Geometry Flashcards
Complementary Angles
Two angles are complementary angles to each other if their measures equals 90 degrees.
Acute angles measures less than 90 degrees.
Obtuse angles measures between 90 and 180 degrees.
The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is always 180 degrees.
The sum of the exterior angles or any polygon is always 360 degrees.
Equilateral Triangle
Equal sides and equal angles
All angles equal 60 degrees
Exterior angle theorem:
An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the remote interior angles.
The 3 exterior angles of any triangle add up to 360 degrees.
Triangle Inequality Theorem
The largest possible third side of a triangle must be smaller than the sum of the other two sides.
Area of a triangle = 1/2 (Base) (Height)
Pythagorean theorem
For only all right triangles, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs.
(Leg1)^2 + (Leg2)^2 = (Hypotenuse)^2
or
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
There are 50 Pythagorean Triples, which are right triangles with the following ratios:
16 are primitive triplets with hypotenuse less than 100: (3, 4,5), (5, 12, 13), (8, 15, 17), (7, 24, 25), (20, 21, 29), (12, 35, 37), (9, 40, 41), (28, 45, 53), (11, 60, 61), (33, 56, 65), (16, 63, 65), (48, 55, 73), (36, 77, 85), (13, 84, 85), (39, 80, 89), and (65, 72, 97)
Special Right Triangles
Isosceles right triangles (45, 45, 90 with a ratio of x : x : x square root of 2 ) and (30, 60, 90 with a ratio of x : x square root of 3 : 2x
These special triangles doesn’t require the pythagorean equation to solve.
Quadrilaterals
A quadrilateral is a four sided polygon, regardless of a quadrilateral shape, the four interior angles sum up to 360 degrees.
A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides are equal in length; opposite angles are equal in measure; angles that are not opposite are supplementary to each other.
A rectangle is a parallelogram with four right angles. Opposite sides are equal; diagonals are equal.
A rhombus is a parallelogram with four equal size. Opposite angles are equal to each other, but they do not have to be right angles.
A square is a rectangle with equal sides, and equal angles.
Perimeter of a Rectangle
perimeter = 2(Length + Width)
Circumference of a Circle
Pi (π) is the constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It’s value is approximately 3.14
Circumference formula stated in terms of the radius:
C = 2(π)(r) or in terms of the diameter
C = π(d)
Arc Length
Arcs are associated with central angles, they can be measured in degrees. The degree measure of an arc is equal to that of the central angle that cuts it off.
Arc length = n/360 (2πr) or n/360 (πd) ; where n is the degree of the arc
Area of a Circle
Area of a circle = πr^2