Prentice Hall Geometry

Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises

A Practice

See Problem 1.

Identify all the numbered angles that are congruent to the given angle. Justify your answers.

  1. A diagonal transversal intersects horizontal parallel lines. At the top intersection, angles are 3, 1, 2, and 65 degrees, from top left clockwise. At the bottom intersection, angles are 6, 7, 5, and 4, from top left clockwise.
  2. A diagonal transversal intersects nearly vertical parallel lines. At the left intersection, angles are 5, 2, 4, and 3, from top left clockwise. At the right intersection, angles are 51 degrees, 1, 7, and 6, from top left clockwise.
  3. A diagonal transversal intersects a nearly horizontal line and is the endpoint of a ray parallel to the nearly horizontal line. At the intersection of the line, angles are 1, 2, 3, and 4, from top clockwise. At the ray, the top angle is 120 degrees and right angle is 5.

See Problem 2.

  1. Developing Proof Supply the missing reasons in the two-column proof.

    Given: eh vertical linevertical line b comma c vertical linevertical line d

    Prove: angle 1 approximately equal to angle 3

    Parallel horizontal lines a, on top, and b, on bottom, intersect diagonal parallel lines c, on the left, and d, on the right. Angle 1 is below a right of c. Angle 2 is below a left of d, Angle 3 is above b left of d. Angle 4 is above b left of c.

    Statements Reasons
    1) eh vertical linevertical line b 1) Given
    2) angle 3  and angle 2  are supplementary. 2) a. modified question mark with under bar below
    3) c vertical linevertical line d 3) Given
    4) angle 1  and angle 2  are supplementary. 4) b. modified question mark with under bar below
    5) angle 1 approximately equal to angle 3 5) c. modified question mark with under bar below
  2. Proof Write a two-column proof for Exercise 10 that does not use angle 2 .

See Problem 3.

Find m angle 1  and m angle 2 .  Justify each answer.

  1. Transversal t intersects nearly horizontal parallel lines l, on top, and m, on bottom. Angle 1 is left of t below l. Angle 2 is left of t above m. The angle left of t below m is 75 degrees.
  2. Transversal q intersects nearly vertical parallel lines a, on the left, and b, on the right. Angle 1 is below q right of b. Angle 2 is below q left of b. The angle below q right of a is 120 degrees.
  3. A ray and line segments connect to form a quadrilateral.
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See Problem 4.

Algebra Find the value of x. Then find the measure of each labeled angle.

  1. Two parallel horizontal segments, the top shorter than the bottom, are connected by a vertical segment, forming right angles on the left side, and a diagonal segment, forming angles x degrees and (x minus 50) degrees on the right side.
  2. Two parallel horizontal segments, the top longer than the bottom, are connected by segments meeting at an angle below. The right segment forms interior angle (3x minus 10) degrees with the top parallel line and interior angle (x + 40) degrees at the bottom of the bottom parallel line.
  3. Two parallel diagonal segments are connected by two horizontal segments of the same length, forming a quadrilateral. The bottom left angle is 5x degrees and bottom right angle is 4x degrees.

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments