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GEOMETRY DEMYSTIFIED

STAN GIBILISCO

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CONTENTS

Preface

vii

PART ONE:

TWO DIMENSIONS

CHAPTER 1

Some Basic Rules

Points and Lines

Angles and Distances

More about Lines and Angles

Quiz

CHAPTER 2

Triangles 20

Triangle Deﬁnitions 20

Direct Congruence and Similarity Criteria 26

Types of Triangles

Special Facts

CHAPTER 3

Quadrilaterals

Types of Quadrilaterals

Facts about Quadrilaterals

Perimeters and Areas

Quiz

CHAPTER 4

Other Plane Figures

Five Sides and Up

Some Rules of ‘‘Polygony’’

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Quiz

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