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Geometry - Lesson 4.2 And 4.3
Problem 1
Find the lengths of the legs.

A: 4√–2 units

B: 4

√2
units

C: 4 units

D: Not enough information

Solution
B

Problem 2
What is the length of the diagonal?

Solution
 –
√2 units

Problem 3
A square has a diagonal of length 5 cm. What is the area of the square?

Solution
12.5 cm2

Problem 4
Priya is teaching her younger cousin to ride a bike. She wants to stay on roads that are not too
steep and easy enough for a new bike rider. She has decided the roads must have an angle less
than or equal to 7 degrees. A 7 degree angle in a right triangle has a 3 : 25 ratio for the legs. List
the legs of 2 right triangles that would be safe for a new bike rider.

Solution
Sample response: (anything in a ratio less than or equal to 3 : 25 )

3 m, 25 m

6 ft, 50 ft

Problem 5
Clare and Han are discussing how to find the missing lengths. Clare says she is using similarity.
Han says he is using the Pythagorean Theorem.

1. Do you agree with either of them? Show or explain your reasoning.

2. Find the missing sides.

Solution
1. Sample response: I agree with both Han and Clare. I used the Pythagorean Theorem to
find side DE. 5 + DE = 13 , so DE = 12. I then used ratios of similar triangles to find
2 2 2

AC . I also could have used only the Pythagorean Theorem or only ratios.

2. AC = 6.5 units and DE = 12 units

Problem 6
In right triangle ABC , angle C is a right angle, AB is 25 units long, and BC is 24 units long.
What is the length of AC ?

A: 1

B: 2

C: 7

D: 49

Solution
C

Problem 7
1. Find the length of EF .

2. Find the measure of angle E.

Solution
1. 18 units

2. 82 ∘

Problem 8
Determine if each statement must be true, could possibly be true, or definitely can't be true.
Explain or show your reasoning.

1. Isosceles triangles are similar.

2. Equilateral triangles are similar.

Solution
Sample responses:

1. Could possibly be true. If the isosceles triangles have congruent angles and proportional
sides, then they are similar.

2. Must be true. All pairs of corresponding angles are congruent because all angles in an
equilateral triangle measure 60 . All pairs of corresponding side lengths have the same
∘

ratio because all sides in each triangle are congruent to one another. Therefore, the scale
factor that works for one pair of sides will work for all pairs of sides. So the triangles must
be similar.
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Problem 1
Select all statements that are true about equilateral triangle ABC .

A: Angles B and C are 60 degrees.

B: x = 3√–3

C: x = 6√–3

D: Triangle ABD is congruent to triangle AC D.

E: BD and C D are both 3 units long.

Solution
A, B, D, E

Problem 2
Find the length of each leg.

Solution
AB = 5 units, BC = 5√–3 units

Problem 3
An equilateral triangle has a side length of 10 units. What is its area?

Solution
 –
25√3 square units

Problem 4
Find the lengths of the legs.

Solution
10

√2
units (or equivalent)

Problem 5
A square has side length 3 units. What is the length of the diagonal?

A: 3 units

B: 3

√2
units

C: 3√–2 units

D: 6 units

Solution
C

Problem 6
A step has a height of 5 inches. A ramp starts 4 feet away from the base of the step, making a 5.9 angle with the ground. What can
∘

you say about the angle the ramp would make with the ground if the ramp starts farther away from the step?

A: The angle would decrease.

B: The angle would remain the same.

C: The angle would increase.

D: We cannot determine anything about the angle.

Solution
A

Problem 7
Segment A B is parallel to segment AB.
′ ′
 1. What is the length of segment A B ?
′ ′

2. What is the length of segment B B?

′

Solution
1. 4 units
2. 4 units

Problem 8
Here is triangle P OG. Match the description of the rotation with the image of P OG under that rotation.

Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4

A: Rotate 60 degrees counterclockwise around P . 1: Image 1

B: Rotate 60 degrees clockwise around O. 2: Image 2

C: Rotate 120 degrees clockwise around G. 3: Image 3

D: Rotate 60 degrees clockwise around G. 4: Image 4

Solution
A: 3, B: 4, C: 2, D: 1
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