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1
Q

The sum of any two lengths of a triangle will always be _____ than 60*the third side.

A

greater than

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2
Q

How to find the third same of triangle (largest and smallest)

A
Largest = Side 1 + Side 2
Smallest = Side 2 - Side 1, where Side 2 is bigger

Smallest

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3
Q

Isosceles triangle

A

Two equal sides and two equal angles

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4
Q

Equilateral triangle

A

Three equal sides and all angles equal 60°

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5
Q

Area of a triangle

A

1/2 base * height

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6
Q

Pythagorean theorem

A

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 for right triangles only

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7
Q

Common combinations for Pythagorean theorem

A
3-4-5
5-12-13
6-8-10
8-15-17
9-12-15
12-16-20
10-24-26
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8
Q

Properties of isosceles right triangle

A

90° - 45° - 45° (hypotenuse - leg - leg)
x*sqrt(2) - x - x
sqrt(2) - 1 - 1

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9
Q

30 - 60 - 90 triangle

A

30° - 60°- 90°
short - long - hypotenuse
1 - sqrt(3) - 2
x - x*sqrt(3) - 2x

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10
Q

What do you get when you put two 30-60-90 triangles together by their long sides?

A

An equilateral triangle

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11
Q

Trapezoid

A

4 sides - one pair parallel

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12
Q

Parallelogram

A

4 side - opposite sides and opposite angles equal

slanted rectangle

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13
Q

Rectangle

A

4 sides - all angles are 90° and opposite sides are equal

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14
Q

Square

A

4 sides - all angles are 90° and all sides are equal.

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15
Q

Rhombus

A

4 sides -opposite sides and opposite sides are equal. All sides are equal.
(slanted square)

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16
Q

How to find the sum of the interior angles of a shape

A

(n-2)*180

triangle  = 180
square/rectangle = 360
pentagon = 540
hexagon = 720
17
Q

Area of a Trapezoid

A

(Base 1 + Base 2)/2 x height

18
Q

Area of any parallelogram

A

base x height

19
Q

For all quadrilaterals, how can you maximize area?

A

make it into a square

20
Q

For all quadrilaterals, how can you minimize perimeter?

A

make it into a square

21
Q

A regular polygon with all sides equal and all angles equal will what?

A

maximize area for a given perimeter and minimize perimeter for a give area.

22
Q

If you are given two sides of a triangle or parallelogram, you can do what?

A

maximize the area by placing those two sides perpendicular to each other.

23
Q

Circumference of a circle

A

C = 2pi*r

24
Q

Area of a circle

A

A = pi*r^2

25
Q

What is a sector?

A

A fractional portion of a circle

26
Q

What is an inscribed angle?

A

An angle that has its vertex on the circle itself

27
Q

An inscribed angle is equal to what?

A

1/2 the central angle ( or arc) it intercepts

28
Q

If one side of an inscribed triangle is a diameter of the circle then it must be what?

A

It must be a right triangle

29
Q

Surface area of a cylinder

A

SA = 2 (pir^2) +2pirh

30
Q

Volume of a cylinder

A

V = pi*r^2h

31
Q

Sum of the interior angles formed by intersecting lines of a circle

A

360*

32
Q

Supplemental angles

A

sum to 180*

33
Q

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to what?

A

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two non-adjacent interior angles of the triangle.

34
Q

Quadrants of a plane

A

(Counterclockwise) I, II, III, IV

35
Q

Equation for a line

A

y = mx +b

36
Q

slope

A

rise/run = change in y/change in x

37
Q

x-intercept

A

where y=0

38
Q

y-intercept

A

where x=0