Prentice Hall Geometry

Standardized Test Prep

SAT/ACT

  1. The lengths of the sides of a right triangle are 10 in., 24 in., and 26 in. What is the area of the triangle?
    1. 116 in , . squared
    2. 120 in , . squared
    3. 130 in , . squared
    4. 156 in , . squared
  2. In quadrilateral eh b c d comma eh b approximately equal to . b approximately equal to c d . approximately equal to d eh .  Which type of quadrilateral could ABCD never be classified as?
    1. square
    2. rectangle
    3. rhombus
    4. kite

Short Response

  1. Are the side lengths of cap delta x y z  possible? Explain.

    Triangle XYZ has side XY measuring 6, side XZ measuring 4, and side YZ measuring 11.

Mixed Review

See Lesson 9-7.

List the symmetries in each tessellation.

  1. A tessellation is formed by a rectangle, one slanted down to the right with bottom right vertex at the top left vertex of a rectangle slanted up to the right.
  2. A tessellation is formed by a rectangle, one slanted down to the right with bottom right vertex at the top left vertex of a rectangle slanted up to the right.

See Lesson 4-5.

The base of the isosceles triangle is also a side of a regular pentagon PENTA. Find the measure of each angle.

Pentagon PENTA has diagonals NP and NA.

  1. angle eh p e
  2. angle eh p n
  3. angle p eh n
  4. angle p n eh
  5. angle e p n
  6. angle eh n t

Get Ready! To prepare for Lesson 10-2, do Exercises 58–62.

See Lesson 10-1.

Write the formula for the area of each type of figure.

  1. a rectangle
  2. a triangle

Find the area of each trapezoid by using the formulas for area of a rectangle and area of a triangle.

  1. On dot paper, trapezoid RSTU has side RS four units horizontal on top, side RU two units vertical on the left, and side TU five units horizontal on bottom.
  2. On dot paper, trapezoid MKBC has side MK two units horizontal on top, side MC extending diagonally one unit left and two units down, and side BC five units horizontal on bottom.
  3. On dot paper, trapezoid ABCD has side AB two units horizontal on bottom, side AD extending diagonally two units left and three units up, and side DC six units horizontal on top.

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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