Name: ________________________

Geometry CP

Boston Collegiate Charter School Final Exam

Ms.Touhey

Multiple Choice (29 points)

Identify the letter that answers each question or best completes a
statement.
Fill in the scantron form with your selection.
There are 30 multiple choice questions.
Each question is worth 1 point.
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1. Calculate the distance between the points (-2, 1) and (3,-6)
a.)

26

b.)
c.) 26
d.) 74

2. Given:

If

<1 and <2 are supplementary angles

<1 and <3 are vertical angles
, then find

(Hint: Sketch it out!)

a.) 18
b.) 28
c.)
d.)

3. In the figure, l || n and r is a transversal.

Which of the following is NOT necessarily true?

a.) <8
b.)
c.)
d.)
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4. What must be true in order for
by the SAS
Congruence Postulate?

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
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5. Which theorem or postulate would be appropriate to use with

triangles
and
?

a.)

SAS Similarity Theorem

b.)

SAS Congruence Theorem

c.)

SSS Similarity Theorem

d.)

AA Similarity Postulate

6.Two ladders are leaning against a wall at the same angle as shown.

How long is the shorter ladder?

a.)

14 ft

b.)

20 ft

c.)

24 ft

d.)

40 ft

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7.

The shorter leg of a

triangle is 4.6 feet long.
Calculate the perimeter. (Hint: Sketch it out!)

a.)

ft

b.)

ft

c.)

ft

d.)

ft
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8. To find the height of a tower, a surveyor positions a transit that

is at a spot 35 meters from the base of the tower.
She measures the angle of elevation to the top of the tower
to be .
What is the height of the tower, to the nearest meter?
Tower

35 feet

(Hint: SOHCAHTOA)
a.)

17 meters

b.)

19 meters

c.)

72 meters

d.)

74 meters

9. Compute the area of an equilateral triangle with a side length of 14.

14

(Hint: How can you determine the altitude? Whats true about the
angles of an equilateral triangle?)
a.)

42

b.)
c.)
d.) 98
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10.

BT

bisects <ABC. Determine the value of x.

(5 x 17)

(3 x 14)

A
C
B

a.) 3.8
b.) 15.1
c.) 15.5
d.)26.4
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11. Calculate the length of a

arc in a circle with a radius of 4.
(Hint: Set up a proportion using part to whole.)

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

12.

A park has a circular swimming pool.

The diameter of the pool is 10 meters.
What is the circumference of the pool?
Use

a.) 20 meters
b.) 31.40 meters
c.) 62.83 meters
d.) 94.25 meters
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13. In this figure, the circle has a radius of 4 inches.

What is the area of the portion outside the circle but inside the
square?
Express your answer in terms of .

(Area of
Square)
a.)

64 16

b.)

16 16

c.)

8 8

(Area of the circle)

d.)

14.

The radius of a circle triples.

How will the area of the new circle compare to the original?
(Hint: Plug in some numbers into the formula for area.
Observe what happens.)

a.)

The area will not change.

b.)

It will be three times as large.

c.)

It will be six times as large.

d.)

It will be nine times as large.

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15. If m<AOB =
<AOC?

and m<BOC =

a.) 52
b.)
c.) 47
d.) 44
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, then what is the measure of

16.
EF is the midsegment of trapezoid ABCD
AB = 13
EF = 16
Determine the length of DC

a.) 10 units
b.) 14.5 units
c.) 19 units
d.) 29 units

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17. Which line is parallel to y =

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
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18. Given:

m<KIJ =
m<HIJ =
m<KIH =

Determine m<KIJ and m<HIJ.

a.) m<KIJ =

and m<HIJ =

b.) m<KIJ =

and m<HIJ =

c.) m<KIJ =

and m<HIJ =

d.) m<KIJ =

and m<HIJ =
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19. Isosceles trapezoid JKLM has legs

and

, and base

Given: JK = 5x 10
KL = 6x +2
LM = 2x + 8
Determine the value of x.
(Hint: Whats true about isosceles trapezoids?)
a.)

