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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. One of the angles is an obtuse angle - a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle - A triangle where one angle measures over 90 degrees.
Obtuse triangle
sphere
area of a circle
circumference
2. P = 4S (S = length of side) - (Square with side length s) Perimeter P = 4s.
icosagon
Perimeter of a square
right triangle
center of a circle
3. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.
altitude of a pyramid or cone
prism
Acute angle
Cavalieri Principle
4. An angle in a circle formed by two radii.
minor arc
Volume of a rectangular solid
central angle
centroid of a triangle
5. Two angles that lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.
intersecting lines
Perimeter of a rectangle
alternate interior angles
Sum of the measures in a triangle
6. A line passing through the circumcenter - centroid - and orthocenter of a triangle
Euler Line
vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
equilateral
Apothem
7. Non-parallel - non-intersecting lines
skew lines
dart
concurrent
Scalene triangle
8. Six sided polygon
endpoint
hexagon
tangent
circumference
9. A parallelogram with four equal sides not at right angles to each other.
rhombus
alternate interior angles
orthocenter
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
10. No line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon
consecutive angles
equiangular
Isosceles triangle
convex
11. Two equal sides - a triangle with two equal sides - A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
Circumference
counterexample
Isosceles triangle
central angle
12. Two lines that intersect to form right angles
diagonal of a polygon
Pythagorean theorem
perpendicular
Perimeter of a rectangle
13. Concave
nonconvex
counterexample
secant
chord of a circle
14. A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.
right triangle
line
triangle
perimeter
15. A triangle with no equal sides.
point of concurrency
median of a triangle
scalene triangle
Volume of a sphere
16. A chord that contains the center of the circle
center of a circle
skew lines
Scalene triangle
diameter (object)
17. The point where more than two line intersect
Area of a rectangle
line
hemisphere
point of concurrency
18. Coplanar lines that do not intersect
undecagon
inscribed angle in a circle
parallel lines
line
19. Distance around - the size of something as given by the distance around it.
Area of a circle
Perimeter
circle
dodecagon
20. More than two lines that meet at the same point
square
nonagon
concurrent
Perimeter of a square
21. A segment that bisects an angle of the triangle and has one endpoint at a vertex of the triangle and the other endpoint at another point on the triangle.
Intersecting lines
conditional statement
triangle
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
22. A line that intersects a circle in two points
perpendicular
dart
isosceles triangle
secant
23. Regular quadrilateral
linear pair of angles
square
angle bisector
decagon
24. Non-convex kite
linear pair of angles
dart
consecutive angles
ruler
25. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle.
Bi-conditional statement
counterexample
angle bisector
diameter
26. 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
skew lines
hemisphere
angle bisector
Leonhard Euler
27. An angle with 90 degrees
Equilateral triangle
right angle
Perimeter of a rectangle
tangent
28. The set of all coplanar points that are the same distance from a given point
parallel planes
acute angle
Circle
rhombus
29. A triangle with all acute angles.
acute triangle
equal
circle
major arc
30. All sides are congruent
acute triangle
equilateral
Area of a rectangle
Sides of an angle
31. An angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees - an angle between 90 and 180 degrees - An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
Area of a parallelogram
Obtuse angle
radius (object)
incenter
32. The common point of the two rays - the point in common of the two rays that form an angle. - the point at which the sides of an angle meet or intersect.
Isosceles triangle
Acute angle
linear pair of angles
Vertex of an angle
33. V = (4/3)(pi)(r^3)
Volume of a sphere
pentagon
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
complementary angles
34. Half of a sphere form through bisection by a plane
scalene triangle
coplanar
circumscribed
hemisphere
35. A five-sided polygon
Vertex of an angle
Straight angle
circumference
pentagon
36. Figures that lie on the same plane
point
equilateral
coplanar
tangent
37. A ray is part of a line with one endpoint and extending infi nitely in one direction - (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point - A part of a line - with one endpoint - that continues without end in one direction.
Ray
line
scalene triangle
inscribed angle in a circle
38. Two lines in the same plane that extend infinitely in both directions and never intersect - coplanar lines that do not intersect - lines in a plane that never intersect.
nonagon
Parallel lines
isosceles triangle
triangle
39. The distance from the center of a circle to a point on the circle
radius (number)
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
line
polygon
40. A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
Volume of a circular cone
trapezoid
legs of a right triangle
vertex of an isosceles triangle
41. A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides not at right angles to one another.
parallelogram
Acute angle
Volume of a pyramid
Right angle
42. The union of line segments with each segment interesecting exactly two others - only at the endpoints
legs of a right triangle
scalene triangle
polygon
Isosceles triangle
43. The side opposite the vertex angle.
right triangle
parallel lines
Degree
Base of an Isosceles triangle
44. A tool for measuring linear distance
semicircle
Area of a rectangle
ruler
orthocenter
45. An example that shows a statement to be false
side of a polygon
counterexample
conditional statement
rhombus
46. The rays forming the angle - Rays that make up an angle - The two rays that meet at a vertex to create an angle.
Sides of an angle
Cavalieri Principle
parallel lines
perpendicular
47. A circle is inscribed in a polygon if the circle is tangent to all the sides of the polygon.
decagon
cylinder
inscribed
midpoint
48. A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
alternate interior angles
Apothem
intersection
midpoint
49. A = 1/2bh (b = base - h = height)
Sides of an angle
Intersecting lines
secant
Area of a parallelogram
50. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
Sides of an angle
Vertex of an angle
Complementary angles
kite