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Maths Theorem

The document defines and explains various geometric terms and properties related to lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and other shapes. Some key points covered include: - The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. - Parallel lines cut by a transversal form equal corresponding and alternate interior angles. - Triangles are congruent if their sides and angles satisfy certain criteria like SSS, SAS, ASA. - Isosceles triangles have equal base angles. - Parallelograms have opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length. - The Pythagorean theorem relates the sides of a right triangle.

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Maths Theorem

The document defines and explains various geometric terms and properties related to lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, and other shapes. Some key points covered include: - The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees. - Parallel lines cut by a transversal form equal corresponding and alternate interior angles. - Triangles are congruent if their sides and angles satisfy certain criteria like SSS, SAS, ASA. - Isosceles triangles have equal base angles. - Parallelograms have opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length. - The Pythagorean theorem relates the sides of a right triangle.

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It is for a given line, an angle or a property.

(2 lines parallel,
1. given
perpendicular, etc.)

It is for proved equal lines, similar triangles, congruent


2. proved
triangles or a polygon (square, rectangle, etc.), etc.

3. found It is for an angle or a line is found the size or the length.

4. adj. ∠s on st. line The sum of the adjacent angles on a straight line is 180°.

5. ∠s at a pt. The sum of all the angles at a point is 360°.

When 2 straight lines intersect, the vertically opposite angles


6. vert. opp. ∠s
are equal.

If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the


7. corr. ∠s, AB//CD
corresponding angles are equal.

If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the alternate


8. alt. ∠s, AB//CD
angles are equal.

If 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the sum of the


9. int. ∠s, AB//CD
interior angles on the same side of the transversal is 180°.

2 straight lines are parallel if a transversal makes 2


10. corr. ∠s equal
corresponding angles equal

2 straight lines are parallel if a transversal makes 2 alternate


11. alt. ∠s equal
angles equal

2 straight lines are parallel if a transversal makes 2 interior


12. ∠int. ∠s supp.
angles on the same side of the transversal supplementary

13. ∠ sum of △ The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180°.


An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of its
14. ext. ∠ (of △ABC)
interior opposite angles.

The sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon is (n-


15. ∠ sum of polygon
2)*180°.

When the sides of a polygon are produced in order, the sum


16. sum of ext. ∠s of polygon
of the exterior angles so formed is 360°.

If all the corresponding sides of 2 triangles are equal, then


17. SSS
the 2 triangles are congruent.

If 2 sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to

18. SAS the corresponding parts of another triangle, then the 2

triangles are congruent.

If 2 angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to

19. ASA (AAS) the corresponding parts of another triangle, then the 2

triangles are congruent.

If the hypotenuse and one side of a right-angled triangle are

20. RHS equal to the corresponding parts of another right-angled

triangle, then the 2 triangles are congruent.

Given the 2 triangles are congruent, then the corresponding


21. corr. ∠s, ≣△s
angles are equal.

Given the 2 triangles are congruent, then the corresponding


22. corr. sides, ≣△s
sides are equal.
Given the corresponding angles of 2 triangles are equal, then
23. AAA
the 2 triangles are similar.

Given the corresponding sides of 2 triangles are


24. 3 sides prop.
proportional, then the 2 triangles are similar.

Given two pairs of corresponding sides of 2 triangles re

25. ratios of 2 sides, inc. ∠ proportional, and the included angles are equal, then the 2

triangles are similar.

Given the 2 triangles are similar, then the corresponding


26. corr. ∠s, 〜△s
angles are equal.

Given the 2 triangles are similar, then the corresponding


27. corr. sides, 〜△s
sides are proportional.

In a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the

28. Pyth. theorem (thm) hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths

of the other 2 sides.

If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle is

equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other 2


29. converse of Pyth. theorem (thm)
sides, then the triangle is a right-angled triangle. The angle

opposite to the longest side is a right angle.

30. defn of isos. △ If 2 sides of a triangle are equal, then the triangle is isosceles.

The angles at the base (or base angles) of an isosceles


31. base ∠s, isos. △
triangle are equal.
If 2 angles of a triangle are equal, then their opposite sides
32. sides opp., equal ∠s
are equal.

33. property of //gram The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel.

34. opp. sides of //gram The opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.

35. opp. ∠s of //gram The opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.

36. diags. of //gram The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if both pairs of opposite


37. defn of //gram
sides are parallel.

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if both pairs of opposite


38. opp. sides equal
sides are equal.

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if both pairs of opposite


39. opp. ∠s equal
angles are equal.

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if the diagonals bisect each


40. diags. bisect each other
other.

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if one pair of opposite


41. 2 sides equal and //
sides are equal and parallel.

The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal and parallel,

42. property of rectangle diagonals bisect each other, the 2 diagonals are equal, all

angles are right angles.

All the sides of a square are equal, the opposite sides are

43. property of square parallel, all the angles are right angles, the diagonals are

equal and bisect each other, the diagonals cut at right


angles, the angle between any diagonal and a side of a

square is 45°.

The opposite sides are parallel, the opposite angles are

equal, the diagonals bisect each other, all the sides are equal,
44. property of rhombus
the diagonals cut at right angles. the angles are bisected by

the diagonals.

During proving congruent or similar triangles, when the 2


45. common ∠
triangles share the same angle, common angle is the reason.

During proving congruent or similar triangles, when the 2


46. common side
triangles share the same line, common line is the reason.

The straight line joining the mid-points of 2 sides of a

47. mid-pt. theorem (thm) triangle is parallel to the third side and is equal to one-half

the third side.

1) When 3 or more parallel straight lines make equal

intercepts on a given transversal, these lines also make equal

intercepts on any other transversal.


48. intercept theorem (thm)
2) The straight line drawn through the mid-point of one side

of a triangle and parallel to another side of the triangle

bisects the third side.

When a straight line parallel to one side of a triangle

49. equal ratios theorem (thm) intersects the other 2 sides at 2 points, then it divides the 2

sides in the same ratio.


If 2 sides of a triangle are divided in the same ratio, then the
50. converse of equal
straight line joining the points of division is parallel to the
ratios theorem (thm)
third side of the triangle.

It is for any lines, angles or points that added or produced by


51. construction
yourself.

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