Honors Geometry Midterm 2015/2016

1. List 2 pairs of corresponding angles, alternate interior, alternate exterior, vertical, supplementary.

2. Prove the triangles are congruent. Given:

F

G
E

3. If

and
?

, which additional statement does NOT allow you to conclude that

a.
b.

c.
d.

4. Which description does NOT guarantee that a quadrilateral is a rectangle?

a. a quadrilateral with diagonals that are congruent and bisect each other
b. a quadrilateral with all congruent angles
c. a quadrilateral with all four angles right
d. a parallelogram with congruent sides
5. Which two lines are parallel?
I.
II.
III.
6. What is a counterexample for: The product of two positive numbers is greater than the sum of the 2 numbers.
7. If
a.

, which of the following can you NOT conclude as being true?

b.
c.
d.

8. Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line through point P(4, 10) with slope 3.

9. Which of the following must be true?

A
35

82

a.
b.

c.
d.

10. Each unit on the map represents 8 miles. What is the actual distance from Oceanfront to Seaside?
y
8
6
Seaside

4
2

8 6 4

2
2

Landview

Oceanfront

4
6
8

11. Name the smallest angle of

C

12. Which statement can you use to conclude that quadrilateral XYZW is a parallelogram?
X

a.

c.

b.

d.

13. Which biconditional is NOT a good definition?

a. A whole number is odd if and only if the number is not divisible by 2.
b. An angle is straight if and only if its measure is 180.
c. A whole number is even if and only if it is divisible by 2.
d. A ray is a bisector of an angle if and only if it splits the angle into two angles.

14. 2 sides of a triangle have lengths 6 and 17. Which inequality represent the possible lengths for the 3 rd side, x?
15. Can you use the SAS Postulate, the AAS Theorem, or both to prove the triangles congruent?

16. Is the line with points P(9, 4) and Q(10, 1) perpendicular to the line with points R(8, 8) and S(5, 7)? Explain.

3
17. What is the graph of y = 4 x 1?

18. WXYZ is a parallelogram. Name an angle congruent to

X

19. Which three lengths could be the lengths of the sides of a triangle?
a. 8 cm, 23 cm, 10 cm
c. 21 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm
b. 15 cm, 9 cm, 24 cm
d. 9 cm, 15 cm, 22 cm
20. Which conditional has the same truth value as its converse?
a. If x = 7, then
.
b. If a figure is a square, then it has four sides.
c. If x 17 = 4, then x = 21.
d. If an angle has a measure of 80, then it is acute.
21. Which lines are parallel if

? Justify your answer.

g
1
j

22. What is the graph of

23. Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line through points S(6,4) and T(6,6).
24. Which labeled angle has the greatest measure?

25. Give the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line that is perpendicular to
7x + 9y = 19 and contains P(3, 7).
26. Find the value of x.

16

3x 4

27. The sum of the angle measures of a polygon with s sides is 2700. Find s.
28. Find the sum of the measures of the angles of a pentagon.
29. Are the triangles congruent? Justify your answer.

Draw a net for the figure shown. Label the net with its dimensions.

30.

31.

Given:
Prove:

q
1 2
3 4

5 6
8

32. Given:
Prove:
P

33. What is the value of x? Give statements and reasons.

(2x)
6(x 3)

Drawing not to scale

34. For what values of x and y must this quadrilateral be a parallelogram? Find the lengths of the sides.
4x

2x + 6

4y

2y + 12

35. Given:
Prove:

36. Find the lengths of the diagonals of this trapezoid.

y
(b, c)

(b, c)

(a, 0)

(a, 0) x

37. Given:

and

Prove:

B
D
C

A
E

38. Find the midpoint of each side of the rectangle. Connect the midpoints. What is the most precise classification
of the quadrilateral formed by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the rectangle?
y
6

D
6

2
2

39. Given:
Prove:

40. What are the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the following true conditional? What are the truth values
of each? If a statement is false, give a counterexample.
If a number is 11, then it is odd.
41.

Given:

are supplementary.

Prove:
1

2
3

6
7

42. Find the values of the variables.

o

31

w
v

68o

43. Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram? Explain.

A

B
124

56

124

44. ABCD is a rhombus. Prove

A

45. Is there enough information to prove the two triangles congruent by AAS? If yes, write the congruence statement
and explain. If no, write not possible and tell what other information you would need. Given:

(
D

46. Each block measures 4 feet on a side. Some faces of the cubes are open so that children can crawl in the
structure.

a.
b.

Make an orthographic drawing for the structure.

The volume of one cube is 64 cubic feet. What is the total volume of the structure?
Explain your method for finding the total volume.