Geometry Notes

Types of Angles

1. Acute- less than 90°

2. Obtuse- more than 90 °

3. Right- exactly 90°

4. Straight- exactly 180°

Triangles (classified by sides) (always classify by sides unless directions ask otherwise)

1. Equilateral:
 All sides are congruent (equal length)
 All angles are congruent (equal degree measurement- 60°)
 3 lines of symmetry

2. Isosceles:
 2 sides are congruent (equal length)
 2 angles are congruent (equal degree measurement)
 1 line of symmetry

3. Scalene:
 No sides are congruent (no equal lengths)
 No angles are congruent (no equal degree measurements)
 No lines of symmetry
Triangles (classified by sides angles) (only classify by angles if directions ask you to)

1. Right:
 One 90° angle

2. Acute:
 Three acute angles (all less than 90°)

3. Obtuse:
 One obtuse angle (more than 90°)
 You can never have more than one obtuse
angle in a triangle
Quadrilaterals (all of the following shapes are quadrilaterals; these shapes have four sides)

1. Parallelogram:
 Opposite sides are parallel
 Opposite sides are congruent (equal length)
 Opposite angles are congruent (equal angle measurements)

2. Rectangle:
 Four right angles (all angles measure 90°)
 Parallelogram

3. Square:
 All four sides are congruent (equal lengths)
 Four right angles (all angles measure 90°)
 Rectangle
 Parallelogram

4. Rhombus:
 Opposite angles are congruent (equal angle measures)
 All sides are congruent (equal lengths)
 Parallelogram
 May be a square

5. Trapezoid:
 One pair of parallel lines

6. Kite:
 2 pairs of congruent sides
 No parallel lines

Polygons (Shapes with 3 or more straight sides that meet)

Regular polygons: all sides and angles are congruent; these are the shapes we are used to seeing
1. Triangle 6. Octagon
 3 sides  8 sides

2. Quadrilateral 7. Nonagon
 4 sides  9 sides

3. Pentagon 8. Decagon
 5 sides  10 sides

4. Hexagon 9. Undecagon
 6 sides  11 sides

5. Heptagon 10. Dodecagon

 7 sides  12 sides