How to Use This Book | vii |
The Tools of Geometry | 1 |
The Building Blocks of Geometry | 1 |
Basic Relationships Among Points, Lines, and Planes | 11 |
Brief Review of Algebra Skills | 19 |
Angle and Segment Relationships | 30 |
Basic Angle Relationships | 30 |
Bisectors, Midpoint, and the Addition Postulate | 35 |
Angles in Polygons | 41 |
Parallel Lines | 47 |
Angles and Sides in Triangles | 56 |
Triangle Inequality Theorem | 67 |
Constructions | 70 |
Basic Constructions | 70 |
Constructions that Build on the Basic Constructions | 76 |
Points of Concurrency Inscribed Figures, and Circumscribed Figures | 81 |
Introduction to Proofs | 89 |
Structure and Strategy of Writing Proofs | 89 |
Using Key Idea Midpoints, Bisectors, and Perpendicular Lines | 91 |
Properties of Equality | 97 |
Using Vertical Angles, Linear Pairs, and Complementary and Supplementary Angles | 105 |
Using Parallel Lines | 111 |
Using Triangle Relationships | 116 |
Transformations and Congruence | 124 |
Rigid Motions, Similarity Transformations, and Stretches | 124 |
Properties of Transformations | 131 |
Transformations in the Coordinate Plane | 140 |
Symmetry | 155 |
Compositions of Rigid Motions | 160 |
Triangle Congruence | 165 |
The Triangle Congruence Criterion | 166 |
Proving Triangles Congruent | 175 |
CPCTC | 187 |
Proving Congruence by Transformations | 194 |
Geometry in the Coordinate Plane | 199 |
Length, Distance, and Midpoint | 199 |
Perimeter and Area Using Coordinates | 208 |
Slope and Equations of Lines | 214 |
Equations of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines | 222 |
Equations of Lines and Transformations | 229 |
The Circle | 233 |
Similar Figures and Trigonometry | 241 |
Similar Figures | 241 |
Proving Triangles Similar and Similarity Transformations | 251 |
Similar Triangle Relationships | 263 |
Right Triangle Trigonometry | 277 |
Sine Formula for Area of a Triangle | 295 |
Special Right Triangles | 298 |
Parallelograms and Trapezoids | 303 |
Parallelograms | 303 |
Proofs with Parallelograms | 309 |
Properties of Special Parallelograms | 317 |
Trapezoids | 325 |
Classifying Quadrilaterals and Proofs Involving Special Quadrilaterals | 329 |
Parallelograms and Transformations | 338 |
Coordinate Geometry Proofs | 344 |
Tools and Strategies of Coordinate Geometry Proofs | 344 |
Parallelogram Proofs | 345 |
Triangle Proofs | 352 |
Circles | 360 |
Definitions, Arcs, and Angles in Circles | 360 |
Congruent, Parallel, and Perpendicular Chords | 374 |
Tangents | 384 |
Angle-Arc Relationships with Chords, Tangents, and Secants | 390 |
Segment Relationships in Intersecting Chords, Tangents, and Secants | 404 |
Area, Circumference, and Arc Length | 414 |
Solids and Modeling | 426 |
Prisms and Cylinders | 426 |
Cones, Pyramids, and Spheres | 432 |
Cross Sections and Solids of Revolution | 438 |
Modeling and Design | 445 |
About the Exam and Strategies | 457 |
Test Layout | 457 |
Calculator, Compass, Straightedge, Pen, and Pencil | 458 |
Preparing for the Exam | 461 |
Test-Taking Strategies | 461 |
On Test Day | 463 |
Answers and Solutions to Practice Exercises | 464 |
Glossary of Geometry Terms | 498 |
The Geometry Regents Exam | |
June 2019 Exam | 506 |
Answer Key | 529 |
Sample 2025 Exam | 530 |
Answer Key | 555 |
Index | 557 |
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