Geometry Flashcards
Angles less than 90
Acute Angles
Angles between 90 - 180
Obtuse Angles
Sum of all interior angles of pentagon =
540
Sum of all interior angles of hexagon =
720
Formula for sum of all interior angles of a shape
= ( n - 2 ) x 180
Corner of a polygon is called
Vertex
Area of Trapezoid
(Base1 + Base 2) x Height / 2
or
Average of two bases x Height
The side of the triangle opposite to the largest angle.
Hypotenuse
Pythagorean Theorem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Common right triangles’ sides:
3-4-5
5-12-13
8-15-17
Ratio of lenghts of sides of a 45-45-90 triangle
x : x : x√2
Ratio of lengths of sides of a 30-60-90 triangle
x, 2x, x√3
An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to
the sum of two non-adjacent (opposite) interior angles of the triangle.
Area of Triangle
Base x Height / 2
Any line segment that connects two points on a circle
Chord
Formula for circumference
C = π x d
Area of a circle
A = π r^2
Angle whose vertex lies at the center point of a circle.
Central Angle
Angle that has its vertex on the circle itself.
Inscribed Angle
An inscribed angle is equal to
Half of the arc it intercepts
Volume of cylinder
V = π r^2 h
Quadrant Numbers
I (+,+)
II (-,+)
III (-,-)
IV (+,-)
Formula for slope
rise/run
Ysub2 - Ysub1
/
Xsub2 - Xsub1
Kinds of slope
Positive: rises from left to right
Negative: falls from left to right
Zero slope: horizontal
Undefined slope: vertical