Geometric Properties-Triangles

Triangles Sides Angles Diagonals Other

Equilateral
Triangle


-all 3 sides equal
-the sum of any
two sides of a
triangle is
greater than the
third side
-all 3 angles
equal
-sum of interior
angles is 180
degrees
-all acute angles
-all angles 60
degrees
None
-is acute







Isosceles
Triangle


-2 sides are
congruent
(equal)

-2 angles are
congruent
- sum of interior
angles is 180
degrees
None
-can be obtuse,
acute, or right







Scalene Triangle


-no equal sides -no equal angles
- sum of interior
angles is 180
degrees
None
-can be obtuse,
acute, or right






Right Triangle -can have 2
congruent sides
-can have no
equal sides

-1 right angle
-2 other angles
are acute
-sum of interior
angles is 180
degrees

None









Acute Triangle A triangle that contains only angles less than 90

Right Triangle A triangle that contains one 90 right angle

Obtuse Triangle A triangle that contains one angle greater than 90

Geometric Properties-Quadrilaterals
Quadrilaterals Sides Angles Diagonals Other
Square -4 congruent sides
-opposite sides are
parallel

-4 right angles
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-diagonals are
longer than sides
-diagonals are
perpendicular
-diagonals are
congruent
-A square is a
rectangle
-A square is a
rhombus
-A square is a
parallelogram
Rectangle


-opposite sides are
congruent
-opposite sides are
parallel
-4 right angles
- sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-opposite angles
are congruent
-diagonals are
congruent
-diagonals bisect
each other
-A rectangle is a
parallelogram
Rhombus


-all 4 sides are
congruent
-opposite sides are
parallel
-opposite angles
are congruent
-2 obtuse angles
-2 acute angles
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-diagonals are
perpendicular and
form four
congruent right
triangles
-diagonals are NOT
congruent (one
diagonal longer
than other)
-A rhombus is a
parallelogram
Parallelogram




-opposite sides are
congruent
-opposite sides are
parallel
-opposite angles
are congruent
-2 acute angles
-2 obtuse angles
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-diagonals bisect
each other

-Rectangles,
Rhombuses,
Squares are
parallelograms
Trapezoid

-exactly one pair of
opposite sides are
parallel
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-Trapezoids can be
isosceles or right
Isosceles Trapezoid -one set of parallel
sides
-2 congruent sides
(the non-parallel
sides)
-2 acute angles
-2 obtuse angles
-base angles are
congruent
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-diagonals are
congruent


Right Trapezoid


-one set of parallel
sides
-no congruent sides
-1 acute angle
-1 obtuse angle
-2 right angles
-sum of interior
angles is 360
degrees
-diagonals are NOT
congruent

Kite




-both pairs of
adjacent sides are
congruent
-opposite sides are
NOT congruent
-one pair of opposite
angles are congruent
- sum of interior
angles is 360 degrees
-diagonals are
perpendicular
-A kite can have a
right angle

Polygon

a closed plane figure with sides made from
straight line segments
Quadrilateral

a polygon with four sides
Pentagon


a polygon with five sides
Hexagon


a polygon with six sides
Octagon


a polygon with eight sides