Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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a. | They are equal in area. | c. | They are
congruent. | b. | They are similar. | d. | They are equal in perimeter. |
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2.
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Triangles JKL and NPQ are similar with measurements as shown.
What is the ratio ? |  | | |
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3.
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Two vehicles, each moving from a point in a straight line away from each other at an angle, are 165 feet
apart after 4 seconds. Both are moving at a constant rate, vehicle J at 55 feet per second and
vehicle N at 55 feet per
second.
About how far apart are they after 20 seconds? |  | | |
a. | 825 ft | b. | 198 ft | c. | 165 ft | d. | 1485
ft |
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4.
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Line segments RT and SU intersect at V, as shown in the figure.
|| , UV = 12, SV = 15, and TV = 18.
What is the
measure of ? |  | | |
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5.
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Which triangle is similar to XYZ?
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6.
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When standing upright, Kevin knows his eyes
are 5.75 feet above ground level. To determine the depth of a well, he stands in the position
shown.
Using the given
measures, how deep is the pit? |  | | |
a. | 10.54 ft | b. | 8.54 ft | c. | 11.5 ft | d. | 14.25
ft |
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7.
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Given: 
Which is a
true proportion? |  | | |
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8.
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Triangles NPQ and XYZ are similar ,
with the measurements in meters as shown.
What is the perimeter of XYZ? |  | | |
a. | 150 m | b. | 102 m | c. | 30 m | d. | 90
m |
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9.
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In addition to the information given in the drawing, which statement would be sufficient to prove that QRS ~ UVW |  | | |
a. | QS = 18 and RS = 42 | c. |  | b. |  | d. | QS = 42
and RS = 18 |
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10.
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A rectangular place mat is similar to
the table upon which it is placed.
According to the diagram, which proportion can be used
to determine the length of the table, l ? |  | | |
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11.
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If  is parallel to  ,
what
is LM, the width of the lake? |  | | |
a. | 98 feet | b. | 165 feet | c. | 126 feet | d. | 140
feet |
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12.
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Which drawing contains a pair of similar triangles?
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13.
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Look at this triangle. Which triangle
is similar to the given triangle? |  | | |
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14.
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a. | 5.7 ft | b. | 8.2 ft | c. | 7 ft | d. | 5
ft |
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The top of a ladder is leaning on a building at a point 13 feet above the
ground; the bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building. What is the length of the
ladder to the nearest foot?
a. | 21 ft | b. | 5 ft | c. | 13 ft | d. | 15
ft |
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From a point 22 feet from the base of a tower, a wire is stretched to an attachment 51 feet up the
tower.
To the
nearest foot, how long is the wire? |  | | |
a. | 29 ft | b. | 56 ft | c. | 46 ft | d. | 73
ft |
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A 24-foot ladder leaning against a building makes an angle of 60° with the
ground.
How far from the base of the building is the foot of the
ladder? |  | | |
a. | 20.8 ft | b. | 6 ft | c. | 10.4 ft | d. | 12
ft |
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18.
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A customer provided this diagram of a
garden to a fencing company.
What is the length of the
unlabeled side? |  | | |
a. | 24 ft | b. | 25 ft | c. | 26 ft | d. | 27
ft |
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An airplane is 31 ground miles from the
end of the runway (GR) and 6 miles high (PG) when it begins its approach to the
airport.
To the nearest mile, what is the distance (PR) from the airplane to the
end of the runway? |  | | |
a. | 36 miles | b. | 32 miles | c. | 38 miles | d. | 30
miles |
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20.
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Which of the following sets of lengths can represent the measures of the sides
of a right triangle?
a. | 4, 5, 6 | b. | 5, 11, 13 | c. | 8, 11, 17 | d. | 9, 40,
41 |
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a. | 41.6 ft | b. | 145.1 ft | c. | 11 ft | d. | 38.5
ft |
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22.
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Using the measures shown, which triangle must be a right triangle?
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23.
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Mrs. Ammons is constructing a walkway through her rectangular herb garden. The walkway runs diagonally as shown in the
diagram.
Which is closest to the length of the walkway? |  | | |
a. | 26.0 ft | b. | 32.0 ft | c. | 13.9 ft | d. | 23.0
ft |
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24.
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For the triangle represented by
the drawing, what is the length of side ? |  | | |
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25.
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What is the length of ?

a. | 11 mm | b. | 15.81 mm | c. | 9.38 mm | d. | 18.76
mm |
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26.
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 is a right triangle.
Which is closest to the length of ? |  | | |
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27.
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The hexagon in the drawing has
a line of symmetry through: |  | | |
a. | (–1, –5) and (2, –1) | c. | (1, –1) and (1,
–5) | b. | (–2, –3) and (3, –3) | d. | (2, 0) and (2,
–5) |
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28.
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All the vertices of the hexagon have
integral coordinates.
One
of the lines of symmetry for the hexagon goes through: |  | | |
a. | (7, 7) and (7, –1) | c. | (8, 8) and (8,
–1) | b. | (6, 7) and (6, –1) | d. | (4, –1) and (8, 7) |
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29.
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A parallelogram is located entirely in quadrant I. If this parallelogram is
reflected across the origin, in which quadrant will the new parallelogram be located?
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30.
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Which of the following letters has only horizontal line
symmetry?
E W F N
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31.
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Which polygon shown below has four lines of symmetry? 
a. | Hexagon LMNPQR | c. | Square STUV | b. | Rectangle DEFG | d. | Triangle HJK |
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32.
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The polygon A’B’C’D’E’ is 
a. | a translation of MNPQR across the x-axis | c. | a reflection of MNPQR across the
y-axis | b. | a reflection of MNPQR across the x-axis | d. | a reflection across the
orgin |
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33.
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This figure is apparently symmetric with respect to: |  | | |
a. | the y-axis only | c. | the x-axis only | b. | neither the x-axis nor the
y-axis | d. | both the x-axis and
the y-axis |
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34.
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GHJ was obtained from DEF by rotation about the point C.
Which of the following indicates
the correspondence of the vertices? |  | | |
a. | D ® G, E ® H, F ®
J | c. | D ® H, E ® J, F ®
G | b. | D ® G, E ® J, F ®
H | d. | D
® J, E ®
G, F ®
H |
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35.
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In the drawing: Triangle
P´Q´R´ is: |  | | |
a. | a reflection of triangle PQR across the y-axis | b. | a 180
counter-clockwise rotation of triangle PQR about the origin | c. | a reflection of
triangle PQR across the x-axis | d. | a translation of triangle PQR across the
y-axis |
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36.
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Isosceles triangle NPQ has the measures shown.
What is the maximum number of different
lines of symmetry that can be drawn through D NPQ? |  | | |
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37.
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Triangle KLM was transformed into
Triangle K´L´M´.
Which term
most accurately describes the transformation? |  | | |
a. | Translation | b. | Reflection | c. | Rotation | d. | Tessellation |
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38.
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Which line of reflection maps point Y at  to point Y’
at  ?
a. | x-axis | b. | y = 2 | c. | y = -x | d. | y-axis |
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39.
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Figure STARFIND is symmetric with
respect to the x-axis. The coordinates of point T are (8, 6).
What are the coordinates of point
D ? |  | | |
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40.
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A regular pentagon has what type of symmetry?
a. | Line symmetry only | c. | Both
point and line symmetry | b. | Neither point nor
line symmetry | d. | Point symmetry only |
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