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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 distance around a circle.
pentadecagon
Supplementary angles
pentagon
circumference
2. All elements that are in common to two (or more) sets or figures
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
intersection
concurrent
minor arc
3. An equilateral quadrilateral
Degree
rhombus
Volume of a pyramid
The square root of a is a number b
4. A point a the end of a line segment or ray.
endpoint
cone
Intersecting lines
Equilateral triangle
5. A series of points that go on and on in opposite directions.
endpoint
Euler Line
consecutive sides
line
6. 10 sided polygon
Altitude of a Triangle
parallel lines
protractor
decagon
7. A line that touches a curve at only one point.
Right angle
polygon
tangent
Isosceles triangle
8. 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.
circumscribed
ray
right triangle
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
9. 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.
point
cone
ray
parallel lines
10. 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.
Leonhard Euler
Obtuse triangle
equal
vertical angles
11. A line passing through the circumcenter - centroid - and orthocenter of a triangle
ruler
Euler Line
sphere
midpoint
12. A parallelogram with four equal sides not at right angles to each other.
rhombus
equiangular
legs of an isosceles triangle
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
13. 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.
plane
Vertex of an angle
Area of a parallelogram
contrapositive
14. Distance around - the size of something as given by the distance around it.
Perimeter
right triangle
altitude of a cylinder or prism
ray
15. The statement formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement
chord of a circle
convex
converse
perimeter
16. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
pentadecagon
altitude of a pyramid or cone
pi
Complementary angles
17. A line that intersects a circle in two points
intersecting lines
diagonal of a polygon
secant
area of a circle
18. Coplanar - adjacent angles that are supplementary
Arch
linear pair of angles
Parallel lines
area of a circle
19. A point at the end of a segment or ray
octagon
Volume of a circular cylinder
endpoint
Altitude of a Triangle
20. 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
concurrent
pentadecagon
isosceles triangle
21. A nine-sided polygon
nonagon
linear pair of angles
congruent
diameter (object)
22. The angle formed by the legs of an isosceles triangle
major arc
Intersecting lines
hemisphere
vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
23. The amount of surface inside a circle.
Bi-conditional statement
skew lines
area of a circle
prism
24. Seven sided polygon
scalene triangle
Euclid
heptagon
centroid of a triangle
25. Two angles that lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.
Sides of an angle
Complementary angles
Supplementary angles
alternate interior angles
26. 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.
perpendicular
Parallel lines
cylinder
complementary angles
27. The point that is the same distance from all the points on the circle
plane
center of a circle
circumference
The square root of a is a number b
28. An undefined two-dimensional figure
Area of a square
Degree
plane
Right angle
29. A line segment perpendicular to the bases - with endpoints on the planes containing the bases.
circumscribed
Perpendicular lines
angle bisector
altitude of a cylinder or prism
30. Lines in the same plane that intersect.
intersecting lines
circumscribed
radius (object)
icosagon
31. One-half of a complete revolution - an angle of 180 degrees - an angle with measure equal to 180 degrees.
hypotenuse of a right triangle
Area of a trapezoid
Straight angle
equilateral
32. A = LW (L = length - W = width).
chord of a circle
Area of a rectangle
hexagon
scalene triangle
33. Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees
complementary angles
plane
Obtuse triangle
Right triangle
34. The side opposite the vertex angle.
Isosceles triangle
polygon
Base of an Isosceles triangle
decagon
35. 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.
line
center of a circle
Apothem
Area of a triangle
36. 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.
Obtuse angle
rectangle
Area of a square
Volume of a circular cone
37. A five-sided polygon
pentagon
midpoint
Line segment
Area of a square
38. V=
legs of an isosceles triangle
inscribed
Volume of a circular cone
height
39. The set of all coplanar points that are the same distance from a given point
Circle
perimeter
ray
inscribed
40. A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides not at right angles to one another.
line
parallel lines
tangent
parallelogram
41. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.
circumference
Cavalieri Principle
perpendicular
line segment
42. A surface generated by rotating a parallel line segment around a fixed line
ruler
cylinder
trapezoid
tangent
43. A = S^2
Supplementary angles
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
protractor
Area of a square
44. A continuous part of a circle.
Arc
Vertex of an angle
space
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
45. A=?r
altitude of a cylinder or prism
dart
tangent
Area of a circle
46. Six sided polygon
Area of a trapezoid
center of a circle
heptagon
hexagon
47. A triangle with no two sides congruent
scalene triangle
right triangle
linear pair of angles
cube
48. Segment that connects any two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
centroid of a triangle
diagonal of a polygon
circumcenter
consecutive vertices
49. The only space figure on the game board; it has six equal square faces.
Volume of a rectangular solid
square
plane
cube
50. Part of a line consisting of a path between two endpoints.
converse
line segment
Supplementary angles
Area of a circle