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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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1. The point where more than two line intersect
point of concurrency
right triangle
Scalene triangle
inscribed
2. A polygon with n sides
central angle
Bi-conditional statement
angle bisector
n-gon
3. Two angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays
Circle
nonagon
vertical angles
Perpendicular lines
4. All elements that are in common to two (or more) sets or figures
intersection
congruent
scalene triangle
pentagon
5. One-half of a complete revolution - an angle of 180 degrees - an angle with measure equal to 180 degrees.
equiangular
vertex of an isosceles triangle
intersecting lines
Straight angle
6. A term used to describe two numbers having the same value
square
circle
equal
right triangle
7. The distance from the center of a circle to a point on the circle
incenter
Degree
parallel planes
radius (number)
8. A = 1/2bh (b = base - h = height) - The area of a triangle is one half the product of a base and its corresponding height - which is the length of the altitude drawn to the given base - A=
line segment
Area of a triangle
Parallel lines
nonagon
9. A = 1/2bh (b = base - h = height)
Acute angle
orthocenter
ruler
Area of a parallelogram
10. No equal sides - a triangle with no two sides of equal length - no congruent sides - A triangle with three sides of different lengths.
Scalene triangle
Acute angle
cone
right triangle
11. A continuous part of a circle.
isosceles triangle
Arc
endpoint
Bi-conditional statement
12. The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle
Obtuse triangle
incenter
centroid of a triangle
Volume of a sphere
13. A triangle with no equal sides.
inscribed angle in a circle
parallel planes
scalene triangle
polygon
14. The amount of surface inside a circle.
area of a circle
central angle
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
side of an angle
15. Two equal sides - a triangle with two equal sides - A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
orthocenter
right angle
Isosceles triangle
trapezoid
16. An undefined three-dimensional figure; the set of all points
Line segment
pentagon
Volume of a pyramid
space
17. 1/360 of a complete revolution - A unit used to measure distances around a circle. One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle - A unit of angle measure.
midpoint
orthocenter
Degree
Pythagorean theorem
18. The union of line segments with each segment interesecting exactly two others - only at the endpoints
hemisphere
ray
polygon
circumscribed
19. Concave
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
Parallel lines
parallel lines
nonconvex
20. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.
Straight angle
parallelogram
inscribed angle in a circle
Cavalieri Principle
21. Lines in the same plane that intersect.
Line segment
icosagon
intersecting lines
height
22. (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
inscribed
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
area of a circle
Euler Line
23. An example that shows a statement to be false
Cavalieri Principle
n-gon
counterexample
intersection
24. The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle
Degree
circumcenter
Angle
orthocenter
25. Shows a location -
Right angle
Scalene triangle
Point
scalene triangle
26. A triangle with no two sides congruent
scalene triangle
Sum of the measures in a triangle
diagonal of a polygon
intersection
27. A line segment perpendicular to the base - with one endpoint on the vertex and the other endpoint on the plane containing the base
quadrangle
diameter
endpoint
altitude of a pyramid or cone
28. A=1/2h(b1+b2) - or
complementary angles
Apothem
Arch
Area of a trapezoid
29. Six sided polygon
square
hexagon
Volume of a circular cone
Obtuse angle
30. A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent - congruent sides
Sides of an angle
semicircle
kite
undecagon
31. The statement formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement
pentagon
inverse
Obtuse angle
cylinder
32. 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.
counterexample
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
scalene triangle
circumcenter
33. A segment that is drawn from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to a side of the polygon. An apothem of a regular polygon is a perpendicular line segment from its center to one of its sides.
Area of a trapezoid
Apothem
supplementary angles
congruent
34. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
diagonal of a polygon
circumcenter
Cavalieri Principle
Complementary angles
35. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
ruler
contrapositive
intersection
parallelogram
36. The figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint called the vertex - the space between two lines or planes that intersect - a figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint.
Angle
chord of a circle
Isosceles triangle
plane
37. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle.
right triangle
diameter
side of a polygon
hypotenuse of a right triangle
38. V=
Volume of a circular cone
triangle
radius (object)
trapezoid
39. A triangle with three equal sides - a three-sided regular polygon - a triangle with three equal sides - three congruent sides.
Equilateral triangle
intersection
Circle
Euler segment
40. A line segment perpendicular to the bases - with endpoints on the planes containing the bases.
Arch
altitude of a cylinder or prism
side of a polygon
legs of an isosceles triangle
41. A circle is circumscribed about a polygon if the circle contains all the vertices of the polygon.
line segment
circumscribed
Volume of a pyramid
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
42. A part of a line between two endpoints
inverse
line segment
cone
intersecting lines
43. The common endpoint of two sides of the polygon
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
line
vertex of a polygon
triangle
44. A triangle with one obtuse angle
tangent
obtuse triangle
Right angle
diameter
45. The distance around a circle.
plane
pentagon
circumference
polygon
46. The angle formed by the legs of an isosceles triangle
vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
side of a polygon
conditional statement
obtuse angle
47. The point of intersection of the legs of an isosceles triangle
pentagon
circle
Euclid
vertex of an isosceles triangle
48. The square root of a is a number b so that a = b^2.
midpoint
Perimeter
cylinder
The square root of a is a number b
49. The two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle
parallel planes
legs of an isosceles triangle
Parallel lines
secant
50. An angle having two adjacent sides of the polygon as its sides.
Angle of a Polygon
right triangle
point of concurrency
side of a polygon