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1. C is false because although G is on
the line AB, and it is between A
and B, it is not necessarily in the
center of line segment AB.
2. C 𝐴𝐷 = 4𝑥 − 6 = 12 + 12 + 2𝑥 −
4; 𝑥 = 13 , so the measure of
𝐴𝐶 = 12 + 2 13 − 4 = 34

3. C The smallest exterior angle of Triangle

ABC will be adjacent to the largest interior
angle of the same triangle. 180 – 70 = 110
degrees

4. E The converse of the following conditional statement:

If Everett gets a new set of Legos, then Jinks gets an ice cream cone.
Would be: If Jinks gets an ice cream cone, then Everett gets a new set of Legos.

5. A By setting the vertical angles equal to each other, x + 16 = 4x – 5 ; I can subtract x

from both sides to find that 3x = 21

6. B The line perpendicular to the line

y = -4x + 10 will have a slope that is the negative reciprocal to the given
line (1/4). Since we know it travels through the point (7,2), we can
substitute into point-slope form: (y-2) = (1/4)(x-7) and then simplify
! !
to: 𝑦 = ! 𝑥 + ! .

7. C (−1,4)There is a distance of 8 in the x direction, so halfway

would be 4 units to the right. There is a negative distance of 4
in the y direction, so the midpoint would be 2 down from the
starting point.

8. A 𝑑 = ∆𝑥 ! + ∆𝑦 ! = 8! + 4! = 80

∆! !!
9. C First find the slope: ∆! = !
; then you know it goes through both points, so I arbitrarily picked (3,2)to write my
!
equation in point-slope form. 𝑦 − 2 = − ! 𝑥−3
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10. D

11. D The area of the largest triangle in the picture:

(1/2)(9)(6)=27 square meters. The smallest triangle in
the picture has an area: (1/2)(3)(4)=6.
The difference is 21

12. C The entire group of tennis players hit to anyone along a

diagonal from them. Because we are hitting a ball, and not
just drawing the line segment, each diagonal can be
formed twice. The formula to find the number of diagonals
of a polygon: n(n-3)/2. Double that is just n(n-3).
6(3)=18.

13. B The area of the trapezoid is 48 square units. A midsegment is the

average of the two bases. The area formula is the average of the two
bases multiplied by the height. So if we take the 48 and divide it by the
16, we get a height of 3 units.

14. A To find the distance from the dog walker to the tree,
first you can use the 45-45-90 special right triangle
with the tree and the pole to find the distance from the
tree to the pole to be 12. Then using the 30-60-90
triangle with the dog walker and the pole, we can find
that the distance from the walker to the pole is 12 3 (opposite the 60 degree side).
The difference between the two is the distance of interest.
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15. B The square of the tangent ratio for Angle x is !"! .
To find h (height) we can use Pythagorean Theorem.
ℎ! = 179! − 17! = 31752

16. D To find the length of x which is tangent to the circle with diameter of length 7, we
can use the formula:
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡 ! = 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡 ; 𝑥 ! = 5 12

17. A The point of concurrency of all perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are known as
the circumcenter.

18. D These are the Step-by-step directions on how to

construct Perpendicular Lines or Parallel lines

19. C Using the similar polygons NPQM and STUR shown below, find the value of:
𝑁° + 𝑃° + 𝑈° = 360 − 115 = 245
To find the side lengths, you must use the scale factor of 3:5.
𝑥 = 15 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 25, the sum is 285.

20. B The following proof is an example of what type of proof used in Geometry:
Indirect Proof.
In an indirect proof, instead of showing that the conclusion to be proved is true, you show that
all of the alternatives are false. To do this, you must assume the negation of the statement to be
proved. Then, deductive reasoning will lead to a contradiction: two statements that cannot both
be true.
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21. D To find the area of the segment of the circle, find you find the area of the sector,
then subtract the area of the triangle. Area of the sector is just a portion of the entire
circle: (1/3)(pi)r^2 = (1/3)(pi)(576)=192pi

Area of the triangle: The triangle can be broken up into two smaller 30-60-
90 triangles with area of (0.5)(12)(12rt3).

192𝜋 − 144 3

22. B Since Angle a has a measure of 72°, you can find the degree
measure of: minor arc PQ to be twice that, 144. That makes the
major arc PQ to be 360-144 or 216. Because a, b, and c all
share the same arcs, their measures must be congruent.
b=72 c=72 . angle d is opposite the others, so it will be
supplementary. 180-72 = 108 = d.

Answer: 216 + 72 + 72 – 108 = 252

23. B The area of the garden is bh or 96 inches x 120 inches = 11,520 square inches.
The coup has an area of 128 square inches. I found the side lengths of the square by
using the 45-45-90 triangle the diagonals made with the sides of the square. Each
side length is 8rt2. Subtracting the areas, you get 11,392 square inches. Taking that
area and dividing by the area of each sod rectangle, we find that we need 237 and
1/3 sod rectangles. This means we need to purchase 238 sod rectangle

24. A The Ferris Wheel at the carnival has a diameter of 84 meters, so the
circumference is 84pi meters. There are 24 carts on the ride equally spread out
along the circumference of the ride, so each cart is 84pi/24 meters apart. The
distance between Cart #4 and Cart #9 is 5 of those equal parts. 420pi/24 = 17.5pi

25. C Since the perimeter is 120 inches, each side is 30 inches. Because it is
a square, the diagonal is 30rt2 .

26. C CPCTC
Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent

27. B The Arithmetic Mean of {16, 24, 36} is 76/3. The geometric mean of these
!
numbers is 16 24 36 = 4 6 = 24. The average of these value is (1/2)(76/3
+ 24)=(1/2)(148/3)=148/6 = 74/3
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28. D The area of the hexagon is 6𝑠 3
4 ; 486 3 and the area of the square is 18
! !
squared or 324. The ratio is: !

29. B To find the length of AC, it is helpful to draw in radius OC with a

length of 2. This forms a 30-60-90 triangle COA. That makes AC equal
to 3

30. A There are no quadrilaterals in the given figure that you can PROVE are
parallelograms. Not enough information given such as: opposite sides congruent,
opposite sides parallel, opposite angles congruent, etc…