Geometry: Properties Handout

Success on Geometry problems requires that you memorize and master the relevant
properties of Geometry. Use the Manhattan GMAT Geometry Strategy Guide to fill in the
answer to each of these properties. Memorize these properties and practice identifying and
using them on GMAT Geometry problems!
TRIANGLES & DIAGONALS
1. The relationship between triangle sides and angles
2. The relationship between the 3 side lengths of any triangle
3. The relationship between the 3 sides of a right triangle
4. The 3 most common GMAT Pythagorean triangles
5. The side ratios of the 45-45-90 triangle
6. The side ratios of the 30-60-90 triangle
7. The diagonal of a square
8. The diagonal of a rectangle
9. The rule for determining similar triangles
POLYGONS
1. Sum of angles of a triangle
2. Sum of angles of any polygon
3. Perimeter of a polygon
4. Area of a triangle
5. Area of a rectangle
6. Area of a square

7. Area of a trapezoid
8. Area of a parallelogram
9. Area of a rhombus
10. Surface Area
11. Volume of a rectangular solid
12. Volume of a cube

CIRCLES & CYLINDERS

1. The circumference of a circle
2. The area of a circle
3. The relationship between a central angle & the arc it intercepts
4. The relationship between an inscribed angle & the arc it intercepts
5. The rule for a right triangle inscribed in a circle
6. The surface area of a cylinder
7. The volume of a cylinder
THE COORDINATE PLANE
1. The definition of line slope
2. The 4 types of slopes
3. The definition of an intercept

4. The slope-intercept equation

5. The slope of a line segments perpendicular bisector
6. The quadrants: positive & negative regions

LINES & ANGLES

1. The relationship between the angles formed when 2 or more lines intersect at one point
2. The relationship between angles that combine to form a line
3. The relationship between alternate interior angles
4. The relationship between the 8 angles formed when 2 parallel lines are cut by a
transversal

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