Geometry Poem by Andrea Sarmiento

 We’ve learned a lot about geometry in chapters 1 through 4,

& soon Mr. Steinberger will teach us so much more.

But before we move on & learn something new,

Let’s cool it, take it slow, & have a little review.

In chapter 1 we learned a few ways to find a measure,

Of a segment or an angle - Which I’ll share with much pleasure.

The segment addition & angle addition postulates are ones you really ought to know.

The distance formula’s helpful too, know these & you’re good to go.

You can use angle & segment bisectors to find measures too.

What ever one side measures, so does the other - So there’s a little clue.

We also covered vertical angles in this very chapter.

Vertical angles are always congruent, we learned about linear pairs right after.

When it comes to linear pairs here is the key,

They always form a straight line, 180 degrees.

Area’s the space inside a shape; perimeter’s the distance around,

Circumference is the perimeter of a circle, this is what we found.

We learned about conditional statements in chapter 2,

Ones that go if & then – flip it, is it true?

That is called the converse & if it really is,

You can make it into a biconditional statement using if and only if.

We also learned how to write a 2 column proof

For every step you write the reason, it’s an easy thing to do.

In chapter 3 we reviewed properties we already knew.

Parallel lines never touch, although perpendicular lines do.

They form 4 right angles all at 90 degrees.

We learned some ways to prove lines are parallel, listen & you’ll see.

Some times 2 lines are cut by another which is called a transversal.

Which forms 8 new angles, that can be very helpful.

When corresponding, alternate exterior or alternate interior angles prove to be equal,

The two lines are parallel. It’s really quite simple.

Also if consecutive interior angles equal 180 degrees,

That’s another way to prove lines are parallel. Use any of these that you please.

Now here in chapter 4 is where everything ties in – You can do it!

In this chapter we will prove how triangles are congruent.

When looking at triangles there’s 2 ways to classify,

By sides and by angles but first let’s go with sides.

There’s isosceles, scalene, & don’t forget equilaterals.

Now let’s classify triangles by all their different angles.

There’s acute, equiangular, right, & obtuse.

We also learned 4 new postulates that we put to good use.

Theses postulates helped us prove the congruency of triangles,

All very simple, & only having to do with sides and angles.

There’s side side side, angle angle side, side angle side, & angles side angle.

I know I know they get your tongue in such a tangle.

But all of these are very different, & how.

But it’s really very easy – Are you getting it now?

Well there you have it class, chapters 1 through 4

All in a neat little poem. I hope I get a good score.