Vol. 4 · Geometry you can drag

Triangles and Quadrilaterals

A companion to 《三角形与四边形》 by Shen Wenxuan · 16 stops ·

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  1. Ch. 1Triangles: Basic Concepts and PropertiesWhen do three sticks make a triangle? Why do the angles always add to 180°?ConceptM16
  2. Ch. 2Triangle Area and Side–Angle TheoremsSame height? Area ratio = base ratio. Shared side? Compare another segment.ConceptM7
  3. Ch. 3Congruent TrianglesCongruent means one triangle can be moved exactly onto the other.SkillM8
  4. Ch. 4Similar TrianglesSimilar = congruent plus scaling. Sides × k, angles unchanged, area × k².SkillM9
  5. Ch. 5Theorems on Proportional Segments in a TriangleAngle bisector, Ceva, Menelaus. Three ratios multiply to 1, by area.ConceptM7M9
  6. Ch. 6The Four Centers of a TriangleFour centers in one triangle. Which can leave it? Which stay in a line?ConceptM10
  7. Ch. 7Triangles Inscribed in a TriangleShortest triangle with a vertex on each side? Unfold it into a ray of light.ConceptM8M20
  8. Ch. 8Right TrianglesSlide four triangles and c² becomes a² + b²: a right angle is an equation.ConceptM7M11
  9. Ch. 9Isosceles TrianglesEqual legs make the apex bisector, median and altitude one line, the axis.ConceptM5
  10. Ch. 10Equilateral TrianglesTwo gifts: a constant sum of distances, and 60° turns that join segments.ConceptM8
  11. Ch. 11Quadrilaterals: Basic Concepts and PropertiesAngles add up to 360°, and the side midpoints always form a parallelogram.Concept
  12. Ch. 12ParallelogramsTwo pairs of parallel sides: equal sides, equal angles, diagonals that bisect.Concept
  13. Ch. 13Rectangles and RhombusesIt is all in the diagonals: equal for a rectangle, perpendicular for a rhombus.Concept
  14. Ch. 14SquaresTurn a square 90° and it fits itself. Rotate a corner across to join segments.ConceptM8
  15. Ch. 15TrapezoidsOnly one pair of sides is parallel. Slide a leg or a diagonal to simplify it.ConceptM8
  16. Ch. 16Cyclic and Tangential QuadrilateralsCyclic: opposite angles add to 180°. Tangential: opposite sides, a + c = b + d.ConceptM10