Geometry Regents Plagiarized (not really lol)

perpendicular lines

form right angles

diameters/radii and tangents

form right angles

corresponding sides of similar triangles are

in proportion

legs in an isosceles shape are

equal

if 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal the alternate angles are

congruent

ø is

the measure of the central angle

an angle inscribed in a semi circle

is a right angle

base angles of any isosceles shape

are congruent

SOH

Sine
Opposite (line segment opposite of the angle)
Hypotenuse (line segment opposite right angle)

CAH

Cosine
Adjacent (line segment between right angle and angle)
Hypotenuse (line segment opposite right angle)

TOA

Tan
Opposite (line segment opposite of the angle)
Adjacent (line segment between right angle and angle)

Cosine and what other trigonometric ratio is complementary?

Sine

What are complementary angles?

angles that add up to 90 degrees

What are supplementary angles?

angles that add up to 180

inscribed angles are always half

of their arc

central angles are always \=

to the arc they intercept

altitude

the length of the perpendicular line from a vertex to the opposite side of a figure. CONCURRENT AT THE ORTHOCENTER

bisect

divide (a line, angle, shape, etc.) into two equal parts.

Reflection y\=x

(y,x)

Rotation -90º (x,y)

(y,-x)

Rotation 180 or -180 (x,y)

(-x,-y)

Reflection rx (x,y)

(x,-y) Reflect across the "X"-axis

Reflection ry (x,y)

(-x,y) reflect across the y-axis

Translation Tab (x,y)

(x+a,y+b) Move it "A" units horizontally and "B" units vertically

Reflection y\=-x

(-y,-x)

Rotation 90º (x,y)

(-y,x)

point

a location in space with no length, width, or thickness

line

an infinately long set of points that has no width or thickness

ray

a portion of a line with one end point and including all points on one side of the end point

segment

a portion of a line bounded by two end points

plane

a flat set of points with no thickness that extends infinatelely in all directions

angle

a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint

angle measure

the opening of an angle, measured in degrees or radians

linear pair

two adjacent angles that form a straight line (180º line)

vertical angles

the congruent opposite angles formed by intersecting lines

angle bisectors

divide angles into two congruent angles. CONCURRANT AT THE INCENTER

alternate interior angles

are congruent

same side interior angles

are supplementary

corresponding angles

are congruent

perpendicular bisector

a line, segment, or ray that is perpendicular to and bisects a segment. CONCURRENT AT THE CIRCUMCENTER

interior angle (of a polygon)

the angle inside the polygon formed by two adjacent sides

exterior angle (of a polygon)

the angle formed by a side and the extension of an adjacent side in a polygon

two examples of transformations that are neither rigid motions nor similarity transformations:e

horizontal stretch and vertical stretch

Horizontal stretch

elongates the figure only in the horizontal direction. On the coordinate plane, the x-coordinate of every point will be multiplied by a scale factor

Vertical stretch

elongates the figure only in the vertical direction. On the coordinate plane, the y-coordinate of every point will be multiplied by a scale factor

median

a segment from the vertex to the midpoint of th opposite side. CONCURRNT AT THE CENTROID

scalene triangles

no sides are congruent

isosceles

two legs and base angles are congruent

equilateral

three sides are congruent

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Altitudes/orthocenter. Medians/centroid. Angle bisectors/incenter. Perpindicular bisectors/circumcenter

Angle sum theorem

the sum of the measures of the interior angles \= 180º

exterior angle theorem

the measure of any exterior angle of a triangle \= the sum of the measures of the nonadjacent interior angles

isosceles triangle theorem and its converse

if two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite them are congruent. if two angles in a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite them are congruent

equilateral triangle theorem

all interior angles of an equilateral triangle measure 60º

Pythagorean theorem

In a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of the hypotenuse

congruence

if two figures can be mapped onto another by a sequence of rigid motions.

reflexive property of equality

Any quality is equal to itself . For figures, any figure is congruent to itself

slope formula

Y2-Y1/X2-X1 (RISE/RUN)

