Geometry Flashcards
(26 cards)
Complementary Angles
Add up to 90 degrees
Supplementary Angles
Add up to 180 degrees
Vertical Angles
Equal angles formed across from each other by an intersection
Bisector
A line that bisects, or cuts directly down the middle
Perpendicular Bisector
A line segment that bisects another line segment at a 90 degree angle
Triangle
3-sided polygon
Quadrilateral
4-sided polygon
Pentagon
5-sided polygon
Hexagon
6-sided polygon
Heptagon
7-sided polygon
Octagon
8-sided polygon
Nonagon
9-sided polygon
Decagon
10-sided polygon
Regular polygon
A polygon having all equal sides and all equal angles
Congruent polygons
Polygons that are identical
Similar polygons
Polygons with identical angles but are different sizes
Interior Angle Measure
(n - 2)180
Area of Triangle
A = 1/2(b x h)
Pythagorean
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Area of Square
s^2 or 1/2(diagonal)^2
Area of Rhombus
1/2(d1 x d2)
Area of Rectangle
l x w
Area of Parallelogram
bh
Area of Trapezoid
1/2(b1 + b2) x h