-12

b.)

c.)

3
2

d.)

2
3

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20. In the diagram,

ST

NOT congruent?

bisects <RSU. Which segments do you know are

R

V
T
Q

a.)

SR SU

b.)

SQ QT

c.)

RT UT

d.)

QV QW

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21.
In a triangle with side lengths of 5 and 9, the length of the third
side is represented by x.
Which statement is always true?
(Hint: Use the Triangle Inequality Theorem to set up 3
inequalities.)
9
x
5

a.) x < 9
b.)
c.)
d.)

22. In the figure, determine the value of x + y =

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a.) 270
b.)230
c.) 210
d.)190

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23. In the figure below, what is the value of x?

a.) 20
b.)30
c.) 45
d.)60
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24. Solve for x in the figure below.
(Hint: Use the equilateral triangle. Then use the Pythagorean
Theorem!)
x

10
8

a.) 4
b.)6
c.)
d.)

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25. The figure below represents the overhead view of a deck

surrounding a reflecting pool. Calculate the area of the deck.
Use
2.3 m

3.3 m
mmm

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

16.6 m2
17.6 m2
34.2 m2
64.3 m2

26. If the figure ABCD below is a parallelogram, what is m<D?

B

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a.) 108
b.)72
c.) 54
d.)45

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27.

a
c

60

For the two intersecting lines above, which of the following must be
true?
(Hint: Solve for a, b, and c first before looking at the options below.)
I.
II.

a>c
a = 2b

III. a + 60 = b + c

a.) I only
b.) II only
c.) II and III only
a.)

I, II, and III

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28.

2x 1

x3
A

In the figure above, if the length of AD is 3x + 7, what is the length

of CD?
a.) x + 2
b.) x + 5
c.) 2
d.)5

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29. Select the next figure in the pattern.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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Short Answer (21 points)

Show all of your work!
Remember to include units where appropriate.
Remember to draw pictures!
Point values are beside each question.
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30. Write the equation of a line that is perpendicular to

and

passes through point (6, 2). (3 points)

(Hint: What is true about the slope of lines that are perpendicular?)

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31. Solve for x: (2 points)

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32.

In
In

, AB = 7, BC = 16, and m<B=

, FD = 14, DE = 32, and m<D = 38 .

C

D
B

a.) Explain why the triangles are similar. (1 point)

b.)

Write a similarity statement for the triangles. (1 point)

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33. Determine the altitude of an isosceles triangle with base

10 and congruent sides of length 9. (2 points)

10

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34. A person is standing at a point 65 feet from the base of a tree

looking up to the top of the tree. The angle from ground level to the
top of the tree is
.

A.) Draw a picture. (1 point)

B.)

Determine the height of the tree to the nearest foot. (2 points)

(Hint: Use SOHCAHTOA)

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35. Consider the statement, If a parallelogram is a square,

then it is a rhombus. (4 points)
A.) Is the statement true or false?
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B.) Write the converse in words:
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C.) Write the converse in symbols.

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D.) Provide a counterexample to prove the converse is false.
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36. In the figure below, what is the area of quadrilateral ABCD?

Show all of your work! (2 points)
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D
4

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37. Given that:
i.
ii.

Fred bought a new computer.

All computers depreciate in value.

What conclusion can be logically deduced? (1 point)

38.

The area of the base of the rectangular box is 21.

The area of one of the faces is 30.
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 Each of the dimensions, j, k, and l is an integer greater

than 1.
What is the volume of the rectangular box? (2 points)

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Open Response (8 points)

Show all of your work!
Point values are beside each portion of the question.
39.
The soup can shown below is in the shape of a right circular
cylinder.
Its height is 10 centimeters, and the radius of each base is 3.5
centimeters.

a. What is the area, in square centimeters, of the circular top of

the soup can? Show your work. (1 point)

b. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the soup can?

