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810823635Area of a Square
810823636Perimeter of a Square4s
810823637Perimeter of a Rectangle2b+2h
810823638Area of a Rectanglebh
810823639Area of a Parallelogrambh
810823640Area of a Triangle½bh
810823641Area of a Trapezoid½h(b₁+b₂)
810823642Area of a Regular Polygon½ap
810823643Area of a Rhombus½d₁d₂
810823644Triangle Angle Summ∠A+m∠B+m∠C=180
810823645Pythagorean Theorema²+b²=c²
81082364645°-45°-90° Triangle Side Ratio1:1:1√2
81082364730°-60°-90° Triangle Side Ratio1:√3:2
810823648Area of a Circleπr²
810823649Circumference of a Circle2πr
810823650Length of an Arcmeasure of sector÷360 × 2πr
810823651Area of a Sector of a Circlemeasure of sector ÷360 × πr²
810823652Equation of a Circle(x-h)²+(y-k)²=r²
810823653Distance Formula√(x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²
810823654Midpoint Formula(x₁+x₂)÷2 , (y₁+y₂)÷2
810823655Slope Formula(y₂-y₁)/ (x₂-x₁)
810823656Slop Intercept Formy=mx+b
810823657Lateral Area of a Right Prismph
810823658Surface Area of a Right PrismL.A. +2B
810823659Volume of a Right PrismBh
810823660Lateral Area of a Right Cylinder2πrh
810823661Surface Area of a Right CylinderL.A.+ 2B
810823662Volume of a Right Cylinderπr²h
810823663Lateral Area of a Right Pyramid½pl
810823664Surface Area of a Right PyramidL.A. + B
810823665Lateral Area of a Right Coneπrl
810823666Surface Area of a Right ConeL.A. + B
810823667Volume of a Right Cone(1÷3)Bh
810823668Surface Area of a Sphere4πr²
810823669Volume of a Sphere(4/3)πr³
810823670Postulate 1-1Through any two points there is exactly one line
810823671Postulate 1-2If two lines intersect then they intersect in exactly one point
810823672Postulate 1-3if two planes intersect then they intersect in exactly one line
810823673Postulate 1-4Through any three noncollinear points there is exactly one plane
810823674Segment Addition PostulateIf three points, A, B, and C, are collinear and B is between A and C, then AB+BC=AC
810899891Angle Addition Postulateif point B lies in the interior of ∠AOC then m∠AOB+m∠BOC=m∠AOC
810899892Postulate 1-9If two figures are congruent, then their areas are equal.
810899893Postulate 1-10The area of a region is the sum of the areas of its non overlapping parts
810899894Law of DetatchmentIf a conditional is true and its Hypothesis is true, then its conclusion is true.
810899895Law of SyllogismIf p→q and q→r are true statements then p→r is a true statement.
810899896Vertical Angles TheoremVertical angles are congruent
810899897Congruent Supplements TheoremIf two angles are supplements of the same angle, or congruent angles, the the two angles are congruent.
810899898Congruent Complements TheoremIf two angles are complements of the same angles. or congruent angles, then the two angles are congruent.
810899899Theorem 2-5If two angles are congruent and supplementary, then each is a right angle.
810899900Corresponding Angles PostulateIf a transversal intersects two parallel lines, then corresponding angles are congruent.
810899901Alternate Interior Angles TheoremIf a transversal intersects two parallel lines then the alternate interior angles are congruent.
811271565Converse of the Corresponding Angles PostulateIf two lines and a transversal form corresponding angles that are congruent, then the two lines are parallel.
811271566Converse of the Alternate Interior Angles TheoremIf two lines and a transversal form congruent alternate interior angles, then the two lines are parallel.
811271567Converse of the Same Side Interior Angles TheoremIf two lines and a transversal form same side interior angles that are supplementary, then the two lines are parallel.
811271568Theorem 3-5If two lines are parallel to the same line, then the two lines are parallel.
811271569Theorem 3-6In a plane if two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel to each other.
811271570Triangle Exterior Angle TheoremThe measure of each exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.
