Prentice Hall Geometry

GRIDDED RESPONSE

  1. A triangle has a perimeter of 81 in. If you divide the length of each side by 3, what is the perimeter, in inches, of the new triangle?
  2. A jewelry maker designed a pendant like the one shown below. It is a regular octagon set in a circle. Opposite vertices are connected by line segments. What is the measure of angle P in degrees?

    An octagon inscribed in a circle has radius lines meeting the sides at angle P.

  3. The diagonal of a rectangular patio makes a 70 degrees  angle with a side of the patio that is 60 ft long. What is the area, to the nearest square foot, of the patio?
  4. What is the area, in square feet, of the unshaded part of the rectangle below?

    A rectangle with length 250 feet and height 120 feet has a shaded right triangle at one corner, with one leg the height of the rectangle and other leg 50 feet, and a shaded square at another corner with sides of 100 feet.

  5. You are making a scale model of a building. The front of the actual building is 60 ft wide and 100 ft tall. The front of your model is 3 ft wide and 5 ft tall. What is the scale factor of the reduction?
  6. At 8 o'clock, what is the measure, in degrees, of the angle formed by the two hands of the clock?

    A clock has hands pointing to the 8 and the 12.

  7. A square has an area of 225 , cm squared , .  If you double the length of each side, what is the area, in square centimeters, of the new square?

Short Response

  1. Use a compass and straightedge to copy the diagram of the circle below. Label the center, radius, and diameter. Then label a central angle, an arc, a sector, and a segment.

    A circle has three lines: one from side to side through the center, one from side to side not through the center, and one from center to a side.

  2. The coordinates of cap delta eh b c  are A(2, 3), B(10, 9), and c open 10 comma negative 3 close .  Is cap delta eh b c  an equilateral triangle? Explain.
  3. Draw a right triangle. Then construct a second triangle congruent to the first. Show your steps.
  4. One diagonal of a parallelogram has endpoints at p open negative 2 comma 5 close  and r open 1 comma negative 1 close .  The other diagonal has endpoints at Q(1, 5) and s open negative 2 comma . negative 1 close .  What type of parallelogram is PQRS? Explain.

Extended Response

  1. The coordinates of the vertices of isosceles trapezoid ABCD are A(0, 0), B(6, 8), C(10, 8), and D(16, 0). The coordinates of the vertices of isosceles trapezoid AFGH are A(0, 0), F(3, 4), G(5, 4), and H(8, 0). Are the two trapezoids similar? Justify your answer.
  2. The circle graph below shows fall sports participation at one school.

    A circle graph is divided into four parts: Soccer 8%, Cross-Country 5%, None, and Other.

    Fall Sports Participation

    1. How many degrees greater is the measure of the angle that represents soccer than the measure of the angle that represents cross-country? Show your work.
    2. If 48 students play soccer, how many run cross-country? Explain your reasoning.

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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