CC Geometry
Chapter 5 Test Practice Problems
Name: ________________________________________________________ pd: _______
* If needed leave answer in simplified exact form (radical form) or round answer to the nearest
hundredth or nearest degree
* Show all your steps/work!
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1) Simplify: √ 50 + √8
2) Find the value of x : 𝑥 2 + 122 = 132
3) The diagonals of a rhombus are 32 and 60. Find the perimeter of the rhombus.
4) Find w :
5) Find the missing side length in each equilateral triangle or square:
a. b. c.
̅̅̅̅ = 15 , 𝐸𝐹
6) In right triangle DEF, 𝐷𝐸 ̅̅̅̅ = 36 , and 𝐷𝐹
̅̅̅̅ = 39 . What is the cosine of ∠𝐹 ?
5 12 5 12 13
a. b. c. d. e.
12 5 13 13 12
7) What is the approximate measure of the vertex angle of the isosceles triangle?
a. 28.1° b. 56.1° c. 62.0° d. 112.2° e. 123.9°
CC Geometry
Chapter 5 Test Practice Problems
8) A triangle has angle measures of 19°, 61°, and 100° . What is the approximate length of the side
opposite the 100° angle if the side opposite the 61° angle is 8 centimeters long?
a. 2.5 𝑐𝑚 b. 3 𝑐𝑚 c. 9 𝑐𝑚 d. 12 𝑐𝑚 e. 13 𝑐𝑚
9) Which of the answers below is closest to the length of ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵 ?
a. 5.5 𝑐𝑚 b. 7.5 𝑐𝑚 c. 14.4 𝑐𝑚 d. 22.2 𝑐𝑚
10) Which set of the below given information makes it possible to find x in the diagram using
the Law of Sines?
a. 𝑚∠𝑇 = 38° , ̅̅̅̅
𝑅𝑆 = 8.1 , ̅̅
̅̅ = 15.3
𝑆𝑇 b. ̅̅̅̅
𝑅𝑆 = 4 , 𝑚∠𝑆 = 40° , ̅̅
̅̅ = 9
𝑆𝑇
c. 𝑚∠𝑅 = 92°, ∠𝑆 = 34° , ̅̅
̅̅ = 7
𝑆𝑇 d. 𝑚∠𝑅 = 105°, 𝑚∠𝑆 = 44° , 𝑚∠𝑇 = 31°
11) With each trigonometric ratio given below, determine which angle of the triangle would be ∠𝐴 from
the diagram (state your answer as ∠1 or ∠2 ):
15 15
a) cos 𝐴 = b) sin 𝐴 = c) tan 𝐴 = 1.875
17 17
12) Which expression below can be used to find 𝑚∠𝐴 ?
3 4
a) tan−1 (0.75) b) sin−1 (5 ) c) cos −1 (0.8) d) tan−1 (3 )
13) Use your knowledge of special right triangles to complete each statement:
a) An angle that measures ______ has a tangent of 1.
b) For a 45° angle, the __________ and __________ ratios are equal.
c) The cosine of a 30° angle is equal to the sine of a _______ angle.
14) Law of Sines and Law of Cosines practice:
Find the requested measures below. Round lengths to the nearest hundredth and angle measures
to the nearest degree.
a. b. c.
d. e. f.
CC Geometry
Chapter 5 Test Practice Problems
15) A ladder that is placed against a wall should make a 75.5° angle with the ground for optimal safety.
To the nearest hundredth of a foot, what is the maximum height that a 10 foot ladder can safely
reach? Draw a diagram & show all your work.
16) Nate built a skateboard ramp that covers a horizontal distance of 10 feet. The ramp rises a total of
3.5 feet. What angle does the ramp make with the ground? Draw a diagram & show all your work.
17) An observer at the top of a skyscraper sights a tour bus at an angle of depression of 61° . The
skyscraper is 910 feet tall. What is the horizontal distance from the base of the skyscraper to the tour
bus? Draw a diagram and show all your work.
18) An observer in a blimp sights a football stadium at an angle of
depression of 34° . The blimp’s altitude is 1600 feet. What is the
horizontal distance from the blimp to the stadium?
19) When the angle of elevation of the sun is 78° , a building casts a shadow
6 meters long. What is the height of the building?
20) A bicycle shop acquires 60% of its replacement parts from a manufacturing plant in Utah and the
rest from a plant in Oregon. The Oregon plant produces 6% defective parts while the Utah plant
produces 10% defective parts. What is the probability that a replacement part at the bike shop is
defective? Create a tree diagram to help solve the problem.
21) Mr. Kyi has placed 3 red, 7 blue, and 2 yellow beads in a hat. If a person selects a red bead, he or she
wins $3. If the person selects a blue bead, he or she loses $1. If the person selects a yellow bead, he or
she wins $10. What is the expected value for one draw from the hat?
