a polygon
is 180°, then it is a
triangle.”

25. sample: x = 0, y = 2

26. EF = 3.16; GH = 3.61;

EF ≠ GH

27. The perimeter is

divisible by 7; There
are 7 sides and they all
have the same measure.
2
28. 68.74 cm

29. 27.31 m

30. 135° 45°

They are supplementary.

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