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CLEP General Mathematics: Geometry

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides






2. The set of all coplanar points that are the same distance from a given point






3. The angle formed by the legs of an isosceles triangle






4. One-half of a complete revolution - an angle of 180 degrees - an angle with measure equal to 180 degrees.






5. A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side






6. A triangle with one obtuse angle






7. The common endpoint of the rays of an angle






8. An undefined two-dimensional figure






9. A polygon with n sides






10. A line segment perpendicular to the bases - with endpoints on the planes containing the bases.






11. A triangle with 2 equal sides.






12. A triangle with at least two congruent sides






13. Two lines with one common point - Lines that cross at one point - opposite angles are equal (each pair of angles along the same line add to 180 degrees).






14. A triangle with all acute angles.






15. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon.






16. An arc that measures greater than 180 degrees






17. A point a the end of a line segment or ray.






18. The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle






19. The distance from the center of a circle to a point on the circle






20. (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






21. A term used to describe two numbers having the same value






22. The point where more than two line intersect






23. An arc that measures less than 180 degrees






24. A surface generated by rotating a parallel line segment around a fixed line






25. A triangle with a right angle






26. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.






27. A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.






28. Having the same size and shape






29. A statement that contains the phrase 'if and only if'.






30. The angles opposite the legs of an isosceles triangle.






31. The union of line segments with each segment interesecting exactly two others - only at the endpoints






32. Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees






33. Non-parallel - non-intersecting lines






34. The point that is the same distance from all the points on the circle






35. The point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle; the center of mass of a triangle






36. An equilateral quadrilateral






37. The length of the altitude






38. A line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle






39. A triangle with no equal sides.






40. A=?r






41. A = S^2






42. The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle






43. 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.






44. Concave






45. A line that intersects a (coplanar) circle at exactly one point






46. A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex






47. Two lines that intersect to form right angles.






48. Two angles that lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.






49. 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.






50. A circle is inscribed in a polygon if the circle is tangent to all the sides of the polygon.