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GRE Math: Quadrilaterals And Other Polygons

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1. kite
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints
Equilateral parallelogram - opposite angles are equal - all sides are equal - diagonals are perpendicular to each other - perimeter=4s - area =b*h= half the product of the diagonals
Parallelograms with right angles - all angles are 90 - diagonals are equal (not perpendicular) - perimeter = 2b+2a - area = a*b
(n-2)180

2. parallelogram
quadrilateral with parallel opposite sides
360
(n*(n-3)/2 where n>=3
quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides - parallel sides are bases - heights are equal - legs may or may no be equal (=isosceles trapezoid) - diagonals may or may not be equal - area = .5h(b1+b2)

3. polygons: sum of all exterior angles
Equilateral parallelogram - opposite angles are equal - all sides are equal - diagonals are perpendicular to each other - perimeter=4s - area =b*h= half the product of the diagonals
All sides are equal - all angles are 90 - both diagonals bisect each other at 90 - each diagonal is ssqrt2 - area = s^2
360
Parallelograms with right angles - all angles are 90 - diagonals are equal (not perpendicular) - perimeter = 2b+2a - area = a*b

4. rhombus
quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides - parallel sides are bases - heights are equal - legs may or may no be equal (=isosceles trapezoid) - diagonals may or may not be equal - area = .5h(b1+b2)
Equilateral parallelogram - opposite angles are equal - all sides are equal - diagonals are perpendicular to each other - perimeter=4s - area =b*h= half the product of the diagonals
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints
360

5. polygons: sum of all interior angles
(n-2)180
Opposite angles are equal - consecutive angles are supplementary - opposite sides are equal - diagonals bisect each other - area= b*h - perimenter = 2b + 2c
All sides are equal - all angles are 90 - both diagonals bisect each other at 90 - each diagonal is ssqrt2 - area = s^2
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints

6. square
All sides are equal - all angles are 90 - both diagonals bisect each other at 90 - each diagonal is ssqrt2 - area = s^2
quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides - parallel sides are bases - heights are equal - legs may or may no be equal (=isosceles trapezoid) - diagonals may or may not be equal - area = .5h(b1+b2)
(n*(n-3)/2 where n>=3
Parallelograms with right angles - all angles are 90 - diagonals are equal (not perpendicular) - perimeter = 2b+2a - area = a*b

7. rectangle
(n-2)180
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints
360
Parallelograms with right angles - all angles are 90 - diagonals are equal (not perpendicular) - perimeter = 2b+2a - area = a*b

8. polygons: number of diagonals is
(n*(n-3)/2 where n>=3
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints
Opposite angles are equal - consecutive angles are supplementary - opposite sides are equal - diagonals bisect each other - area= b*h - perimenter = 2b + 2c
quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides - parallel sides are bases - heights are equal - legs may or may no be equal (=isosceles trapezoid) - diagonals may or may not be equal - area = .5h(b1+b2)

9. facts about parallelograms
All sides are equal - all angles are 90 - both diagonals bisect each other at 90 - each diagonal is ssqrt2 - area = s^2
Opposite angles are equal - consecutive angles are supplementary - opposite sides are equal - diagonals bisect each other - area= b*h - perimenter = 2b + 2c
quadrilateral with parallel opposite sides
Equilateral parallelogram - opposite angles are equal - all sides are equal - diagonals are perpendicular to each other - perimeter=4s - area =b*h= half the product of the diagonals

10. trapezoid
(n-2)180
2 pairs of adjacent congruent sides - the diagonals are perpendicular to each other - the longer diagonal bisects the shorter - the longer diagoanl bisects the two angles whose vertices are its endpoints
quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides - parallel sides are bases - heights are equal - legs may or may no be equal (=isosceles trapezoid) - diagonals may or may not be equal - area = .5h(b1+b2)
Parallelograms with right angles - all angles are 90 - diagonals are equal (not perpendicular) - perimeter = 2b+2a - area = a*b