Prentice Hall Geometry
  1. Which of the following does NOT extend forever in at least one direction?
    1. line
    2. plane
    3. ray
    4. segment
  2. Which point is exactly 5 units from open negative 10 comma 4 close question mark
    1. open negative 6 comma negative 7 close
    2. open negative 6 comma 7 close
    3. open 6 comma negative 7 close
    4. (6, 7)

GRIDDED RESPONSE

  1. The measure of an angle is 78 less than the measure of its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
  2. The face of a circular game token has an area of 10 pi , cm squared , .  What is the diameter of the game token? Round to the nearest hundredth of a centimeter.
  3. The measure of an angle is one third the measure of its supplement. What is the measure of the angle?
  4. Bill's bike wheels have a 26-in. diameter. The odometer on his bike counts the number of times a wheel rotates during a trip. If the odometer counts 200 rotations during the trip from Bill's house to school, how many feet does Bill travel? Round to the nearest foot.
  5. Y is the midpoint of x z bar , .  What is the value of b?

    Line segment XZ has midpoint Y, with XY measuring 2b minus 1 and YZ measuring 26 minus 4b.

  6. A rectangular garden has dimensions 8 ft by 16 ft. If you triple the length of each side of the garden, how many times greater than the original area will the resulting area be?
  7. The sum of the measures of a complement and a supplement of an angle is 200. What is the measure of the angle?
  8. What is the area in square units of a rectangle with vertices open negative 2 comma 5 close comma open 3 comma 5 close comma open 3 comma negative 1 close comma  and open negative 2 comma negative 1 close question mark
  9. eh b bar  has endpoints eh open negative 4 comma 5 close  and B(3, 5). What is the x-coordinate of a point C such that B is the midpoint of eh c bar , question mark

Short Response

  1. The two blocks of cheese shown below are cut into slices of equal thickness. If the cheese sells at the same cost per slice, which type of cheese slice is the better deal? Explain your reasoning.

    A cylindrical block of cheese has diameter 10 centimeters. A rectangular block of cheese has square ends with sides measuring 9 centimeters.

  2. Copy the graph below. Connect the midpoints of the sides of the square consecutively. What is the perimeter of the new square? Show your work.

    A graph of a square has corners at (2, 6), (2, negative 3), (negative 7, negative 3), and (negative 7, 6).

Extended Response

  1. A packaging company wants to fit 6 energy-drink cans in a cardboard box, as shown below. The bottom of each can is a circle with an area of 9 pi , cm squared , .

    A rectangular box with length 16 centimeters and width 12 centimeters has six cans inside, each touching other cans and sides of the box. 

    1. What is the area of the bottom of the box?
    2. What is the total area taken up by the bottoms of the cans? Round to the nearest hundredth.
    3. Will the cans fit in the bottom of the box? Explain.

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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