ISEE Middle Level Math : Plane Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #81 : Geometry

If a circle has a radius of , what would be the length of the longest line drawn within that circle?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The diameter of the circle would be the longest line that can be drawn within that circle.

Because radius is half of the diameter, the diameter is calculated by multiplying the radius of the circle by two.

If the radius is ,  then the diameter is 

 

Example Question #82 : Geometry

A ladder is leaning on a wall.  It is  ft long.  The bottom of the ladder is  from the base.  How far up the wall is the top of the ladder?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The Pythagorean Theorem states that:

With  and  representing the measurement of the legs and  representing the hypotenuse.

Example Question #83 : Geometry

What is the perimeter of a right triangle if the hypotenuse is  and the measurement of one of its legs is 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, use the Pythagorean Theorem to get the measurement of the other leg.

To get the perimeter of the triangle, add the measurements of each of the three sides.

Example Question #84 : Geometry

A line has endpoints  and   What is the distance of the line?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the distance formula

Example Question #11 : Lines

Line  has a length of   It is bisected at point , and the resulting segment is bisected again at point   What is the length of line segment 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, write each portion of the statement in mathematical terms.

Since AB=80 we will substitute that into the equation.

Now that we know AC we can calculate AD as follows.

Example Question #86 : Geometry

The point  lies on a circle. What is the approximate length of the radius of the circle if the center is 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because the radius is the distance from center to any point on a circle, the distance formula is used to find the measurement of the radius.

Example Question #87 : Geometry

If the diameter of a circle is , then what is  of the circle's radius?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Radius is  of the diameter.

If the diameter is , then the radius is 

Therefore

 of  is,

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Example Question #88 : Geometry

Find the slope of a line that passes through  and .

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The slope is undefined.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the slope formula to solve:

Given the following points.

The slope can be calculated as follows.

Because the  coordinates were the same for points A and B, this would form a horizontal line.  The slope of any horizontal line is 

Example Question #89 : Geometry

Find the length of a line from the point  to the point .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the length of a line from the point  to the point .

To find this distance, we need to use distance formula (which is really similar to Pythagorean Theorem)

Distance formula is as follows

Where our x's and y's come from our ordered pairs.

So, let's plug and chug

Simplify

So our answer is 30.4

Example Question #90 : Geometry

What is the length of a line segment with end points  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The length of a line segment can be determined using the distance formula:

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