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MODULE
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Module Quiz: B
1. Give definitions for each of the following: 3. What is JK? Show your work.
A Midsegment
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4. Fill in the blank with the correct point of
concurrency.
B Altitude
A Perpendicular bisectors intersect at the
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B Altitudes intersect at the
C Median
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C Medians intersect at the
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D Perpendicular bisectors
D Angle bisectors intersect at the
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+ABC is shown.
E Angle bisectors

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Use the figure for 2–3.

+GHI is shown.
+
5. If ABC has a perimeter of 24 cm, what
is true about the perimeter of EFD ? +
Explain your reasoning.

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6. Describe the steps for drawing the

1 midsegment of any triangle on a
2. Sara thinks that JK = HG. Is Sara
2 coordinate plane.
correct? Explain.
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Special Segments in Triangles
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Module Quiz: B
Use the figure for 7–9. Use the figure for 10–12.
+ABC is shown. +
In PRT , PS = 12.0 cm, UV = 2.7 cm, and
ST = 7.3 cm.

10. Is QT a median, midsegment, altitude,

angle bisector or perpendicular bisector,
or neither? How do you know?
7. What is the orthocenter of +ABC ? ________________________________________
Explain your reasoning.

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________________________________________ 11. What is the measure of RV ?

8. If a triangle is obtuse, will the orthocenter ________________________________________

be inside, outside, or on the triangle? Use
drawings to help you explain. 12. What is the measure of PV ?

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________________________________________ Use the figure for 13–14.

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9. How would you determine the

+
circumcenter of ABC using the
coordinate plane? Explain all steps.
Then state the circumcenter.

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13. What is XZ? Show all work.
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14. Which definition, postulate, or theorem

allows you to determine XZ?

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 3. (n − 2)180 = 2520; n − 2 = 14; n = 16 10. B
4. A 1 or 2 or 4 B 3 C 1 or 4 11. A
5. 6x = 77 + 2x + 3; 6x = 2x + 80; 4x = 80; 12. x = 12
x = 20; Substituting into 2x + 3 yields 13. A
2(20) + 3 = 43°.
14. XY , YZ, XZ
6. Exterior Angle Theorem
15. B
7. The polygon is a pentagon so the sum of
the interior angles is 180(5 − 2) = 540. 16. Answers will vary. Must be greater than
Therefore, 540 = 90 + 90 + 2x + 2x + x or 10 cm and less than 34 cm.
540 = 180 + 5x. So, 360 = 5x and x = 72. 17. C
Therefore, m∠U = 72°.
8. Because the figure shows ∠I ≅ ∠J , then MODULE 8 Special Segments in
HI ≅ HJ by the converse of the Isosceles Triangles
Triangle Theorem.
9. Yes. Because ∠I ≅ ∠J , we can let each
Module Quiz 8: B
angle be x. Then, 180 = x + x + 74 or 1. A. Segment connecting midpoints of two
180 = 2x + 74. So, 106 = 2x and x = 53°. segments in a triangle
Thus, ∠J = 53° . B. Perpendicular segment, ray or line,
10. Equilateral. The sum of the interior angles through one triangle side to the
is 180 so 2x + 2x + 3x − 30 = 180. Thus, opposite vertex
7x − 30 = 180 and 7x = 210 or x = 30. C. Segment, ray, or line from midpoint of
Substituting back in to each angle side to opposite vertex
measure shows that each angle measures D. Perpendicular segment, ray, or line to
+
60 degrees. Thus, XYZ is equilateral. one triangle side through the midpoint
11. Yes, because +XYZ , all sides are of that side
72 E. Segment, ray or line that bisects angle
congruent. Therefore, YZ = = 24 cm.
3 2. Yes. Because JK divides each triangle
12. A Yes B No C No D Yes side into two congruent segments, JK
13. ∠J, ∠L, ∠K connects the midpoints of the triangle and
is the midsegment of the triangle. Sara is
14. XY correct by the Triangle Midsegment
15. Because of the Triangle Inequality Theorem.
Theorem, x + 12 > 22, x + 22 > 12, and 1
12 + 22 >x. Solving each for x shows that 3. 6 x − 4 = (10 x ) so 6x − 4 = 5x. Thus,
2
x > 10 cm and x < 34 cm. −4 = −x and x = 4. Substituting into 6x − 4
Module Quiz 7: Modified yields 6(4) − 4 = 24 − 4 = 20 meters.
1. B 4. A. circumcenter; B. orthocenter;
C. centroid; D. incenter
2. B
+
5. Because DEF is formed by the
3. A
+
midsegments of ABC, then each
4. 50° midsegment is half the length of each
5. both base. Therefore, the perimeter of DEF +
6. A +
is half the perimeter of ABC or 12 cm.
7. C
8. A
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 6. To draw the midsegment of a triangle on a 12. B
coordinate plane, use the midpoint 13. A
formula to determine the midpoints of two
sides. Then, draw a segment connecting 14. B
the midpoints. 15. A
7. The orthocenter is the intersection of the 16. C
altitudes of a triangle. Note that AB is the 17. 2.5
altitude for BC and BC is the altitude for
AB . It is only necessary to determine two MODULE 9 Properties of
altitudes to find the intersection. Because Quadrilaterals
altitudes AB and BC intersect at (4, 2),
that is the orthocenter of the triangle. Module Quiz 9: B
8. If a triangle is obtuse, then one of the 1. A False B True C True D False
altitudes will exist outside the triangle. 2. Diagonals of both rhombus and rectangle
Therefore, the orthocenter will be outside bisect each other. Only the rhombus has
the triangle. perpendicular diagonals. Only the
9. The circumcenter is the perpendicular rectangle has congruent diagonals.
bisector of the triangle. Because BC is 3. If both pairs of opposite sides of a
horizontal, the perpendicular bisector is quadrilateral are congruent, then the
quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
x = 7.5. Because AB is vertical, the
perpendicular bisector is y = 4.5. These 4. x = 5; y = 2
will intersect at (7.5, 4.5) so that is the 5. A No, this doesn’t guarantee all sides
circumcenter of the triangle. congruent.
10. Median because it extends from the B No, diagonals bisect any parallelogram.
midpoint of one side to the opposite C Yes, if a parallelogram has
vertex. perpendicular diagonals, it is a
11. 5.4 cm rhombus.
12. 8.0 cm D No, opposite angles are congruent in
13. 7h − 5 = 3h + 5; 4h − 5 = 5; 4h = 10; any parallelogram.
h = 2.5. Substituting, 3(2.5) + 5 = 7.5 + 5 = 6. A Always, a square is a type of rectangle.
12.5 units. B Sometimes, a parallelogram can also
14. Angle Bisector Theorem be a rhombus.
C Never, a parallelogram has exactly two
Module Quiz 8: Modified
pairs of opposite sides parallel and a
1. Sample answer: EF or FD or ED kite does not have parallel sides.
2. B 7. A Yes B Yes C No D No
3. A 8. A rhombus has all sides congruent so the
4. B measure of each side can be found by
dividing the perimeter by 4. So,
5. B FI = 2x + 5.
6. C 9. Diagonals of a rhombus bisect the
7. C opposite angles. So, m ∠FIH = 144°
8. A 10. Sample Answer: Yes. m∠FIH = 144° and
9. B adjacent angles of a parallelogram are
supplementary. So,
10. C
m∠IFG = 180° − 144° = 36°. Dividing by 2,
11. (4, 2) m∠JFG = 18. ∠FGJ ≅ ∠HIJ because

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