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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. A triangle with a right angle
right triangle
altitude of a pyramid or cone
convex
quadrangle
2. (1.) Use a metric ruler. (2.) Measure the length - width - and height (Volume = l x w x h). (3.) Units cubic centimeter (cm3).
Altitude of a Triangle
pi
endpoint
Volume of a rectangular solid
3. A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
equilateral
Volume of a circular cone
semicircle
midpoint
4. The two congruent sides of an isosceles triangle
minor arc
median of a triangle
legs of an isosceles triangle
Sum of the measures in a triangle
5. Segment that connects any two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
n-gon
diagonal of a polygon
Area of a triangle
Right angle
6. 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
Volume of a rectangular solid
nonagon
Arc
7. A circle is inscribed in a polygon if the circle is tangent to all the sides of the polygon.
inscribed
circle
protractor
Volume of a rectangular solid
8. A line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle
octagon
Angle
pentagon
radius (object)
9. A line segment perpendicular to the base - with one endpoint on the vertex and the other endpoint on the plane containing the base
parallelogram
altitude of a pyramid or cone
legs of an isosceles triangle
right angle
10. All elements that are in any of two (or more) sets or figures
Perpendicular lines
inscribed angle in a circle
median of a triangle
union
11. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
Degree
Complementary angles
cone
Volume of a sphere
12. Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees
Scalene triangle
complementary angles
Volume of a pyramid
inverse
13. A triangle with at least two congruent sides
line
diameter
isosceles triangle
Perimeter of a square
14. Sides in a polygon that are connected by a vertex
Degree
Obtuse angle
consecutive sides
Arch
15. P = 2L + 2W (L = length - W = width) - (length times 2) plus (width times 2).
perpendicular
Volume of a rectangular solid
Perimeter of a rectangle
protractor
16. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
parallelogram
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
rectangle
legs of a right triangle
17. Twenty sided polygon
Altitude of a Triangle
diameter (object)
vertex of an isosceles triangle
icosagon
18. Area of a circle x height of cylinder - pi x r*2 x height.
right triangle
nonagon
Volume of a circular cylinder
diameter
19. A chord that contains the center of the circle
alternate interior angles
Line segment
polygon
diameter (object)
20. Seven sided polygon
area of a circle
regular polygon
side of a polygon
heptagon
21. Two equal sides - a triangle with two equal sides - A triangle with at least 2 congruent sides.
line
Isosceles triangle
protractor
linear pair of angles
22. Half of a sphere form through bisection by a plane
hemisphere
vertex of a polygon
tangent
n-gon
23. Coplanar - adjacent angles that are supplementary
linear pair of angles
regular polygon
nonconvex
Complementary angles
24. A triangle with one obtuse angle
point of concurrency
vertex angle of an isosceles triangle
circle
obtuse triangle
25. A point that divides a line segment into two equal parts.
midpoint
supplementary angles
right triangle
Supplementary angles
26. The length of the altitude
height
center of a circle
Angle
Cavalieri Principle
27. Two angles whose sides form two pairs of opposite rays
pentagon
polygon
diameter (number)
vertical angles
28. A segment whose endpoints are point on a circle
rhombus
kite
Bi-conditional statement
chord of a circle
29. Objects on the same line
Obtuse triangle
pentagon
pi
collinear
30. Two angles that lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.
ruler
alternate interior angles
Complementary angles
altitude of a pyramid or cone
31. 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
Volume of a circular cylinder
consecutive angles
Leonhard Euler
Apothem
32. P = 4S (S = length of side) - (Square with side length s) Perimeter P = 4s.
Arc
Perimeter of a square
complementary angles
coplanar
33. Six sided polygon
hexagon
pyramid
altitude of a pyramid or cone
Angle of a Polygon
34. An arc that measures greater than 180 degrees
major arc
acute triangle
perpendicular
pyramid
35. An eleven-sided polygon
Perimeter of a rectangle
undecagon
trapezoid
Euclid
36. Angles whose measures add to 180 degrees - Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees - Angles whose measure adds up to 180 degrees.
Right angle
plane
side of a polygon
Supplementary angles
37. Two lines that intersect to form right angles
linear pair of angles
perpendicular
Area of a circle
Acute angle
38. Goes through circumcenter - centroid - and orthocenter; circumcenter and orthocenter are its endpoints
Euler segment
vertical angles
Volume of a circular cone
prism
39. A five-sided polygon.
triangle
vertex of a polygon
quadrangle
pentagon
40. The statement formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement
pyramid
Arch
Area of a triangle
converse
41. Planes that do not intersect
vertex of an angle
parallel planes
union
circumcenter
42. A term used to describe two numbers having the same value
intersecting lines
Acute angle
Altitude of a Triangle
equal
43. Any 2D figure with parallel bases (of length a) and height (b) - that has constant width (a) will have area ab.
Cavalieri Principle
Arc
Ray
Perimeter of a rectangle
44. The rays forming the angle - Rays that make up an angle - The two rays that meet at a vertex to create an angle.
counterexample
Sides of an angle
nonconvex
Angle
45. Figures that lie on the same plane
coplanar
scalene triangle
right triangle
line
46. 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.
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
isosceles triangle
decagon
Area of a trapezoid
47. One-half of a complete revolution - an angle of 180 degrees - an angle with measure equal to 180 degrees.
ray
concave
Euler segment
Straight angle
48. Two lines that intersect to form right angles.
Perpendicular lines
polygon
pi
Angle Bisector of a Triangle
49. A = LW (L = length - W = width).
consecutive vertices
convex
Volume of a pyramid
Area of a rectangle
50. A three-sided polygon
triangle
heptagon
central angle
linear pair of angles