Prentice Hall Geometry
  1. Which of the following conjectures can be disproved with a counterexample?
    1. The product of any two even integers is even.
    2. The sum of any two prime numbers is even.
    3. Any integer divisible by nine is divisible by three.
    4. The measure of an obtuse angle must be between 90 and 180.

GRIDDED RESPONSE

  1. What is the value of x in the figure below?

    A parallelogram has top left angle measuring (4x + 15) degrees and exterior angle of the bottom right angle measuring 45 degrees.

  2. In hexagon ABCDEF, angle eh  and angle b  are right angles. If angle , c approximately equal to , angle , d approximately equal to , angle , e approximately equal to , angle f comma  what is the measure of angle f  in degrees?
  3. A scale drawing of a swimming pool and deck is shown below. Use the scale 1 , in , . , equals 2 , m.  What is the area of the deck in square meters?

    A rectangular pool has length 6 inches and width 2 inches is surrounded by a rectangular deck with length 8 inches and width 4 inches.

  4. In parallelogram ABCD below, DB is 15. What is DE?

    Parallelogram ABCD has diagonals AC and BD intersecting at E.

  5. The measure of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 112. What is the measure of a base angle?
  6. What is the value of x in the figure below?

    A triangle has a segment parallel to the left side dividing the right side into segments measuring 5 and x, from top to bottom, and bottom side into segments measuring 4 and 3, from left to right.

Short Response

  1. In rectangle ABCD, eh c equals . 5 open x minus 2 . close  and b d equals . 3 open x plus 2 . close .  What is the value of x? Justify your answer.
  2. Draw line m with point A on it. Construct a line perpendicular to m at A. What steps did you take to perform the construction?
  3. Petra visited the Empire State Building, which is approximately 1454 ft tall. She estimates that the scale of the model she bought is 1 , in , . , equals 12 , ft , .  Is this scale reasonable? Explain.

Extended Response

  1. In the diagram, eh b equals f e comma b c equals e d comma  and eh e equals f b .

    Hexagon ABCDEF has diagonals BD and CE intersecting at G, and diagonals AE and BF intersecting.

    1. Is there enough information to prove white up pointing triangle b c g , approximately equal to white up pointing triangle e d g question mark  Explain.
    2. What one additional piece of information would allow you to prove white up pointing triangle b c d , approximately equal to white up pointing triangle e d c question mark  Explain.
    3. What can you conclude from the diagram that would help you prove white up pointing triangle b eh f , approximately equal to white up pointing triangle e f eh question mark
    4. In part (c), is white up pointing triangle b eh f , approximately equal to white up pointing triangle e f eh  by SAS or SSS? Explain.
  2. At a campground, the 50-yd path from your campsite to the information center forms a right angle with the path from the information center to the lake. The information center is located 30 yd from the bathhouse. How far is your campsite from the lake? Show your work.

    A right triangle has a 50-yard leg extending to your campsite and other leg extending to a lake. An altitude line extends 30 yard to a bathhouse on the hypotenuse, a distance x from your campsite and distance y from the lake.

    Information center


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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