HSPT Math : Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #6 : How To Find An Angle

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Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.

In the above figure,  and . Which of the following is equal to  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 and  form a linear pair, so their angle measures total . Set up and solve the following equation:

Example Question #261 : Geometry

Two angles which form a linear pair have measures  and . Which is the lesser of the measures (or the common measure) of the two angles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Two angles that form a linear pair are supplementary - that is, they have measures that total . Therefore, we set and solve for  in this equation:

The two angles have measure

and 

 is the lesser of the two measures and is the correct choice.

Example Question #261 : Geometry

Two vertical angles have measures  and . Which is the lesser of the measures (or the common measure) of the two angles?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Two vertical angles - angles which share a vertex and whose union is a pair of lines - have the same measure. Therefore, we set up and solve the equation

Example Question #9 : How To Find An Angle

A line  intersects parallel lines  and  and  are corresponding angles;  and  are same side interior angles.

Evaluate .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When a transversal such as  crosses two parallel lines, two corresponding angles - angles in the same relative position to their respective lines - are congruent. Therefore, 

Two same-side interior angles are supplementary - that is, their angle measures total 180 - so

We can solve this system by the substitution method as follows:

Backsolve:

, which is the correct response.

Example Question #1 : How To Find An Angle

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Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.

Refer to the above diagram. Give the measure of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The top and bottom angles, being vertical angles - angles which share a vertex and whose union is a pair of lines - have the same measure, so 

or, simplified,

The right and bottom angles form a linear pair, so their degree measures total 180. That is, 

Substitute  for :

The left and right angles, being vertical angles, have the same measure, so, since the right angle measures , this is also the measure of the left angle, .

Example Question #1 : Coordinate Geometry

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What is the measurement of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If you extend the lines of the parellelogram, you will notice that a parellogram is the same as 2 different sets of parellel lines intersecting one another. When that happens, the following angles are congruent to one another:

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Therefore, 

Example Question #261 : Geometry

The three angles of a triangle are labeled , , and . If  is , what is the value of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Given that the three angles of a triangle always add up to 180 degrees, the following equation can be used:

Example Question #262 : Geometry

An isosceles triangle has a vertex angle of seventy degrees.  What is the angle of one of the other angles?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

A triangle has three sides and three angles, which add up to 180 degrees.

An isosceles triangle must have 2 equal sides and 2 equal base angles.  Given the vertex angle is 70 degrees, subtract this angle by 180.

Since the other 2 base angles must equal to each other in an isoceles triangle, divide 110 with 2 to get the measure of the other angles.

The base angles must be  degrees each.

As a check:

Example Question #261 : Geometry

What is the measure of an interior angle of a regular pentagon?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula to find the sum of total interior angles of a polygon is:

Since there are five sides in the pentagon, substitute .

This is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon.  To find an interior angle, divide by five since there are five interior angles in a pentagon.

Example Question #11 : How To Find An Angle Of A Line

 \dpi{100} \small \overline{AB} is a straight line. \dpi{100} \small \overline{CD} intersects \dpi{100} \small \overline{AB} at point \dpi{100} \small E. If \dpi{100} \small \angle AEC measures 120 degrees, what must be the measure of \dpi{100} \small \angle BEC?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} \small 75 degrees

\dpi{100} \small 70 degrees

None of the other answers

\dpi{100} \small 60 degrees

\dpi{100} \small 65 degrees

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} \small 60 degrees

Explanation:

\dpi{100} \small \angle AEC\dpi{100} \small \angle BEC must add up to 180 degrees. So, if \dpi{100} \small \angle AEC is 120, \dpi{100} \small \angle BEC (the supplementary angle) must equal 60, for a total of 180.

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