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Question 300741: I need major help on how to answer these questions and what they are. :( this is an ungraded study guide but counted as an incomplete if not finished. I don't understand how to do these so I would love help:( Here is the info...
* The slash / represents a fraction bar and division. For example, one half = 1/2.
* The notation sqrt( ) is used to denote the square root of a number.

To answer some of the following questions you will need to refer to the figures below:
Figure 1: The three horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 3: The two horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 7: JM and JP are chords of the circle. JK is a diameter.

Figure 8: GH and JK are chords of the circle.

Use Figure 3 below for the following proof:
Given: Lines a and b are cut by the transversal f, and m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180°.
Prove: lines a and b are parallel.
1. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180o : Given
2. m ang 3 + m ang 5 = 180° : Definition of straight angle
3. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = m ang 3 + m ang 5 : __________
4. m ang 1 = m ang 5 : __________
5. Lines a and b are parallel: __________

Here are the figures that go with the questions:
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And here are the questions:
42.) In the proof above, the reason for step 4 is
substitution
angle addition
equal corresponding angles
parallel postulate
43.) For Figure 4, find DE.
6
8
10
12
44.) If two triangles are congruent, then the _______ corresponding parts are congruent.
3
6
4
2
45.) Lines p and q are parallel. The slope of p is 5 and the slope of q is 10/v. What is v?
2 sqrt(13)
4
4 sqrt(2)
2
46.) For Figure 6, 0A = 3 and AC = 12, what is OB?
3sqrt(9)
3 sqrt(3)
7
sqrt(153)
47.) Classify the angle with measure 75 degrees.
Acute
Obtuse
Straight
Right
48.) A parallelogram of area 78 square units has one side of length 12. Find the length of an altitude to that side.
3
2 sqrt(3)
6
6.5
49.) Refer to Triangle DFE in Figure 5, if DM = 4 and ME = 8, what is FM in simplified form?
4 sqrt(2)
12
2 sqrt(3)
16
50.) In elliptic or spherical geometry, there can be _____ right angle(s) in a triangle.
zero
one
two
three
51.) For right triangle ACB with right angle C, if m Ang A = 45° and BC = 3, what is the length of AC?
3 sqrt(3)
3
3 sqrt(2)
1.5
52.) Opposites sides of a parallelogram are parallel and congruent.
True
False
Neither
Both
53.) In the proof above, the reason for step 3 is
substitution
angle addition
parallel postulate
equal corresponding angles

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Question 300740: I need major help on how to answer these questions and what they are. :( this is an ungraded study guide but counted as an incomplete if not finished. I don't understand how to do these so I would love help:( Here is the info...
* The slash / represents a fraction bar and division. For example, one half = 1/2.
* The notation sqrt( ) is used to denote the square root of a number.

To answer some of the following questions you will need to refer to the figures below:
Figure 1: The three horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 3: The two horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 7: JM and JP are chords of the circle. JK is a diameter.

Figure 8: GH and JK are chords of the circle.

Use Figure 3 below for the following proof:
Given: Lines a and b are cut by the transversal f, and m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180°.
Prove: lines a and b are parallel.
1. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180o : Given
2. m ang 3 + m ang 5 = 180° : Definition of straight angle
3. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = m ang 3 + m ang 5 : __________
4. m ang 1 = m ang 5 : __________
5. Lines a and b are parallel: __________

Here are the figures that go with the questions:
http://i44.tinypic.com/s153m1.png

And here are the questions:

31.) At five o'clock the measure of the angle formed by the hands of the clock is?
60°
210°
150°
180°
32.) In angle ABC, A is the vertex.
True
False
Neither
Both
33.) A regular polyhedron is a polyhedron with faces that are congruent squares.
True
False
Neither
Both
34.) In Figure 7 if m Arc PM = 40° and m Arc JKM = 210°, then m Ang PJK =
70°
35°
55°
40°
35.) If a triangle has sides of lengths 8, 4, and 4 sqrt(3), is the triangle right?
Yes
No
Maybe
Sometimes
36.) A triangle with at least two sides of equal length is called _______.
Scalene
Isosceles
Equilateral
Regular
37.) A polygon is regular if and only if the sides are congruent (“if and only if” states a condition but does not necessitate it to be the sole condition).
False
True
Neither
Both
38.) In the proof above, the reason for step 5 is
substitution
parallel postulate
equal corresponding angles
angle addition
39.) What is the center of the circle with equation (x + 1)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 9/4?
(-1, -3)
(-1, -1)
(-3/2, 4)
(1, 3)
40.) Use Figure 2 above. If m Ang B = 53° and m Ang C = 62°, which side(s) of Triangle ABC is(are) the longest?
AB
BC
AC
AB & BC
41.) What is the equation of the line with slope 2/3 and passes through the midpoint of the segment joining points (-1, 6) and (-7, -4)?
y = -3x - 9
y = (2/3)x + (11/3)
y = -3x - 7
y = (2/3)x - 6

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Question 300738: I need major help on how to answer these questions and what they are. :( this is an ungraded study guide but counted as an incomplete if not finished. I don't understand how to do these so I would love help:( Here is the info...
* The slash / represents a fraction bar and division. For example, one half = 1/2.
* The notation sqrt( ) is used to denote the square root of a number.