811271571Corollary to the Triangle Exterior Angle TheoremThe measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is greater than either of its remote interior angles.
811271572Parallel PostulateThrough a point not on a line, there is one and only one line parallel to a given line.
811271573Spherical Geometry Parallel PostulateThrough a point not on a line, there is no line parallel to the given line.
811271574Polygon Angle Sum TheoremThe sum of the angles of a n-gon is : 180(n-2)
811271575Polygon Exterior Angle Sum TheoremThe sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a polygon, one at each vertex, is 360°.
811271576Theorem 4-1If the two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle then the third angles are congruent.
811271577Side-Side-Side PostulateIf three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
811271578Side-Angle-Side PostulateIf two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle then the two triangles are congruent.
811271579Angle-Side-Angle PostulateIf the two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
811271580Angle-Angle-Side TheoremIf two angles and a nonincluded side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the corresponding nonincluded side of another triangle then the two triangles are congruent.
811271581Isosceles Triangle TheoremIf two sides of a triangle are congruent then the angles opposite those sides are congruent.
811271582Corollary to the Isosceles Triangle TheoremIf a triangle is equilateral then the triangle is equiangular.
811271583Converse of the Isosceles Triangle TheoremIf two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite the angles are congruent.
811271584Corollary to the Converse of the Isosceles Triangle TheoremIf a triangle is equiangular then the triangle is equilateral.
811284734Theorem 4-5The bisector of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is the perpendicular bisector of the base.
811284735Hypotenuse-Leg TheoremIf the hypotenuse and leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and leg of another right triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
811284736Triangle Midsegment TheoremIf a segment joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, then the segment is parallel to the third side and is half its length.
811284737Perpendicular Bisector TheoremIf a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment.
811284738Converse of the Perpendicular Bisector TheoremIf a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.
811284739Angle Bisector TheoremIf a point is on the bisector of an angle, then it is equidistant from the two sides of the angle.
811284740Converse of the angle Bisector TheoremIf a point in the interior of an angle is equidistant from the sides of the angle, then it is on the bisector of the angle.
811284741Theorem 5-6The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle are concurrent at a point equidistant from the verticies.
811284742Theorem 5-7The bisectors of the angles of a triangle are concurrent at a point equidistant from the sides.
811284743Theorem 5-8The medians of a triangle are concurrent at a point that is two thirds the distance from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side.
811284744Theorem 5-9The lines that contain the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent.
811284745Theorem 5-10If two sides of a triangle are not congruent, then the larger angle lies opposite the longer side.
811284746Theorem 5-11If two angles of a triangle are not congruent, then the longer side lies opposite the larger angle.
811284747Triangle Inequality TheoremThe sum of the length of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side.
811308259Theorem 6-1Opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.
811308260Theorem 6-2Opposite angles of parallelograms are congruent.
811308261Theorem 6-3Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
811308262Theorem 6-4If three (or more) parallel lines cut off congruent segments on one transversal, then they cut off congruent segments on every transversal.
811308263Theorem 6-5If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
811308264Theorem 6-7If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
811308265Theorem 6-8If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
811308266Theorem 6-9Each diagonal of a rhombus bisects two angles of the rhombus.
811308267Theorem 6-10The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular.
811308268Theorem 6-11The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent.
811308269Theorem 6-12If one diagonal of a parallelogram bisects two angles of the parallelogram, then the parallelogram is a rhombus.
811308270Theorem 6-13If the diagonals of a parallelogram are congruent, then the parallelogram is a rectangle.
811308271Theorem 6-14If the diagonals of a parallelogram are congruent, then the parallelogram is a rectangle.
811308272Theorem 6-15The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.
811308273Theorem 6-16The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.
811340435Theorem 6-17The diagonals of a kite are perpendicular.
811340436Theorem 6-181) The midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to its bases. 2) The length of a midsegment of a trapezoid is half the sum of the bases.
811340437Arc Addition PostulateThe measure of the arc formed by two adjacent arcs is the sum of the measures of the two arcs.
811340438Angle-Angle Similarity PostulateIf two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.
