Prentice Hall Geometry
  1. A rectangle has perimeter 40 cm and base 12 cm. What is its area?

    Find the area of each shaded figure.

  2. compact disc

    A shaded figure is a circle of diameter 120 millimeters with a circular hole of diameter 50 millimeters.

  3. drafting triangle

    A shaded figure is a triangle with sides measuring 2 inches, 6 inches, and 10 inches, with a right-triangular hole with legs measuring 2 inches and 3 inches.

  4. picture frame

    A shaded figure is a rectangle with length 7 centimeters and width 5 centimeters, with a rectangular hole of length 4 centimeters and width 2 centimeters.

    1. Reasoning Can you use the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle to find the perimeter of any square? Explain.
    2. Can you use the formula for the perimeter of a square to find the perimeter of any rectangle? Explain.
    3. Use the formula for the perimeter of a square to write a formula for the area of a square in terms of its perimeter.
  5. Estimation On an art trip to England, a student sketches the floor plan of the main body of Salisbury Cathedral. The shape of the floor plan is called the building's “footprint.” The student estimates the dimensions of the cathedral on her sketch below. Use the student's lengths to estimate the area of Salisbury Cathedral's footprint.

    A drawing shows a building’s footprint.
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  6. Coordinate Geometry The endpoints of a diameter of a circle are A(2, 1) and B(5, 5). Find the area of the circle in terms of π.
  7. Algebra A rectangle has a base of x units. The area is open 4 , x squared , minus 2 x close  square units. What is the height of the rectangle in terms of x?
    1. open 4 minus x close , units
    2. open x minus 2 close , units
    3. open 4 , x cubed , minus 2 , x squared , close , units
    4. open 4 x minus 2 close , units

Coordinate Geometry Graph each rectangle in the coordinate plane. Find its perimeter and area.

  1. eh open negative 3 comma 2 close comma b open negative 2 comma 2 close comma c open negative 2 comma negative 2 close comma d open negative 3 comma negative 2 close
  2. eh open negative 2 comma negative 6 close comma b open negative 2 comma negative 3 close comma c open 3 comma negative 3 close comma d open 3 comma negative 6 close
  3. The surface area of a three-dimensional figure is the sum of the areas of all of its surfaces. You can find the surface area by finding the area of a net for the figure.
    1. Draw a net for the solid shown. Label the dimensions.
    2. What is the area of the net? What is the surface area of the solid?

    A solid is a box with length 8 inches across the front, width 6 inches from front to back, and height 4 inches.

  4. Coordinate Geometry On graph paper, draw polygon ABCDEFG with vertices A(1, 1), B(10, 1), C(10, 8), D(7, 5), E(4, 5), F(4, 8), and G(1, 8). Find the perimeter and the area of the polygon.

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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