Geometry Unit 5 Flashcards
vertice
points where sides meet
scalene
no congr. sides
Isosceles
2 congr. sides
equilateral
3 congr. sides
acute
3 acute angles
obtuse
1 obtuse angle
right
1 right angle
equilangular
3 congruent angles
triangle inequality theorem
a triangle exists if the sum of the 2 shorter sides is larger than the longest side (s +s > l) if true, then it is a triangle.
the smallest angle is always opposite the _______ side, and vice versa
shortest
the largest angle is always opposite the _______ side, and vice versa
longest
triangle angle sum theorem
the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is equal to 180*.
exterior angle theorem
angle 1+angle 2 = exterior angle
if 2 triangles are congruent…
then all corresponding sides and angles are congruent
when writing congruency with triangles…
each letter must correspond with the right letter in the triangle