Painless geometry

Lynette Long

Book - 2001

Explains the basic concepts of geometry with step-by-step instructions on topics such as angles, parallel and perpendicular lines, circles, quadrilaterals, and triangles.

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Published
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's c2001.
Language
English
Main Author
Lynette Long (-)
Physical Description
307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780764117732
9780764142307
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. A Painless Beginning
  • Undefined Terms
  • Some Defined Terms
  • More Defined Terms
  • Postulates
  • Theorems
  • Geometric Proofs
  • Geometric Symbols
  • Chapter 2. Angles
  • Measuring Angles
  • Classifying Angles
  • Angle Pairs
  • Angle Congruence
  • Word Problems
  • Chapter 3. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • Vertical Angles
  • Perpendicular Lines
  • Parallel Lines
  • More on Parallel Lines
  • Chapter 4. Triangles
  • Interior Angles
  • Exterior Angles
  • Types of Triangles
  • More Types of Triangles
  • Perimeter of a Triangle
  • Area of a Triangle
  • The Pythagorean Theorem
  • Chapter 5. Similar and Congruent Triangles
  • Triangle Parts
  • Similar Triangles
  • Congruent Triangles
  • Chapter 6. Quadrilaterals
  • Trapezoids
  • Isosceles Trapezoids
  • Parallelograms
  • Rhombuses
  • Rectangles
  • Squares
  • Chapter 7. Circles
  • Radius and Diameter
  • Regions of a Circle
  • Pi
  • Circumference of a Circle
  • Area of a Circle
  • Degrees in a Circle
  • Chords and Tangents
  • Arcs
  • Measuring Arcs
  • Chapter 8. Perimeter, Area, and Volume
  • It's a Matter of Units
  • Triangles
  • Rectangles
  • Squares
  • Parallelograms
  • Trapezoids
  • Rhombuses
  • Regular Polygons
  • Unusual Shapes
  • Volume
  • Rectangular Solids
  • Cubes
  • Cylinders
  • Cones
  • Spheres
  • Chapter 9. Graphing
  • Graphing Points
  • Quadrants
  • The Midpoint Formula
  • The Distance Formula
  • Graphing a Line by Plotting Points
  • Graphing Horizontal and Vertical Lines
  • The Slope
  • Graphing Using Slope-Intercept
  • Finding the Equation of a Line
  • Two-Point Method
  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • Appendix. Geometry Resources on the Web
  • Index