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CLEP General Mathematics: Geometry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. One of the angles is a right angle - a triangle with one right angle - One angle in the triangle measures exactly 90 degrees.
Right triangle
hypotenuse of a right triangle
Straight angle
parallel planes
2. A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
radius (object)
trapezoid
line
Complementary angles
3. A surface generated by rotating a parallel line segment around a fixed line
Parallel lines
cylinder
Supplementary angles
Sides of an angle
4. Sides in a polygon that are connected by a vertex
consecutive sides
Degree
pentagon
circle
5. Coplanar lines that do not intersect
parallelogram
Scalene triangle
diameter (object)
parallel lines
6. An angle with 90 degrees
kite
Arc
tangent
right angle
7. An angle that measures between 0 and 90 degrees.
contrapositive
acute angle
nonconvex
Euclid
8. The square of the hypotenuse c of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides - a and b.
Pythagorean theorem
quadrangle
parallel lines
conditional statement
9. (1.) Use a metric ruler. (2.) Measure the length - width - and height (Volume = l x w x h). (3.) Units cubic centimeter (cm3).
plane
Volume of a rectangular solid
union
Obtuse triangle
10. All sides are congruent
minor arc
complementary angles
Area of a triangle
equilateral
11. Swiss mathematician (1707-1783). He is known for his prolific output and the fact that he continued to produce seminal results even after going blind. He invented graph theory with the Seven Bridges of Konigsberg problem and introduced the modern not
midpoint
Area of a parallelogram
Area of a circle
Leonhard Euler
12. A point at the end of a segment or ray
convex
circumference
endpoint
Perpendicular lines
13. Non-convex kite
icosagon
convex
dart
point of concurrency
14. A triangle with three equal sides - a three-sided regular polygon - a triangle with three equal sides - three congruent sides.
consecutive sides
Equilateral triangle
Ray
Base angles of an isosceles triangle
15. An arc that measures less than 180 degrees
minor arc
Degree
square
parallel planes
16. A solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex. The intersection of a cone with a plane through the vertex - perpendicular to the base will be a traingle.
Area of a rectangle
cone
orthocenter
parallel lines
17. Regular quadrilateral
conditional statement
square
pentadecagon
pi
18. Part of a line consisting of a path between two endpoints.
major arc
line segment
Acute triangle
cone
19. An arc that measures greater than 180 degrees
inscribed angle in a circle
major arc
scalene triangle
pentagon
20. An undefined two-dimensional figure
Volume of a circular cone
n-gon
area of a circle
plane
21. In a polygon two vertices that are endpoints of a side
vertex of an isosceles triangle
Right triangle
consecutive vertices
pyramid
22. A term used to describe two numbers having the same value
cylinder
sphere
equal
Acute triangle
23. Not convex
angle bisector
pentagon
concave
kite
24. All elements that are in any of two (or more) sets or figures
scalene triangle
obtuse angle
Circle
union
25. A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
Volume of a rectangular solid
Base of an Isosceles triangle
altitude of a cylinder or prism
midpoint
26. An angle between 90 and 180 degrees
Base angles of an isosceles triangle
Right angle
obtuse angle
Ray
27. A line segment perpendicular to the bases - with endpoints on the planes containing the bases.
decagon
consecutive vertices
Area of a trapezoid
altitude of a cylinder or prism
28. Shows a location -
Point
Area of a parallelogram
parallel lines
Perimeter
29. A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.
right triangle
acute triangle
Obtuse triangle
Cavalieri Principle
30. Two lines that intersect to form right angles
hexagon
acute triangle
perpendicular
equal
31. The common endpoint of the rays of an angle
vertex of an angle
Euler Line
concave
Angle of a Polygon
32. A=?r
Area of a circle
Complementary angles
consecutive vertices
equiangular
33. Two equal sides - a triangle with two equal sides - A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
Isosceles triangle
line
Area of a trapezoid
conditional statement
34. A tool for measuring linear distance
ruler
rhombus
converse
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
35. (1.) By using a letter or a number inside the angle. Thus - we would name the angle (read 'angle alpha'). (2.) By using the vertex letter only - such as A. (3.) By using three letters - one from each ray - with the vertex letter in the middle. The
line
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
coplanar
collinear
36. An angle in a circle formed by two radii.
central angle
union
skew lines
Obtuse angle
37. Coplanar - adjacent angles that are supplementary
circumference
dodecagon
linear pair of angles
rhombus
38. A pair of angles which are on the same side of the transversal. With respect to the parallel lines - one must be interior - one must be extirior - and they must be nonadjacent.
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
Apothem
semicircle
Circumference
39. One of the line segments that makes a polygon
Euler segment
side of a polygon
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
Perimeter of a square
40. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
parallelogram
Cavalieri Principle
space
isosceles triangle
41. A statement that can be written in if-then form
line
conditional statement
space
consecutive vertices
42. The distance around a circle.
vertex of an isosceles triangle
inscribed
circumference
chord of a circle
43. One-quarter of a complete revolution - a quarter of the circumference of a circle - an angle that measures 90 degrees.
parallelogram
Area of a triangle
Right angle
radius (object)
44. The point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle; the center of mass of a triangle
vertex of a polygon
centroid of a triangle
n-gon
equal
45. The point that is the same distance from all the points on the circle
Right angle
Scalene triangle
Circumference
center of a circle
46. A triangle with at least two congruent sides
isosceles triangle
tangent
circumscribed
chord of a circle
47. The two sides of a right triangle that form the right angle
acute angle
parallel lines
legs of a right triangle
Straight angle
48. Objects on the same line
minor arc
collinear
n-gon
plane
49. A triangle with one obtuse angle
obtuse triangle
hexagon
The square root of a is a number b
consecutive sides
50. Extends infinitely in both directions. A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent.
incenter
consecutive sides
altitude of a pyramid or cone
line