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Euclidean geometry/Parallel lines, quadrilaterals, and circles

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Summary of Chapter

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To understand the properties of parallel lines, quadlaterals and circles.

Quadrilaterals

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A quadlateral is defined as any 4 sided polygon.

Special quadrilaterals

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Parallelograms

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A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with equal opposite angles and opposite sides with equal length.

Rectangles

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A Rectangle is a parallelogram with all right angles.

Squares

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A square is a rectangle in which the lengths of all the sides are equal.

Circles

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A circle is the set of points in a plane that are a given distance from a given point, the center. The distance between any of the points and the center is called the radius.