Show your work. (1 point)

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Twelve soup cans like the one shown above are in a box that is in the
shape of a right rectangular prism.
The heights of the soup cans are equal to the height of the box.
The height of each can is 10 centimeters, and the radius of each
base is 3.5 cm.
A top view of a full box, showing the circular tops of the cans within
the box, is shown below.

c. What was the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the box when it

was empty? Show or explain how you got your answer. (1 point)

d. Using your answers from parts (b) and (c), determine the volume,
in cubic centimeters, of the space inside the full box that is not
occupied by the cans. Show or explain how you got your answer.
(1 point)

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40. The size of a television screen is measured by the diagonal

distance across the screen.
d

a.) A 15 diagonal screen has a horizontal width of 12.

Calculate the vertical height of the screen.
Show or explain how you got your answer. (1 point)

b.)A 50 diagonal screen is to have its dimensions proportional to

those of the screen in part a.
What are its width and height?
Show or explain how you got your answer. (1 point)

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c.)

Suppose that the ratio of a televisions width to its height

was 3:2.
Determine the dimensions of a 17 screen.
Show or explain how you found your answer. (2 points)

2x

17

3x

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Proofs (13 points)

Fill in the appropriate Statements &/or Reasons
Point values are beside each proof.
Each Statement or Reason provided is worth point.
41.

( 1 2 points)

Given:

Statements/Reasons Bank
Reflexive Property of Segment Congruence
Symmetric Property of Segment Congruence
Side-Side-Side
Side-Angle-Side

Prove:

Statements

Reasons

1.

1.Given

2.

2.Given

3.

BD BD

3.

4.
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4.
42. (2 points)
Given:

Prove:

Statements

Reasons

1.

1.Given

2.

2. Given

3.

BD BD

Statements/Reasons Bank
Reflexive Property of Segment Congruence
Symmetric Property of Segment
Congruence
Side-Angle-Side (SAS)
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)
ABD BDC
Alternate Interior Angles

3.

4.

4.

5.

5.
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43. ( 1 2 point)
Given:

Prove:

Statements

Statements/Reasons Bank
Alternate Interior Angles
Vertical Angles Theorem
Side-Angle-Side (SAS)
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)

Reasons

1.

1. Given

2.

2.Given

3.

3.

4.

4.

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Coordinate Proof
44. (3 points)
You will need to do computations on this proof!
Use the Distance Formula.
Given: P(3,-6)
Q (19, 24)
M (11, 9)
Prove: M is the midpoint of

Statements

Reasons

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45.(3 points)

Given:
Prove: C is the midpoint of

Statements

Statement/Reason Bank
C is the midpoint of AE
Segment Addition Postulate
Subtraction Property of Equality
Multiplication Property of Equality
Substitution Property of Equality
Given

Reasons

1.

1.

2. 2AC = AE

2.

3. AC + AC = AE

3. Multiplication Property of
Equality

4. AE = AC + CE

4.

5.

5.

AC + AC = AC + CE

6. AC = CE

6.

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7.

7. Definition of Midpoint

46.There is a mistake in the proof below. Fix the mistake.

Given: m AFC m BFD
Prove: m AFB m CFD

C
D

Statements
1. m AFC m BFD
2. m AFB m BFC m AFC
3. m BFC m CFD m BFD
4. m AFB m BFC m BFC m CFD
5. m AFB m CFD

Reasons
1. Given
2. Angle Addition Property
3. Angle Addition Property
4. Angle Addition Property
5. Transitive Property of
Equality

There are two mistakes in the proof above one in line 4 and one
in line 5. Fix each mistake. (1 point each)
Statements
4. m AFB m BFC m BFC m CFD

Reasons
4.

Statements
5. m AFB m CFD

Reasons
5.

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Constructions (4 points)
Use your compass and straightedge to make each construction.
Constructions will be graded on technique (i.e. Its not okay to use
the protractor.)
Point values are beside each question.
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47.Using only a compass and a straightedge, construct a perpendicular
bisector. (2 points)

48. Using a protractor and a straight edge, construct a REGULAR

quadrilateral. (2 points)

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