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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. Angles of a polygon that share a side.
consecutive angles
complementary angles
Obtuse triangle
triangle
2. A triangle with at least two congruent sides
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
Area of a parallelogram
contrapositive
isosceles triangle
3. The statement formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement
parallel lines
nonagon
counterexample
converse
4. Six sided polygon
icosagon
hexagon
Area of a parallelogram
endpoint
5. 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.
Apothem
consecutive sides
scalene triangle
dart
6. A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent - congruent sides
parallelogram
kite
centroid of a triangle
secant
7. An undefined two-dimensional figure
dart
plane
hypotenuse of a right triangle
diameter (object)
8. The union of line segments with each segment interesecting exactly two others - only at the endpoints
Arch
Vertex of an angle
square
polygon
9. 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.
Complementary angles
The angle in the margin can be named in the following three ways:
Angle
protractor
10. A point at the end of a segment or ray
Area of a parallelogram
Circle
endpoint
circumscribed
11. Seven sided polygon
Vertex of an angle
Area of a trapezoid
octagon
heptagon
12. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon.
legs of a right triangle
corresponding angles (with parallel lines)
Leonhard Euler
perimeter
13. Extends infinitely in both directions. A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent.
Area of a parallelogram
decagon
line segment
line
14. A line segment perpendicular to the bases - with endpoints on the planes containing the bases.
altitude of a cylinder or prism
obtuse angle
space
Volume of a circular cone
15. 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.
prism
vertical angles
Vertex of an angle
orthocenter
16. A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
Vertex of an angle
contrapositive
median of a triangle
circle
17. Two angles that lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal.
legs of an isosceles triangle
hexagon
alternate interior angles
diameter (object)
18. Half of a sphere form through bisection by a plane
endpoint
hemisphere
circumcenter
consecutive sides
19. A term used to describe two numbers having the same value
parallelogram
Arc
equal
Area of a rectangle
20. 1/360 of a complete revolution - A unit used to measure distances around a circle. One degree equals 1/360 of a full circle - A unit of angle measure.
Degree
protractor
circumscribed
skew lines
21. A line segment perpendicular to the base - with one endpoint on the vertex and the other endpoint on the plane containing the base
right angle
midpoint
area of a circle
altitude of a pyramid or cone
22. A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
Angle
minor arc
trapezoid
sphere
23. A = 1/2bh (b = base - h = height)
Area of a parallelogram
legs of an isosceles triangle
Perpendicular lines
Acute triangle
24. An eight-sided polygon
circle
radius (object)
octagon
vertex of an angle
25. No line that contains a side of the polygon contains a point in the interior of the polygon
right angle
Right triangle
quadrangle
convex
26. One-quarter of a complete revolution - a quarter of the circumference of a circle - an angle that measures 90 degrees.
centroid of a triangle
quadrangle
counterexample
Right angle
27. The sum of the measures in any triangle is 180 degrees.
Point
coplanar
Acute triangle
Sum of the measures in a triangle
28. A surface generated by rotating a parallel line segment around a fixed line
cylinder
Right triangle
The square root of a is a number b
Volume of a pyramid
29. Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees
Obtuse angle
supplementary angles
rectangle
triangle
30. A=?r
Euclid
Area of a circle
Cavalieri Principle
counterexample
31. A quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides not at right angles to one another.
Circumference
Area of a rectangle
parallelogram
orthocenter
32. Area of a circle x height of cylinder - pi x r*2 x height.
Volume of a circular cylinder
diameter
equal
center of a circle
33. The square of the hypotenuse c of a right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides - a and b.
Pythagorean theorem
equiangular
prism
parallel planes
34. A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
midpoint
Volume of a pyramid
Area of a rectangle
right angle
35. A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.
quadrangle
right triangle
cylinder
triangle
36. The angles opposite the legs of an isosceles triangle.
Base angles of an isosceles triangle
line
right triangle
diagonal of a polygon
37. Part of a line consisting of a path between two endpoints.
line segment
obtuse angle
rhombus
diameter
38. 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.
prism
Obtuse angle
Ray
Complementary angles
39. A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle.
diameter
Scalene triangle
dart
scalene triangle
40. A chord that contains the center of the circle
Altitude of a Triangle
pentadecagon
diameter (object)
inscribed
41. In a polygon two vertices that are endpoints of a side
consecutive vertices
converse
line
parallelogram
42. A line passing through the circumcenter - centroid - and orthocenter of a triangle
Volume of a circular cone
Euler Line
incenter
inverse
43. 1/3 X area of base X height
Bi-conditional statement
Volume of a pyramid
Circle
Arch
44. Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees
alternate interior angles
complementary angles
pi
parallel lines
45. 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
sphere
Leonhard Euler
Scalene triangle
contrapositive
46. The two sides of a right triangle that form the right angle
decagon
Area of a rectangle
legs of a right triangle
counterexample
47. Angles whose measures add to 90 degrees - two angles whose sum is a right angle - Angles whose measure adds up to 90 degrees.
coplanar
sphere
pi
Complementary angles
48. Two lines that intersect to form right angles
perpendicular
Area of a triangle
linear pair of angles
scalene triangle
49. A four sided polygon
sphere
quadrangle
dart
conditional statement
50. Sides in a polygon that are connected by a vertex
decagon
intersection
consecutive sides
concave