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Geometry

Angles

How far apart two lines (sides) spread from one point. We measure that spread in degrees (°).

Geometry▭ S = a × b △ S = c × h ÷ 2

Area of Rectangles & Triangles

The amount of flat space a shape covers, counted as how many unit squares fit inside.

Geometry▭ P = 2 × (a + b) ⬛ P = 4 × a

Perimeter

The total length of the outline once around — just add up all the sides.

GeometryV = a × b × c

Volume of a Box

The amount of space a solid takes up, counted as how many 1 cm cubes fit inside.

Geometry

Line Symmetry

The property that folding along a line (the axis) makes the two halves match exactly.

Geometrya² + b² = c²

The Pythagorean Theorem

In a right triangle, square each of the two shorter sides and add them, and you land exactly on the square of the hypotenuse.

Geometry△ABC ≅ △DEF

Congruent Triangles

Two triangles being congruent means you can rotate or flip one onto the other perfectly. Every corresponding side and angle is equal.

Geometrya : a' = b : b' = c : c' = k

Similarity

Two figures being similar means all corresponding angles are equal and all corresponding sides are the same multiple (k times) of each other.

Geometry(n − 2) × 180°

Interior & Exterior Angles of Polygons

Add up the interior angles of an n-gon and you get (n−2) × 180°. And the exterior angles of a convex polygon always add up to 360°.

Geometryπ r² × (θ / 360)

Arcs and Sectors of a Circle

A sector is part of a circle. Its central angle θ takes up some fraction of a full turn (360°), and it grabs that same fraction of the circle's total area (or circumference).

Geometryd = √((x₂ − x₁)² + (y₂ − y₁)²)

Distance in the Coordinate Plane

Find the horizontal gap and the vertical gap between the two points and they form a right triangle; the segment joining the points is its hypotenuse. So the distance is √(horizontal² + vertical²).

Geometrysin θ = opp/hyp, cos θ = adj/hyp, tan θ = opp/adj

Trigonometric Ratios

Pick one acute angle θ in a right triangle, and the ratios between its sides are fixed by the angle alone. Those ratios are sin, cos, and tan.

Geometrysin²θ + cos²θ = 1

Trigonometric Functions

On a circle of radius 1, after turning by angle θ, the point's vertical position is sinθ and its horizontal position is cosθ. tanθ is their ratio.

Geometry(x − a)² + (y − b)² = r²

The Equation of a Circle

The points (x,y) whose distance from the center (a,b) is always r form the circle. Writing that condition as an equation gives (x−a)²+(y−b)²=r².

Geometry|v| = √(x² + y²)

Vectors

A vector is an arrow carrying both size and direction. Moving x sideways and y up is written (x,y).

Geometrya·b = a₁b₁ + a₂b₂ + a₃b₃ = |a||b|cosθ; |a×b| = |a||b|sinθ

Dot & Cross Products

The dot product a·b is a single number measuring how aligned two vectors are. The cross product a×b is a new vector standing perpendicular to the plane the two vectors span.

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