Elliot's Geometry Flashcards

Square

4 equal sides. 90 degree angles.

Rectangle

A parallelogram that has 4 right angles.

Quadrilateral

4-sided polygon

Right Angle

90 degree angle

Triangle

3-sided polygon

parallelogram

4-sided quadrilateral. 2 pairs of parallel lines

parallel lines

lines that will never intersect

trapezoid

4-sided quadrilateral. 1 pair of parallel lines

rhombus

A parallelogram with all equal sides.

polygon

a closed figure made up of 3 or more line segments.

kite

A quadrilateral with no parallel sides with the adjacent sides being equal.

Quadrangle/Quadrilateral

Examples of _____________ are diamond, kite, parallelogram, square, rectangle, rhombus, and trapezoid.

Parallelogram

Examples of a _________________ are square, rectangle, rhombus, and diamond.

Rectangle/Square

Examples of a _______________ are rectangle, rhombus, and square (not diamond).

Rhombus

Examples of a _______________ are rhombus, diamond, square, and rectangle.

Trapezoid

A ____________ is a lonely polygon.

Equal

Means congruent.

Parallelogram

A quadrangle that has two sets of parallel sides.

Rectangle

A parallelogram that has four right angles.

Square

A rectangle with all equal sides.

Rhombus

A parallelogram with al equal sides.

Trapezoid

A quadrilateral that has only one set of parallel sides.

Kite

A quadrangle with no parallel sides and with the adjacent sides being equal.

Addend

5 <-----
+ 6 <-----
_____
11

Subtrahend

9
- 5 <-------
______
4

Minuend

9 <------
-5
_____
4

Sum

5
+6
_____
11 <-----

Difference

9
- 5
_____
4 <------

Polygon

An enclosed figure with straight sides.

Rectangle

A quadrilateral that has 2 sets of parallel sides and 4 right angles.

Square

A quadrilateral that has 2 sets of parallel sides, 4 right angles, and 4 congruent sides.

Rhombus

A quadrangle with 4 congruent sides and 2 sets of parallel sides.

Trapezoid

A quadrangle with one set of parallel sides.

Perpendicular

Two lines that intersect to form a right angle.

Congruent

Means equal.

Regular

A polygon with all equal sides.

Quadrangle/Quadrilateral

A 4 sided polygon.

supplementary

The sum of ___________ angles is exactly 180 degrees.

complementary

The sum of __________ angles is exactly 90 degrees.

acute

_________ angles are less than 90 degrees.

obtuse

_________ angles are greater than 90 degrees.

standard form

Example: 34,678

word form

Example: thirty-four thousand, six hundred seventy-eight.

expanded form

Example: 30,000 + 4,000 + 600 + 70 + 8

angle

two rays that share the same vertex

line

a straight path that extends infinitely in opposite directions

line segment

a straight path with joining two points, which are called endpoints.

right angle

A ___________ is exactly 90 degrees.

ray

a straight path that starts at one endpoint and continues forever in one direction.

pentagon

5 sides

hexagon

6 sides

heptagon

7 sides

octagon

8 sides

nonagon

9 sides

decagon

10 sides

dodecagon

12 sides