Geometry Flashcards
Angles on opposite sides of an X shape
Vertically opposite
Angles that are equal on Z shape
Alternate angles
Equal angles on F shape
Corresponding angles
Interior angles between two parallel lines add up to
180°
Each exterior angle of a triangle is equal to …
The sum of the interior opposite angles
Triangle inequality theorem:
Two sides of a triangle are together greater than the third
What is a polygon
A closed shape with at least 3 sides
In a parallelogram opposite sides are
Equal and parallel
In a parallelogram opposite angles are
Equal
In a rhombus, diagonals bisect eachither…
At a 90°angle
Chord
Any segment that joins two points on a circle
Arc
Any part of the circumference
Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral add up to
180°
A tangent to a circle is at an X° angle to the radius at the point of contact
90°
Proposition
A mathematical statement or theorem that may be true or false