To answer some of the following questions you will need to refer to the figures below:
Figure 1: The three horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 3: The two horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 7: JM and JP are chords of the circle. JK is a diameter.

Figure 8: GH and JK are chords of the circle.

Use Figure 3 below for the following proof:
Given: Lines a and b are cut by the transversal f, and m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180°.
Prove: lines a and b are parallel.
1. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180o : Given
2. m ang 3 + m ang 5 = 180° : Definition of straight angle
3. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = m ang 3 + m ang 5 : __________
4. m ang 1 = m ang 5 : __________
5. Lines a and b are parallel: __________

Here are the figures that go with the questions:
http://i44.tinypic.com/s153m1.png

And here are the questions:
22.) A square has diagonals of length 8 cm. Find the area. ___ square cm
32
16 sqrt(2)
12
3 sqrt(2)
23.) the measure of the complement of the angle with measure 45 degrees.
315 degrees
45 degrees
55 degrees
135 degrees
24.) Use Figure 1. The exterior angles of Angle 3 are _______.
Angles 1 and 2
Angles 5, 6, and 7
Angles 2 and 4
Angles 1, 2, and 4
25.) In Figure 8, if GI = 3, IH = 8, JK = 10, what is JI (if it is longer than IK)?
8
12
6
4
26.) All opposite sides of a trapezoid are parallel.
True
False
Neither
Both
27.) What is the volume of a right cone with radius 3 and height 4? ___ (pi) cubic units
16
24
12
27
28.) For Figure 4, find AC.
26 2/3
9.5999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375
10
15
29.) The converse of the statement: "If you are baking brownies, then the kitchen smells good", is "If the kitchen smells good, then you are baking brownies."
True
False
Neither
Both
30.) The radius of a Circle O is 4, if radii OA and OB form 90° angle, AB = ?
4 sqrt(2)
4
16 sqrt(2)
8

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Question 300736: I need major help on how to answer these questions and what they are. Here is the info...
* The slash / represents a fraction bar and division. For example, one half = 1/2.
* The notation sqrt( ) is used to denote the square root of a number.

To answer some of the following questions you will need to refer to the figures below:
Figure 1: The three horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 3: The two horizontal lines are parallel.
Figure 7: JM and JP are chords of the circle. JK is a diameter.

Figure 8: GH and JK are chords of the circle.

Use Figure 3 below for the following proof:
Given: Lines a and b are cut by the transversal f, and m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180°.
Prove: lines a and b are parallel.
1. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = 180o : Given
2. m ang 3 + m ang 5 = 180° : Definition of straight angle
3. m ang 1 + m ang 3 = m ang 3 + m ang 5 : __________
4. m ang 1 = m ang 5 : __________
5. Lines a and b are parallel: __________

Here are the figures that go with some of the questions:
http://i44.tinypic.com/s153m1.png

And here are the questions:
The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect is called the
intersection point
altocenter
centroid
orthocenter
2.) Classify the angle with measure 180 degrees.
Acute
Obtuse
Straight
Right
3.) In Figure 8, if GH = 8, JI = 8, IK = 2, what is GI?
8
4
6
10
4.) If we wanted to draw a median of Triangle ABC coming from vertex C, then our line would _______.
cross BC at its midpoint
cross AB at its midpoint
cross and be perpendicular to BC
cross and be perpendicular to AB
5.) The base of a pyramid is a square with sides of length 4 cm. If the volume = 80 cm3, what is the height? ___ cm
16 / 3
12
15
5 sqrt(3) / 3
6.) Find the value of x: (2x) / 7 = (x - 1) / 3
1
13/7
7
5/7
7.) A line that intersects a circle in a single point.
chord
secant
tangent
diameter
8.) A circle of area 49(pi) has a circumference of what?
7 pi
17.5
10
14 pi
9.) If two sides and the _______ angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the _______ angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
Smallest
Opposite
Included
Acute
10.) When constructing the median of a triangle, it is possible that the median may lie exterior to the triangle.
True
False
Neither
Both


Thank you so much! :( this is just a study guide (ungraded but counted as an incomplete if not done.

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Question 301113: The area of a square garedn is 242 m^2. How long is the diagonal?
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Question 301113: The area of a square garedn is 242 m^2. How long is the diagonal?
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Question 301463: If you double the length and the height and the width of a room, what does that do to the volume?
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Question 301960: One side of a triangle is 2 cm
shorter than the base. The other side is 3 cm longer than
the base. What lengths of the base will allow the
perimeter to be greater than 19 cm?”

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Question 302446: what is the geometric mean of x and 96 is 24. what is x?

