Key Concepts
- Properties of Rectangles
- Rectangles have four sides and four right ([latex]90^\circ[/latex]) angles.
- The lengths of opposite sides are equal.
- The perimeter, [latex]P[/latex] , of a rectangle is the sum of twice the length and twice the width.
- [latex]P=2L+2W[/latex]
- The area, [latex]A[/latex] , of a rectangle is the length times the width.
- [latex]A=L\cdot W[/latex]
- Triangle Properties
- For any triangle [latex]\Delta ABC[/latex] , the sum of the measures of the angles is [latex]180^\circ[/latex].
- [latex]m\angle A+m\angle B+m\angle C=180^\circ [/latex]
- The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of the sides.
- [latex]P=a+b+c[/latex]
- The area of a triangle is one-half the base, b, times the height, h.
- [latex]A=\Large\frac{1}{2}\normalsize bh[/latex]
- For any triangle [latex]\Delta ABC[/latex] , the sum of the measures of the angles is [latex]180^\circ[/latex].
Glossary
- area
- The area is a measure of the surface covered by a figure.
- equilateral triangle
- A triangle with all three sides of equal length is called an equilateral triangle.
- isosceles triangle
- A triangle with two sides of equal length is called an isosceles triangle.
- perimeter
- The perimeter is a measure of the distance around a figure.
- rectangle
- A rectangle is a geometric figure that has four sides and four right angles.
- trapezoid
- A trapezoid is four-sided figure, a quadrilateral, with two sides that are parallel and two sides that are not
