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CLEP General Mathematics: Geometry
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Angles of a polygon that share a side.
consecutive angles
plane
vertex of an angle
Isosceles triangle
2. Six sided polygon
chord of a circle
Area of a trapezoid
hexagon
Volume of a pyramid
3. Two lines that intersect to form right angles.
circumscribed
Point
Perpendicular lines
equilateral
4. Coplanar - adjacent angles that are supplementary
Perimeter
counterexample
linear pair of angles
equiangular
5. All elements that are in any of two (or more) sets or figures
Volume of a circular cone
pentagon
union
Supplementary angles
6. All elements that are in common to two (or more) sets or figures
intersection
congruent
isosceles triangle
Angle
7. A point that divides a line segment into two equal parts.
midpoint
rhombus
diameter (number)
Perimeter
8. The sum of the measures in any triangle is 180 degrees.
Sum of the measures in a triangle
equiangular
convex
Angle
9. 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.
Parallel lines
diameter
Angle
Apothem
10. A line that intersects a (coplanar) circle at exactly one point
side of an angle
vertex of an isosceles triangle
tangent
area of a circle
11. 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.
Vertex of an angle
Obtuse triangle
supplementary angles
complementary angles
12. Concave
nonconvex
rhombus
semicircle
Perimeter of a square
13. Extends infinitely in both directions. A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent.
intersection
line
major arc
nonagon
14. All three angles are acute - a triangle whose interior angles are all acute - A triangle with three acute angles.
diameter (number)
dodecagon
diameter (object)
Acute triangle
15. Planes that do not intersect
hypotenuse of a right triangle
central angle
parallel planes
vertex of an isosceles triangle
16. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.
radius (number)
octagon
nonagon
Cavalieri Principle
17. A continuous part of a circle.
central angle
pi
Arc
cylinder
18. Two equal sides - a triangle with two equal sides - A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
endpoint
hexagon
Isosceles triangle
nonconvex
19. C = (Pi)d = 2(Pi)r - the size of something as given by the distance around it - the length of the closed curve of a circle - 2pr - Pi
converse
sphere
parallel lines
Circumference
20. 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.
pentagon
Vertex of an angle
inverse
ray
21. An eleven-sided polygon
undecagon
Area of a parallelogram
prism
right triangle
22. An angle that measures between 0 and 90 degrees.
rhombus
alternate interior angles
consecutive sides
acute angle
23. In a polygon two vertices that are endpoints of a side
legs of a right triangle
consecutive vertices
parallel lines
chord of a circle
24. The perpendicular segment form a vertx to the line containing the opposite side.
Altitude of a Triangle
line
circumscribed
major arc
25. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
Complementary angles
vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
Right angle
Sum of the measures in a triangle
26. V = (4/3)(pi)(r^3)
median of a triangle
Volume of a sphere
Angle
right angle
27. A triangle with one obtuse angle
diameter (number)
obtuse triangle
Equilateral triangle
intersection
28. The point where more than two line intersect
Euclid
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
point of concurrency
legs of a right triangle
29. An equilateral quadrilateral
altitude of a cylinder or prism
octagon
rhombus
Sides of an angle
30. A three-sided polygon
vertex of a polygon
line
equiangular
triangle
31. A tool for measuring linear distance
Equilateral triangle
ruler
right triangle
Volume of a circular cylinder
32. A four sided polygon
Complementary angles
Area of a rectangle
quadrangle
Area of a circle
33. An angle in a circle formed by two chords with a common endpoint
vertex of a polygon
nonconvex
inscribed angle in a circle
Euler segment
34. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle.
legs of an isosceles triangle
diameter
coplanar
Supplementary angles
35. A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
octagon
vertex of an angle
icosagon
midpoint
36. The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle
space
incenter
Euler segment
inscribed
37. (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
point of concurrency
pi
diameter (object)
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
38. 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).
inscribed angle in a circle
n-gon
concave
Intersecting lines
39. A line that touches a curve at only one point.
quadrangle
pentagon
tangent
center of a circle
40. No line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon
linear pair of angles
space
convex
isosceles triangle
41. A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
Perpendicular lines
Supplementary angles
pyramid
trapezoid
42. An angle between 90 and 180 degrees
vertex of an angle
rectangle
obtuse angle
Line segment
43. A five-sided polygon
circumcenter
vertex of an isosceles triangle
Intersecting lines
pentagon
44. 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
diagonal of a polygon
line
Leonhard Euler
counterexample
45. The distance from the center of a circle to a point on the circle
rhombus
scalene triangle
line
radius (number)
46. Half of a sphere form through bisection by a plane
circumference
alternate interior angles
prism
hemisphere
47. A = S^2
Arch
Isosceles triangle
Euclid
Area of a square
48. An angle in a circle formed by two radii.
Area of a parallelogram
Area of a trapezoid
central angle
centroid of a triangle
49. An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees - An angle less than 90 degrees - An angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees.
supplementary angles
Acute angle
Perimeter
cylinder
50. Equiangular quadrilateral
rectangle
cylinder
tangent
line segment