Angles Practice Questions

DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS UNLESS INDICATED.

1. In the figure above, lines a and b are

parallel and lines c and d are parallel. If
the measure of 2 is 40 , what is the
measure of 1 ?

(A) 40

(B) 80

(C) 100
3. (CALCULATOR) In the figure above, point B
(D) 140 lies on AC . What is the value of 4 x ?

(A) 15

(B) 35

(C) 45

(D) 60

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

2. (CALCULATOR) FREE RESPONSE: In the

triangle above, the measure of b is 33 .
What is the sum of the measures of angle a
and angle c , in degrees?

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4. (CALCULATOR) In the figure above, AB

intersects CD at E. If x  106 , what is the
value of y ?

(A) 41

(B) 74

(C) 99

(D) 106

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

6. FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above,

AC  AE and AB  AD and the value of a
is 20. What is the value of x ?

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

5. (CALCULATOR) In the figure above, lines t

and p are parallel. What is the value of x ?

(A) 46

(B) 83

(C) 97

(D) 103

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7. (CALCULATOR) In the figure above, what is

the value of 7 x ?

(A) 30

(B) 90

(C) 140

(D) 210

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

9. FREE RESPONSE: Two isosceles triangles are

shown above. If z  150 and w  2 y , what is
the value of x ?

Note: Figure not drawn to scale

8. (CALCULATOR) FREE RESPONSE:

Intersecting lines l , m , and n are shown
above. What is the value of x ?

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 Pythagorean Theorem Practice Questions
CALCULATOR USAGE IS PERMITTED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

1. For the right triangle in the figure above, what is the value of x ?

(A) 8

(B) 2 34

(C) 16

(D) 136

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

2. For the right triangle in the figure above, what is the value of c ?

(A) 5

(B) 11

(C) 313

(D) 25

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3. The figure above shows right triangle ABC. If the length of AB is 9 and the length of AC is 15,
what is the length of BC ?

(A) 4

(B) 12

(C) 3 34

(D) 24

4. FREE RESPONSE: What is the distance between the two points shown in the xy-plane above?

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5. FREE RESPONSE: The figure above shows rectangle ABCD. What is the length of diagonal BD ?

6. What is the diameter of the circle with center at ( a, b) shown in the xy-plane above?

(A) 10

(B) 5 2

(C) 10 2

(D) 20

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 Special Right Triangles Practice Questions
NOTE: Do not refer to the diagrams given in the lesson. Practice your memory!

DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above, what is 3. FREE RESPONSE: The triangle ABC is shown
the value of x ? in the diagram above. What is the length of
side AC ?

4. What is the length of diagonal BD in the

square shown above?
2. FREE RESPONSE: Isosceles Triangle ABC is
(A) 3
shown above. What is the length of side AC ?
(B) 3 2

(C) 3 3

(D) 6 2
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5. The figure above shows triangle ABC . What is the length of BC ?

(A) 5

(B) 7.5

(C) 7.5 3

(D) 15

6. FREE RESPONSE: In the xy-plane above, C is the center of a circle. What is the measure of
DCG in degrees?

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7. In the figure above, AE and BD are parallel and AB and DE are parallel. BE bisects ABD .
The length of BE is 8. What is the length of CE ?

(A) 4

(B) 4 3

(C) 8

(D) 8 3

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8. In the figure above, AB is parallel to CD , AD  AB and AB  CD . What is the measure of
2
Angle B ?

(A) 150

(B) 135

(C) 120

(D) 45
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 Similar Triangles Practice Questions
DO NOT USE A CALCULATOR ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS UNLESS INDICATED.

1. FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above, Triangles ABC and DEF are similar and B  E . The
length of AC is 2 and the length of DF is 4. If the length of EF is 10, what is the length of BC ?

2. FREE RESPONSE: Triangle DEF (not shown) is similar to Triangle ABC shown in the diagram
above. If the measures of Angle B and Angle C have the same sum as the measures of Angles D
and E , what is the measure of Angle F in degrees?

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3. (CALCULATOR) FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above, Triangles ABC and DEF are similar and
F  C . What is the value of x ?

4. FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above, Triangles ABC and DEF are similar and AC  3 . What is
the area of Triangle DEF ?

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5. Triangles ABC and DEF are shown above. Which of the following is equal to the ratio ?
BC

DF
(A)
DE

DF
(B)
EF

EF
(C)
DE

EF
(D)
DF

Note: Figure not drawn to scale.

6. FREE RESPONSE: In the figure above, AE is parallel to BD . What is the length of AB ?

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7. In the figure above, AB || DE , CD  CE and AE  BD . What is the length of segment BD ?

(A) 2 x

(B) 4 x

(C) 6 x

(D) 6x 2

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8. (CALCULATOR) FREE RESPONSE: A surveyor wants to find the length, x , in feet, across a canyon
as represented in the diagram above. The lengths represented by AC , CE , and DE were
determined to be 1400 feet, 350 feet, and 250 feet, respectively. Segments AE and BD intersect at
C , and CED and BAC have the same measure. What is the value of x ?

9. FREE RESPONSE: Casey is creating an 21-inch tall triangular flag with three parallel stripes of color
on it as shown in the picture above. What is the height of the yellow stripe, in inches?

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