Geometry Flashcards
What are the 4 types of angles?
Acute angle
Right angle
Obtuse angle
Reflex angle
What does a straight angle =
180 degrees
What does an angle around a point =
360 degrees
What angles can you use with parallel lines? (3)
Corresponding angles
Alternate angles
Interior angles
What’re the types of triangles? (4)
Equilateral
Isosceles
Scalene
Right angle
How does the theorem of Pythagoras work?
Two short sides (a and b) adjacent to the right angle, and the longest side (c) (hypotenuse).
A squared + B squared = C squared
What are the combinations to prove congruent triangles? (4)
SSS
SAS
RHS
AAS
How can you prove triangles are similar?
SSS
Sides in proportion
AAA
All 3 corresponding angles are equal
What are the properties of sides and angles of a parallelogram?
Both pairs opposite sides parallel
Both pairs opposite sides equal
Both pairs opposite angles equal
What are the properties of sides and angles of a rectangle?
Both pairs opposite sides parallel
Both pairs opposite sides equal
All angels equal 90 degrees
What are the properties of sides and angles of a rhombus?
Both pairs opposite sides parallel
All sides equal
Both pairs opposite angles equal
What are the properties of the diagonals of a parallelogram?
Diagonals bisect each other.
What are the properties of the diagonals of a rectangle?
Equal diagonals
Diagonals bisect each other
What are the properties of the diagonals of a rhombus?
Diagonals bisect each other perpendicularly (at 90 degrees)
Diagonals bisect the corner angles.
What are the properties of the diagonals of a square?
Equal diagonals
Diagonals bisect each other perpendicularly
Diagonals bisect the corner angles into 45 degree angles.