Prentice Hall Geometry
  1. A square has an area of 25 , cm squared , .  If its perimeter increases by 4 cm, what is its area?
    1. 26 , cm squared
    2. 29 , cm squared
    3. 36 , cm squared
    4. 41 , cm squared
  2. A bag contains 4 blue marbles, 6 green marbles, and 2 red marbles. You select one ball at random from the bag. What is P(red)?
    1. 1 sixth
    2. 1 fifth
    3. 1 half
    4. 5 sixths
  3. You select one green marble from the full bag in Exercise 27. What is the probability that the next marble you select will be blue?
    1. 1 third
    2. 1 fifth
    3. 4 sevenths
    4. 4 elevenths
  4. What are the coordinates of points A, B, and C in the coordinate plane below?

    1. eh open 3 comma negative 4 close comma b open negative 2 comma negative 1 close comma c open negative 4 comma 2 close
    2. eh open 4 comma negative 3 close comma b open 1 comma 2 close comma c open negative 2 comma 4 close
    3. eh open negative 3 comma 4 close comma b open 2 comma 1 close comma c open 4 comma negative 2 close
    4. eh open negative 4 comma 3 close comma b open negative 1 comma negative 2 close comma c open 2 comma negative 4 close
  5. What is 3 square root of 20 plus 2 square root of 5  in simplest form?
    1. 5 square root of 5
    2. 5 square root of 25
    3. 14 square root of 5
    4. 8 square root of 5
  6. An athletic club has 248 members. Of these, 164 lift weights and 208 perform cardiovascular exercises regularly. All members do at least one of these activities. How many members do both?
    1. 40
    2. 44
    3. 84
    4. 124
  7. What is the slope of the line through open negative 4 comma 2 close  and (5, 8)?
    1. 1 sixth
    2. 2 thirds
    3. 3 halves
    4. 6
  8. What is the next figure in the sequence below?

    1. a circle inside a square
    2. a square inside a circle inside a square
    3. a circle inside a square inside a circle inside a square
    4. a square inside a circle inside a square inside a circle
  9. What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (1, 3) with slope negative 2 question mark
    1. y equals 2 x minus 5
    2. y equals negative 2 x plus 2
    3. y equals negative 2 x plus 5
    4. y equals 2 x plus 1
  10. Which is the graph of a line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of negative 2 question mark
  11. A circular pond has a radius of 2 x minus 3 .  Which expression describes the area of the pond?
    1. open 4 x minus 6 close pi
    2. open 4 x plus 9 close pi
    3. open 4 , x squared , plus 12 x minus 9 close pi
    4. open 4 , x squared , minus 12 x plus 9 close pi

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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