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Question 302936: what is the area of a regular hexagon with the side length of 4cm
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Question 302935: what is the area of a regular pentagon with the perimeter of 50cm
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Question 304426: what is the height of a cyliner that has a volume of 5024 and the diameter of 16

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Question 305983: Please help me to solve this problem: find the missing lengths of the triangle: 2x+1(hypotenuse), 2x-1, x .I know that the pythagorean theorem is a^2+b^2=c^2 I keep getting x=0, but I know it's not the right answer.
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Question 306293: Please help. My son is having a terrible time in geometry and I never took it so I'm of no help.
Given: the angle of BCA = 50 degrees. The arc of CD = 80 degrees
How do I find the arc of AD? (in layterms please)
Thanks so much for any help you can offer.

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Question 306617: Sorry for the lact of picture...I don't know how to post it. I do know that it is an oblique triangle where a is the bottom (width) and b and c are on the left and right side, respectively. a = 5, b = 6, and angle between a and b = 1/3pi. Find c. Thank you in advance.
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Question 306683: Write an equation and solve for x if the area of the rectangle is 55 square units. the length of a side is 3x-1 and the height is 5
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Question 306911: What is the value of x if 54 times the square root of 3 equals x cubed?
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Question 308430: What is the sum of the odd intergers between 10 and 90?

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Question 308616: The vertices of a triangle are A(16, 0), B(9, 2), and C(0, 0). What are the slopes of its sides? What are the slopes of its altitudes?
Even if you don't have time to actually solve this for me, I'd really appreciate any input on how to solve these kinds of problems. Thank you so much and have a great day!

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Question 308699: Find the area of the triangle. Give the answer to the nearest tenth....
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Question 309220: Please help me with this equation: what is the sum of the measures of the exterior angles of a convex hexagon, one at each vertex?
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Question 309647: A rectangle is 5 times as lon as it is wide. If the area is 125 square feet, find the perimeter.
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Question 310574: What is the geometric mean of 8 and 20
I did 8/x = x/20
xsquared = 8*20
x = sqrt160
x=12sqrt16
I don't know what I did wrong because the answer in the back of the book is not 12sqrt16 :( thank you for your help.

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Question 311574: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?
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Question 311574: The base of a triangle is one-third as long as its height. If the area of the triangle is 24 square meters, how long is its base?
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Question 312048: Estimate the number of cubic inches of metal contained in a cylinder with a rectangular shaped opening in the middle if: the cylinder has a diameter of 14 inches and a height of 14 in. The rectangular hole is 7 inches by 7 inches with a height of 30 inches
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Question 312049: Estimate the number of cubic inches of metal contained in a cylinder with a rectangular shaped opening in the middle if: the cylinder has a diameter of 14 inches and a height of 30 in. The rectangular hole is 7 inches by 7 inches with a height of 30 inches
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Question 312505: you solve a problem. the answer on the calculator is 1084.346. you are supposed to round the answer to the nearest hundredth. you write down 1084.3 as the answer. is this answer correct or incorrect. why or why not
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Question 314957: What is the formaula for to find the volume of a cyllinder?
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Question 314960: What is the formula for the volume of a circle?
Thanks!

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Question 315195: what is the equation of the line through points (-3,2) and (-4,5)
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Question 315406: need to build an modified ellipse for my wife. consider the center at (0,12'4") and one other point that we are sure of is at (48',6') X is the major axis. the ellipse is modified since it will end at the (48',6') point as a vertical line. Have looked at the formula for the equation, but i am not sure that i have enough information. HELP! and save me from my wife's impatience.
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Question 281561: A triangle has vertices K(-2,2), L(1,5) and M (3,-3). Verify that the triangle has a right angle

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Question 318812: two angles are congruent and complementary. what is the measure of each?
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Question 319035: why geometry doesn't fit in my brain
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Question 319347: Right triangle is 36cm. What is length of sides?
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Question 319508: Generate ordered pairs from the function 3x+1 in the domain 0^x^3.
I haven't done ordered pairs yet. Any help or advice would be great. Thank you.

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Question 321234: Find the sum of this infinite geometric series:
100 + 60 + 36 + ...

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Question 321149: you are going to make a box outof cardboard.the box needs to measure 10cm by5cm by 5cm;10% of the finale product will be wasted in the cutting process.how much cardboard do you need
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Question 321279: For the Geometric series 1+14+16+64+256 what is the value of r ?
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Question 322436: I want to surround my 16 ft diameter,round,above ground swimming pool with sheets of 4 by 8 plywood to prevent my dogs from tearing its exterior liner, and make it decent looking by building a multi-sided polygon that will just sit against the exterior, not support the pool in any way. How many sides do I use (6, 7 or 8)for the best "fit" and what is the formula to calculate the length of each side so it the design is symmetrical. And, what is the circumference of a 6 and a 7 sided figure with 8 foot sides?
With heartfelt gratitude, of thee math wizards, I humbly request.
John D. Hendricks 1 818 360 3606 skyranch@earthlink.com

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Question 323017: which type of dilation is determined by a scale factor of 1/3?
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Question 323561: what is the area of an isosceles right triangle with hypotenuse 6 square root of 2

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Question 324923: if m
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Question 324954: what is the length and width of an object that has a perimeter of 42 inches if the width is 5 inches more than the length?
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