Question
Classify each of the following statements as a definition, postulate, conjecture, or theorem. A. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two nonadjacent interior angles. B. The product of an even number of negative factors is positive. C. A point is equidistant from two figures when it is the same distance from each figure. If there is a line and a point not on the line, then there is exactly one line through the point perpendicular to the given line.
Explanation / Answer
A. Is a Theorem as it's a proved result of geometry.
B. Is a Conjecture as it's found to be true for any examples
C. This statement is a definition.defines equidistant point.
D. This statement is a postulate of geometry