811340439Side-Angle-Side Similarity TheoremIf an angle of one triangle is congruent to an angle of a second triangle, and the sides including the two angles are proportional, then the triangles are congruent.
811340440Side-Side-Side SimilarityIf the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional, then the triangles are similar.
811340441Theorem 8-3The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the triangle into two triangles that are similar to the original triangle and to each other.
811340442Corollaries to Theorem 8-31)The length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean of the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse. 2)The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle separates the hypotenuse so that the length of each leg of the triangle is the geometric mean of the length of the adjacent hypotenuse segment and the length of the hypotenuse.
811364404Side-Splitter TheoremIf a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides, then it divides those sides proportionally.
811364405Corollary to the Side-Splitter TheoremIf three parallel lines intersect two transversals, then the segments intercepted on the transversals are proportional.
811364406Converse of the Side-Splitter TheoremIf a line divides two sides of a triangle proportionally, then it is parallel to the third side.
811364407Triangle-Angle-Bisector TheoremIf a ray bisects an angle of a triangle, then it divides the opposite side into two segments that are proportional to the other sides of the triangle.
811364408Perimeters and Areas of Similar FiguresIf the similarity ratio of two similar figures is a÷b, then (1) the ratio of their perimeters is a÷b and (2) the ratio of their areas is a²÷b².
811364409Area of a Triangle given SASThe area of a triangle is one half the product of the lengths of two sides and the sine of the included angle. Area of ABC = ½bc(sin A)
811364410Cavalieri's PrincipleIf two space figures have the same height and the same cross-sectional area at every level, then they have the same volume.
811364411Areas and Volumes of Similar SolidsIf the similarity ratio of two similar solids is a : b, then (1) the ratio of their corresponding areas is a² : b², and (2) the ratio of their volumes is a³ : b³.
811364412Theorem 11-1If a line is tangent to a circle, then then the line is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.
811364413Theorem 11-2If a line in the plane of a circle is perpendicular to a radius at its endpoint on the circle, then the line is tangent to the circle.
811364414Theorem 11-3The two segments tangent to a circle from a point outside the circle are congruent.
811364415Theorem 11-4Within a circle or in congruent circles (1) Congruent central angles have congruent chords. (2) Congruent chords have congruent arcs. (3) Congruent arcs have congruent central angles.
811364416Theorem 11-5Within a circle or in congruent circles (1) Chords equidistant from the center are congruent. (2) Congruent chords are equidistant from the center.
811364417Theorem 11-6In a circle, a diameter that is perpendicular to a cord bisects the cord and its arcs.
811364418Theorem 11-7In a circle, a diameter that bisects a chord (that is not a diameter) is perpendicular to the chord.
811529481Theorem 11-8In a circle, the perpendicular bisector of a chord contains the center of the circle.
811529482Inscribed Angle TheoremThe measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc.
811529483Corollaries to the Inscribed Angle Theorem1)Two inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are congruent. 2)An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle. 3)The opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle are supplementary.
811529484Theorem 11-10The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and a chord is half the measure of the intercepted arc.
811529485Theorem 11-11The measure of an angle formed by two lines that (1) intersect inside a circle is half the sum of the measures of the intercepted arcs. m∠1 = ½(x + y) (2) intersect outside a circle is half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. m∠1 = ½(x − y)
811540834Theorem 11-12For a given point and circle, the product of the lengths of the two segments from the point to the circle is constant along any line through the point and circle.
811540835Theorem 12-1A translation or rotation is a composition of two reflections.
811540836Theorem 12-2A composition of reflections in two parallel lines is a rotation.
811540837Theorem 12-3A composition of reflections in two intersecting lines is a rotation.
811540838Fundamental Theorem of IsometriesIn a plane, one of two congruent figures can be mapped onto the other by a composition of at most three reflections.
811540839Isometry Classification TheoremThere are only four isometries. They are rotation, reflection, translation, and glide reflection.
811540840Theorem 12-6Every Triangle Tessellates.
811540841Theorem 12-7Every quadrilateral tessellates

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