SHORT EXAM

Direction: Answer the following word problems as indicated. Choose only the letter of the correct answer.

1. Sarah and John are building triangular treehouses with the same angle at the top. Sarah's treehouse has one
side measuring 5 feet and another side measuring 7 feet. John's treehouse has one side measuring 6 feet and
another side measuring 8 feet. According to the Hinge Theorem, which treehouse is taller?
A. Sarah's treehouse
B. John's treehouse
C. Both treehouses are the same height
D. Cannot be determined
2. Jack's triangle has sides measuring 5 inches and 7 inches. Jill's triangle has sides measuring 4 inches and 6
inches. Which triangle has a longer third side?
A. Jack's
B. Jill's
C. Same length
D. Unsure
3. In a park, two trees are planted. One tree is taller than the other. According to converse of the hinge theorem,
if a tree is taller, what can we say about the angle its shadow makes?
A. It will be smaller
B. It will be bigger
C. It will be the same
D. It depends on the time of day
4. Emily has three ribbons of different lengths: 10 inches, 7 inches, and 15 inches. Can she use any two of these
ribbons to form a triangle?
A. Yes
B. No
5. David has three straws of different lengths: 6 centimeters, 4 centimeters, and 10 centimeters. Can he use any
two of these straws to form a triangle?
A. Yes B. No
6. Jack is designing a park bench with a triangular seat. He measures two non-adjacent interior angles of the
seat as 60 degrees and 70 degrees. According to the Exterior Angle Theorem, what will be the measure of the
exterior angle at the third corner of the seat?

A.130 degrees
B. 70 degrees
C. 110 degrees
D. 40 degrees
7. A triangular garden has two sides measuring 4 meters and 2 meters. What is the range of possible lengths for
the third side of the garden?
A) Between 3 and 5 meters
B) Between 3 and 7 meters
C) Between 2 and 6 meters
D) Between 1 and 6 meters
8. A triangular playground has two sides measuring 5 meters and 3 meters. What is the range of possible lengths
for the third side of the playground?
A. Between 2 and 8 meters
B. Between 3 and 5 meters
C. Between 5 and 8 meters
D. Between 3 and 8 meters
9. Amy wants to build a fence around her rectangular garden. If the garden is 7 feet wide and 12 feet long, what
is the range of possible lengths for the third side of the fence?
A. Between 5 and 19 feet
B. Between 1 and 12 feet
C. Between 7 and 12 feet
D. Between 12 and 19 feet
10. Jack is designing a triangular park bench. He measures two interior angles of the bench as 80 degrees and 50
degrees. According to the Exterior Angle Theorem, what will be the measure of the exterior angle at the third
corner of the bench?
A. 130 degrees
B. 80 degrees
C. 50 degrees
D. 40 degrees
ASSIGNMENT
Direction: Answer the following.
A. What are the measures of the following angles? Refer to the figure below.

B. Determine if the triangle with the given sides lengths exists. Write a check
mark (√) if its yes and x if it is no.

C. Arrange the angles in descending order (or decreasing size)

D. Arrange the sides in ascending order (or increasing lengths)

E. Solve each problem.

Two sides of a triangle have side lengths of 16 meters and 11 meters. What is the range of possible
lengths for the third side?
Answer: _________________