Geometry Flashcards
Complementary Angles
Add up to 90 degrees
Supplementary Angles
Add up to 180 degrees
Vertical Angles
Equal angles formed across from each other by an intersection
Bisector
A line that bisects, or cuts directly down the middle
Perpendicular Bisector
A line segment that bisects another line segment at a 90 degree angle
Triangle
3-sided polygon
Quadrilateral
4-sided polygon
Pentagon
5-sided polygon
Hexagon
6-sided polygon
Heptagon
7-sided polygon
Octagon
8-sided polygon
Nonagon
9-sided polygon
Decagon
10-sided polygon
Regular polygon
A polygon having all equal sides and all equal angles
Congruent polygons
Polygons that are identical
Similar polygons
Polygons with identical angles but are different sizes
Interior Angle Measure
(n - 2)180
Area of Triangle
A = 1/2(b x h)
Pythagorean
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Area of Square
s^2 or 1/2(diagonal)^2
Area of Rhombus
1/2(d1 x d2)
Area of Rectangle
l x w
Area of Parallelogram
bh
Area of Trapezoid
1/2(b1 + b2) x h
Circumference
2𝞹r or 𝞹d
Area of Circle
𝞹r^2