Prentice Hall Geometry

C Challenge

  1. Proof Construction In the figure below, point D is constructed by drawing two arcs. One has center C and radius AB. The other has center B and radius AC. Prove that eh m bar is a median of cap delta eh b c .

    Triangle ABC has a segment from A to point M on side BC. Arcs are drawn from B and C intersecting on an extension of segment AM.

  2. Probability If two opposite angles of a quadrilateral measure 120 and the measures of the other angles are multiples of 10, what is the probability that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

Standardized Test Prep

SAT/ACT

  1. From which set of information can you conclude that RSTW is a parallelogram?
    1. r s bar , parallel to , w t bar , comma , r s bar , approximately equal to , s t bar
    2. r s bar , parallel to , w t bar , comma , s t bar , approximately equal to , r w bar
    3. r s bar , approximately equal to , s t bar , comma , r w bar , approximately equal to , w t bar
    4. r z bar , approximately equal to , t z bar , comma , s z bar , approximately equal to , w z bar

Short Response

  1. Write a proof using the diagram.

    Given: cap delta n r j approximately equal to cap delta c p t comma , j n bar , parallel to , c t bar

    Prove: JNTC is a parallelogram.

    Quadrilateral JNTC has sides JN and TC parallel and a diagonal JT. Segment NR extends from N to R on JT and segment CP extends from C to P on JT.

Extended Response

  1. Use the figure below.

    A triangle and quadrilateral overlap.
    Image Long Description

    1. Write an equation and solve for x.
    2. Is eh f bar , parallel to , d e bar , question mark Explain.
    3. Is BDEF a parallelogram? Explain.

Mixed Review

See Lesson 6-2.

Algebra Find the value of each variable in each parallelogram.

  1. A parallelogram has left side measuring 23, right side measuring a + 15, top left angle measuring 4h degrees, bottom left angle 2h degrees, and bottom right angle k degrees.
  2. A parallelogram has top side measuring 3m minus 12, bottom side measuring m + 7, top right angle measuring (8x + 15) degrees, and bottom right angle measuring 3x degrees.
  3. A parallelogram has left side measuring f minus 3, right side measuring 8, bottom left angle measuring 102 degrees, top left angle 6e degrees, and top right angle (c over 2) degrees.

See Lessons 4-4 and 4-7.

  1. Explain how you can use overlapping congruent triangles to prove eh c bar , approximately equal to , b d bar , .

    Quadrilateral ABCD, with sides AD and BC congruent and angles A and B congruent, has diagonals AC and BD intersecting at E.

Get Ready! To prepare for Lesson 6-4, do Exercises 36–44.

See Lessons 5-2 and 6-2.

PACE is a parallelogram and m angle p eh c , equals 124 , . Complete the following.

Parallelogram PACE, with sides PE measuring 7.47, has diagonals PC and AE intersecting at a right angle at R. Segment AR measures 3.5 and segment CR measures 6.6.

  1. eh c equals white square
  2. c e equals white square
  3. p eh equals white square
  4. r e equals white square
  5. c p equals white square
  6. m angle c e p equals white square
  7. m angle e p eh equals white square
  8. m angle e c eh equals white square
  9. m angle eh c r equals white square

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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