Prentice Hall Geometry

C Challenge

  1. In the diagram, Moesha, Jan, and Leandra are seated at uniform distances around a circular table. Copy the diagram. Shade the points on the table that are closer to Moesha than to Jan or Leandra.

    Three people sit around a circular table, with congruent lines connecting them forming an equilateral triangle.

Playground Equipment Think about the path of a child on each piece of playground equipment. Draw the path from (a) a top view, (b) a front view, and (c) a side view.

  1. a swing
  2. a straight slide
  3. a corkscrew slide
  4. a merry-go-round
  5. a firefighters' pole

Standardized Test Prep

SAT/ACT

  1. What are the coordinates of the center of the circle whose equation is open x minus . 9 , close squared , plus , open y plus . 4 , close squared . equals 1 , question mark
    1. open 3 comma negative 2 close
    2. open minus , 3 comma 2 close
    3. open minus , 9 comma 4 close
    4. open 9 comma negative 4 close
  2. A plane passes through two adjacent faces of a rectangular prism. The plane is perpendicular to the base of the prism. Which term is the most specific name for a figure formed by the cross section of the plane and the prism?
    1. square
    2. rectangle
    3. parallelogram
    4. kite

Short Response

  1. Margie's cordless telephone can transmit up to 0.5 mi from her home. Carol's cordless telephone can transmit up to 0.25 mi from her home. Carol and Margie live 0.25 mi from each other. Can Carol's telephone work in a region that Margie's cannot? Sketch and label your diagram.

Mixed Review

See Lesson 12-5.

Write an equation of the circle with center C and radius r.

  1. c open 6 comma . negative 10 close comma r equals 5
  2. c open 1 comma 7 close comma , r equals 6
  3. c . open . negative 8 comma negative 1 . close . comma r equals square root of 13

See Lesson 11-2.

Find the surface area of each figure to the nearest tenth.

  1. A prism has bases as right triangles with a leg measuring 12 inches and hypotenuse 13 inches, with height 15 inches between them.
  2. A cylinder has height 12 feet and diameter 4 feet.

See Lesson 10-7.

In circle dot o comma  find the area of sector AOB. Leave your answer in terms of pi .

  1. o eh equals 4 comma . m , modified eh b with frown above . equals 90
  2. o eh equals 8 comma . m , modified eh b with frown above . equals 72
  3. o eh equals 10 comma . m , modified eh b with frown above . equals 36

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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