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Geometry rules and formulas
info on angles, etc.
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Mathematics
Graduate
07/10/2009

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Term
Acute angle
Definition
greater than zero but less than 90 degrees
Term
Angles equal to 90 degrees
Definition
right angles
Term
Angles that sum up to 90 degrees
Definition
complementary angles
Term
Angle that measures exactly 180 degrees
Definition
straight angle
Term
Angles that sum up to 180 degrees
Definition
supplementary angles
Term
Angle that is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
Definition
obtuse angle
Term
angle that is greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees
Definition
reflex angle
Term
Angles around one point equal
Definition
360 degrees
Term
Angles that are opposite each other and have equal measure
Definition
vertical angles
Term
Angles in the same position, formed by two parallel lines and a transversal line and have equal measures are
Definition
corresponding angles
Term
The exterior angles of any figure are supplementary to the interior angles and total
Definition
360 degrees
Term
a triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles is called
Definition
equilateral and equiangular
Term
A triangle with two equal sides and two equal angles is called
Definition
isosceles
Term
A triangle with no equal sides and no equal angles is called
Definition
scalene
Term
In any type of triangle, the sum of the interior angles is
Definition
180 degrees
Term
Any four sided figure is called
Definition
quadrilateral
Term
a quadrilateral 4 equal sides and four right angles is called a
Definition
square
Term
a quadtrilateral with four equal sides and four angles that are not necessarily right angles is called
Definition
rhombus
Term
a quadrilateral with two opposite and equal pairs of sides and all angles are right angles is called
Definition

rectangle

(mean right angle)

Term
quadrilateral with two opposite and equal pairs of sides and opposite angles are equal but not necessarily right angles is called
Definition
parallelogram
Term
quadrilateral with two parallel sides and two nonparallel sides is called
Definition
trapezoid
Term
a closed figure consisting of straight lines, such as squares, rectangles, decagons, etc. are called
Definition
polygons
Term
the permieter of a circle is called
Definition
circumference
Term
a portion of the circumference of a circle is called
Definition
arc
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a base to the zero power always equals
Definition
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