MATH ED 706 PROBLEM SET 2

I. TRUE or FALSE.
Write TRUE if the statement is always true, otherwise write FALSE.

1. To find the side length of a regular octagon, divide the perimeter by 8.

2. To find the perimeter of a regular dodecagon, divide the side length by 12.
3. If each side of a regular n-gon has length t, an expression for the perimeter would be nt.
4. The larger the number of sides of a polygon, the greater the sum of its interior angle
measures.
5. The larger the number of sides of a polygon, the greater the sum of its exterior angle
measures.
6. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon is always a multiple of 180.
7. There is a polygon, the sum of whose interior angle measures is 300.
8. Each exterior angle of a regular pentagon is acute.

9. If CNG  KET , then CG  KT .

10. CPCTC stands for “congruent parts of congruent triangles are congruent”.
11. All right triangles are congruent.
12. There is a triangle whose perpendicular bisector intersects a vertex of the triangle.

13. In ∆CUT, if E is the midpoint of UT , then CE  UT .

̅̅̅̅ such that 𝐷𝐴
14. The distance from point D to line k at A is given by 𝐷𝐴 ̅̅̅̅ ⊥ k.

15. If OC bisects AOB , then point C is equidistant from OA and OB.

16. In a right triangle, two of the exterior angles are obtuse.

17. In ∆JKL and ∆TWR, if JK  TW , KL  WR, and L  R, then ∆JKL  ∆TWR.
18. The point of concurrency of the three angle bisectors of a triangle is called incenter.

19. If ∆ABC is an obtuse triangle, with obtuse angle at B, has points D, E, and F on sides AB ,

AC , and BC , respectively, then AF is one of its altitudes.

20. If two points are each equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then the line joining
the points is the perpendicular bisector of the segment.
II. Solve each problem and box your final answer.

1. Use the given information to classify  KDIS as a rectangle, rhombus, square or none of
these. Use all terms that apply.
K S
a. KD  IS; KS  ID E
b. mDKS  mSID  180
c. mSKI  mDKI
D I
d. SD  KI
2. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon if each interior angle measures four times
the measure of each exterior angle.
3. Find the sum of the measures of three of the interior angles of a nonagon, where the sum
of the measures of the three is half the sum of the remaining angles.
4. Find the measure of each interior angle of a quadrilateral if the measures of its exterior
angles are in the ratio 1:2:3:3.
5. Solve for x and y given that polygon KAORI is similar to polygon SUMBT.

6. Given parallelogram MATH, solve for the following: A T

(9y – 6)o
a. value of x
b. value of y 5x + 2 6x – 3
c. length of side MH if the perimeter
of the parallelogram is 100 mm (7y + 12)o
M H

7. Trapezoid PARK has median ED.

a. If ED = 16 cm, KR = (3x +5) cm, P A

and PA = (5x + 11) cm, find KR and PA. F G

E D
b. If PA = (5y + 6) cm, KR = (4y + 5) cm,
and ED = (6y – 2) cm, find PA, KR, and ED. K R
III. Show your COMPLETE TWO-COLUMN proof. Number the statements and reasons
accordingly.

Given: In ∆ABC, 1  2; ̅̅̅̅ ̅̅̅̅;

𝐴𝐸 ∥ 𝐵𝐷
̅̅̅̅ ;
F is a midpoint of 𝐶𝐸
̅̅̅̅
𝐶𝐹 is an altitude of ∆ACD
̅̅̅̅ is a median of ∆CFD
𝐹𝐺
FD > FC
Prove:
(1) 𝑚∠𝐸𝐴𝐶 > 𝑚∠𝐷
(2) ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐸 ≅ ̅̅̅̅
𝐷𝐶
(3) 𝑚∠4 > 𝑚∠3
(4) BC + GD > ½ AD [Hint: Use TIT for ∆ABD and substitution]

IV. Given that ABCD is a parallelogram whose each side is extended by distance d.
Explain (in words) why quadrilateral MNPQ is a parallelogram.
N
M d
B
d
A C
d
D P
d
Q

B C
V. Refer to trapezoid ABCD on the right.
Complete the proof by supplying the correct reason
E F

A G
Given: Trapezoid ABCD D
E and F are the midpoints of AB and CD , respectively.

Prove: EF ІІ BC ІІ AD and EF = ½ (AD + BC)

[Hint: Draw triangle ABG by definition of a triangle then use Midsegment Theorem]
 Statements Reasons
1. ABCD is a trapezoid; E and F are the 1.
midpoints of AB and CD , respectively
1. Draw triangle ABG 2.
2. CF  FD 3.
4. BFC  GFD 4.
5. AD  BC 5.
6. BCF  GDF 6.
8. BCF  GDF 7.
8.
9. BF  FG ; BC  DG
10. F is the midpoint of BG 9.
10.
11. In ABG, EF ІІ AG
12. EF ІІ AD 11.
12.
13. EF ІІ BC
14. EF = ½(AG) 13
15. AG = AD + DG 14.
16. BC = DG 15.
17. AG = AD + BC 16.
18. EF = ½(AD + BC) 17.

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