Distance formula

√(X2-X1)squared+(Y2-Y1)squared

How to divide a segment proportionally

By using the two proportion ratios. X-X1/X2-X.
Y-Y1/Y2-Y. and setting each of the proportions \= to whatever the ratio that divides the line segment

how to find the area of a polygon on a graph

sketch a rectangle around the shape. find the areas of the triangles between the polygon and the rectangle. find all the areas of the triangles, add them up, and subtract them from the area of the rectangle.

collinear

three points are collinear if the slopes between any two pairs are equal

slope of a line\= slope of perpendicular line

2/3\=-3/2

segment parallel to a side theorem

-If a segment intersects two sides of a triangle such that a triangle similar to the OG triangle is formed, the segment is parallel to the third side

Side splitter theorem

A segment parallel to a side in a triangle divides the two sides it intersects proportionally

centroid theorem

the centroid of a triangle divides each median in a 1:2 ratio, with the longer segmant having a vertex as one of its endpoints

midsegment theorem

a segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle (a midsegmant) is parallel to the opposite side, and it's length is equal to 1/2 the length of the opposite side

altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle theorem

the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle forms two triangles that are similar to the O.G. triangle

parallelogram properties

Opposite sides are parallel and \=. Opposite angles are congruent. adjacent angles are supplementary. The diagonals bisect each other.diagonals divide the parallelogram into two \= triangle

trapezoid properties

one pair of parallel sides. Each lower base angle is supplementary to the upper base angle on the same side.

isosceles trapezoid properties

legs congruent, lower and upper base angles congruent, Any lower base angle is supplementary to any upper base angle, diagonals congruent

rectangle properties

parallelogram properties (opposite sides congruent). All right angles, diagonals are congruent

rhombus properties

parallel sides, opposite angles are congruent, consecutive angles are supplementary. all sides \=. diagonals bisect angles.diagonals are perpindicular bisectors of each other DIAGNOLS FORM FOUR CONGRUENT ISOSCELES RIGHT TRIANGLES

square properties

(for proofs) any one of the parallelogram + square + rhombus properties

two lines are parallel

if the alternate interior angles formed are congruent

radius

a segment with one endpoint at the center of the circle and one endpoint on the circle

chord

a segment with both endpoints on the circle

diameter

a chord that passes through the center of the circle

secant

a line that intersects a circle at exactly two points

tangent

a line that intersects a circle at exactly at one point

point of tangency

the point at which a tangent intersects a circle

radii properties

all radii of a given circle are congruent, two circles are congruent if and only if their radii are congruent

central angle theorem

the angle measure of an arc equals the measure of the central angle that interceps the arc

inscribed angle theorem

the angle measure of an arc equals twice the measure of the inscribedangle that interceps the arc

congruence chord theorem

congruent chords intercept congruent arcs on a circle. congruent arcs on a circle are intercepted by congruent chords

parallel chord theorem

the two arcs formed between a pair of parallel chords are congruent. if the two arcs formed between a pair of chords are congruent then the chords are parallel.

chord-perpindicular bisector theorem

the perpendicular bisector of any chord passes through the center of the circle. a diameter or radius that is perpindicular to a chord bisects the chord. A diameter or radius that bisects a chord is perpindicular to the chord

tangent radius theorem

a diameter or radius to a point of tangency is perpindicular to the tangent. A line perpindicular to a tangent at the point of tangency passes through the center of the circle

congruent tangent theorem

given a circle and external point Q, segments between the external point and the two points of tangency are congruent

radian

π/180. A unit of angle measure. 2π is \= to one complete revolution around a circle

Radian area

1/2Rsquared(ø)

major arc

an arc with a measurement greater than 180º

minor arc

an arc with a measurement less than 180º

semi-circular arc

an arc with a measurement of exactly 180º

angle of depression

the angle formed by the horizontal and the line of sight when looking downward to an object

angle of elevation

the angle formed by the horizontal and line of sight when looking upward an object

angle of rotation

the angle measure by which a figure or point spins around a center point

apex

the tip of a pyramid or cone or triangle

cavalieri's principle

if two solids are contained between two parallel planes, and every parallel plane between these two planes intercepts regions of equal area, then the solids have equal volume. Also, any two parallel planes intercept two solids of equal volume

center-radius equation of a circle

(x - h)squared + (y - k)squared \= rsquared