Prentice Hall Geometry

Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises

A Practice

See Problem 1.

Use the diagram below. Is each statement true? Explain.

Five rays extend from a common vertex. Angles 1 and 2 together form a right angle. Angles 2 and 3, angles 3 and 4, and angles 4, 5, and 1, and angles 5, 1, and 2 form straight lines.

  1. angle 1  and angle 5  are adjacent angles.
  2. angle 3  and angle 5  are vertical angles.
  3. angle 3  and angle 4  are complementary.
  4. angle 1  and angle 2  are supplementary.

Name an angle or angles in the diagram described by each of the following.

Lines AC and BD intersect at O, with ray EO dividing angle AOD into right angle AOE and 60 degree-angle EOD.

  1. supplementary to angle
  2. adjacent and congruent to angle
  3. supplementary to angle
  4. complementary to angle
  5. a pair of vertical angles

See Problem 2.

For Exercises 16–23, can you make each conclusion from the information in the diagram? Explain.

A triangle with corners A, D, and J has sides AJ and AD marked equal and bottom angles J and D marked equal. Three rays extend from top corner A: ray AC extending vertically down through horizontal side JD; ray AE as an extension of side AD; and ray AF as an extension of side AJ.

  1. angle j approximately equal to angle d
  2. angle
  3. m angle
  4. m angle
  5. eh j bar , approximately equal to , eh d bar
  6. C is the midpoint of j d bar , .
  7. angle  and angle  are adjacent and supplementary.
  8. angle  and angle  are vertical angles.

See Problem 3.

  1. Name two pairs of angles that form a linear pair in the diagram below.

    Four rays extend from common vertex M: ML extending horizontally left, MP extending vertically up, MQ extending up to the right, and MN extending horizontally right.

  2. angle  and angle  are a linear pair, m angle  and m angle  What are m angle  and m angle

See Problem 4.

  1. Algebra In the diagram, g h vector  bisects angle

    Angle FGI is bisected by ray GH, forming angle FGH measuring (3x minus 3) degrees and angle HGI measuring (4x minus 14) degrees.

    1. Solve for x and find m angle
    2. Find m angle
    3. Find m angle

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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