Prentice Hall Geometry

C Challenge

  1. Reasoning Four sides of polygon ABCD are congruent, respectively, to the four sides of polygon EFGH. Are ABCD and EFGH congruent? Is a quadrilateral a rigid figure? If not, what could you add to make it a rigid figure? Explain.
  2. Proof Given: h k bar , approximately equal to . l g bar , comma . h f bar , approximately equal to . l j bar , comma . f g bar , approximately equal to . j k bar

    Prove: cap delta f g h approximately equal to cap delta j k l

    Triangles FGH and JKL share segment GK, with segments GL and KH equal, sides FH and JL equal, and sides FG and JK equal.

  3. Proof Given: angle n approximately equal to . angle l comma . m n bar , approximately equal to . o l bar , comma . n o bar , approximately equal to . l m bar

    Prove: m n bar , box drawings double vertical , o l bar

    Triangles MNO and OLM share side MO, with angles N and L equal, sides MN and OL equal, and sides NO and LM equal.

Standardized Test Prep

SAT/ACT

  1. What additional information do you need to prove that cap delta v w y approximately equal to cap delta v w z  by SAS?

    Triangles VWY and VWZ share side VW with angles VWY and VWZ equal.

    1. y w bar , approximately equal to . z w bar
    2. angle w v y approximately equal to , angle w v z
    3. angle y approximately equal to angle z
    4. v z bar , approximately equal to . v y bar
  2. The measures of two angles of a triangle are 43 and 38. What is the measure of the third angle?
    1. 9
    2. 81
    3. 99
    4. 100
  3. Which method would you use to find the inverse of a conditional statement?
    1. Switch the hypothesis and conclusion.
    2. Negate the hypothesis only.
    3. Negate the conclusion only.
    4. Negate both the hypothesis and conclusion.

Short Response

  1. A segment has a midpoint at (1, 1) and an endpoint at open negative 3 comma 4 close .  What are the coordinates of the other endpoint of the segment? Show your work.

Mixed Review

See Lesson 4-1.

eh b c d approximately equal to e f g h .  Name the angle or side that corresponds to each part.

  1. angle eh
  2. e f bar
  3. b c bar
  4. angle g

See Lesson 2-2.

Write the converse of each statement. Determine whether the statement and its converse are true or false.

  1. If x equals 3 comma  then 2 x equals 6 .
  2. If x equals 3 comma  then x squared . equals 9 .

Get Ready! To prepare for Lesson 4-3, do Exercises 45 and 46.

See Lesson 4-2.

  1. In cap delta j h k comma  name the side that is included between angle j  and angle h .
  2. In cap delta n l m comma  name the angle that is included between n m bar  and l n bar , .

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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