Geometry Formulas and Facts - A

First quarter of formulas and facts for high school geometry.

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

Cards In This Set

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2 angles that add up to 90 degrees
Complementary angles
2 angles that add up to 180 degrees
Supplementary angles
2 angles formed by intersecting lines that are congruent
Vertical angles
Pythagorean Theorem

on right triangles a2 + b2 = c2
Distance formula
D =
2 angles on the same side of a transversal that crosses parallel lines and are congruent
Cooresponding angles
2 angles inside parallel lines and on alternating sides on a transversal; they are congruent
Alternate interior angles
2 angles outside parallel lines and on alternating sides on a transversal; they are congruent
Alternate exterior angles
Midpoint formula

((x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2)
Area of a triangle
A = 1/2 bh
Formula for a line
Y = mx + b
Slope
Rise/run = (y2 - y1)/(x2-x1)
What is the sum of the measures of all the angles of any triangle?
180 degrees
Area of a parallelogram
A = bh
Area of a trapezoid
A = 1/2(b1 + b2)h