PROBLEM SET 13: ADVANCED GEOMETRY

Easy

1
The density of an object is equal to the mass of the object divided
by the volume of the object. What is the volume, in square feet, of
an object with a mass of 2,000 pounds and a density of 500 pounds
per square foot?
A) 1,000,000
B) 1,500
C) 4
D) 0.25

bº

aº

In the triangle above, if cos a = 5 , what is sin b ?

13

A) 5
13
B) 5
12
C) 12
13
D) 12
5

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Z x Y

Given the right triangle above, which of the following is equivalent

y
to ?
x
A) tan X
B) tan Y
C) cos X
D) cos Y

Medium

4
3π
In a circle with center O, the measure of central angle POQ is
2
radians. The length of the arc formed by central angle POQ is what

fraction of the circumference of the circle?

3
A)
16
B) 3
8
C) 3
4
D) 3
2

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In a right triangle, one angle measures y°, where cos y = 3 . What is

5
sin(90° – y°) ?

A) 3
5
B) 3
4
C) 4
5
D) 4
3

6
In a right triangle, sin x° = cos y°. If x = 3c + 14 and y = 7c + 11,
what is the value of c ?
A) 3.5
B) 6.5
C) 11.5
D) 22.5

In triangle PQR, ∠Q is a right angle, QR = 24, and PR = 26.

Triangle XYZ is similar to triangle PQR, where vertices X, Y, and
Z correspond to vertices P, Q, and R, respectively, and each side of
1
triangle XYZ is the length of the corresponding side of triangle
2
PQR. What is the value of sin Z ?

5
A)
13
5
B)
12
12
C)
13
12
D)
5

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c
3

c
13 c 3
V
108
The maximum volume of the Erlenmeyer flask pictured above is
349 cubic inches, which is approximately 5.7 liters. What is the
value of c, in inches?
A) 6.17
B) 6.82
C) 9.74
D) 11.21

Hard

x
X 2, 2 3

y
O Y

In the xy-plane above, the circle has center O, and the measure of
π
∠XOY is radians. What is the value of n ?
n
A) 1
B) 3
C) 6
D) 12
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ab a2 3
SA = 3 +
2 4
The formula above can be used to find the surface area of the right
pyramid with equilateral triangular base shown, where a is the
length of each side of the triangular base and b is the slant height of
the lateral face. What must the expression 1.5ab represent?
A) The area of the base
B) The area of a lateral face
C) The area of the base and one lateral face
D) The sum of the areas of the lateral faces

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6 ft

10
ft
10 ft

20 ft

10

10 ft
ft

6 ft

An art installation is built from a rectangular solid and two

pyramids with dimensions as indicated by the figure above. Which
is the volume of the art installation in square feet?
A) 2,400
B) 2,000
C) 400
D) 200

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