Download Geometric Shape Properties

Geometric Shape Properties
Shape
Name of Shape
Polygon (straight sided shapes)
Quadrilaterals (4 sided shapes)
Triangle
Square
Rectangle
Rhombus
Trapezoid
Kite
Parallelogram
Geometric Properties
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3 sides
3 vertices
straight line
Equilateral (3 lines of symmetry)
Not sets of parallel lines
4 equal sides
4 vertices
2 sets of parallel lines (sides)
4 right angles (90º angles)
4 lines of symmetry
2 sets of parallel lines
4 sides
4 vertices
2 sets of parallel lines (sides)
2 sets of sides of equal length
4 right angles (90º angles)
2 lines of symmetry
2 sets of parallel lines
4 equal sides
4 vertices
2 sets of parallel lines (sides)
2 obtuse angles (greater than 90º)
2 acute angles (less than 90º)
2 lines of symmetry
2 sets of parallel lines
4 sides
4 vertices
1 set of parallel sides
1 set of sides of equal length
2 obtuse angles (greater than 90º)
2 acute angles (less than 90º)
1 line of symmetry
1 set of parallel lines
4 sides
4 vertices
2 sets of sides of equal length
NO parallel sides
1 line of symmetry
no sets of parallel lines
4 sides
4 vertices
2 sets of parallel lines (sides)
2 sets of sides of equal length
2 obtuse angles (greater than 90º)
2 acute angles (less than 90º)
no lines of symmetry
2 sets of parallel of lines
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Circle
Ellipse (oval)
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
Angles
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5 sides lengths
5 vertices
5 angles (right, acute, obtuse angles)
5 lines of symmetry
6 sides lengths
6 vertices
6 obtuse angles
6 lines of symmetry
3 sets of parallel lines
7 sides lengths
7 vertices
7 angles
7 lines of symmetry
8 sides lengths
8 vertices
8 obtuse angle
8 lines of symmetry (regular)
where two line segments meet
acute - less that 90°
right - 90°
obtuse – greater than 90°
straight - 180°
Irregular Geometric Shape vs. Regular Geometric Shape
Concave (points in; cave)
Convex (points out; vertex)
one continuous curved side
no vertices
no straight lines
no angles
360 lines of symmetry
one continuous curved side
no vertices
no straight lines
no angles
1 line of symmetry