MATHEMATICS

PLANE GEOMETRY
CE LICENSURE EXAMINATION PROBLEMS
PLANE GEOMETRY

TRIANGLES
6.

In triangle ABC, A = 45 and angle C = 70. The side opposite

angle C is 40 m long. What is the side opposite angle A? (N94 M
8)
a.
29.10 m
c.
30.10 m
b.
32.25 m
d.
31.25 m

7.

The area of a triangle is 8,346 m2 and two of its interior angles are
3725 and 5617. What is the length of the longest side in
meters? (N94 M 9)
a.
214.02
c.
201.34
b.
181.54
d.
190.62

8.

In triangle ABC, angle C = 70; angle A = 45; AB = 40 m. What

is the length of the median drawn from vertex A to side BC? (M95
M 29)
a.
36.8 m
c.
36.3 m
b.
37.1 m
d.
37.4 m

9.

If AB = 15 m, BC = 18 m and CA = 24 m, find the point of

intersection of the angular bisector from the vertex C. (N95 M 17)
a.
12.1
c.
11.5
b.
14.3
d.
15.9

PERIMETER OF PLANE FIGURES

1.

The perimeter of an ellipse is 28.448 units. If the major axis is 10

units, what is the length of the minor axis? (M00 M 25)
a.
9
c.
8
b.
7
d.
6

AREA OF PLANE FIGURES

2.

The area of a parabola having a base width of 10 cm and a height

of 27 cm is: (M94 M 15)
a.
210 cm2
c.
270 cm2
2
b.
150 cm
d.
180 cm2

3.

A circle whose area is 452 cm2 is cut into two segments by a chord
whose distance from the center of the circle is 6 cm. Find the area
of the larger segment in cm2. (M98 M 13)
a.
372.5
c.
368.4
b.
363.6
d.
377.6

4.

A circle is divided into two parts by a chord, 3 cm away from the

center. Find the area of the smaller part, in cm2, if the circle has an
area of 201 cm2. (N98 M 21)
a.
51.4
c.
55.2
b.
57.8
d.
53.7

10.

Two sides of a triangle are 50 m and 60 m long. The angle included

between these sides is 30 degrees. What is the interior angle (in
degrees) opposite the longest side? (M96 M 26)
a.
92.74
c.
94.74
b.
93.74
d.
91.74

5.

A piece of wire having a total length of 72 cm was cut into two

unequal segments and bent to form two unequal squares. If the
total area of the squares is 180 cm2, what is the difference in the
lengths of the two segments? (M02 M 9)
a.
24 cm
c.
32 cm
b.
16 cm
d.
28 cm

11.

In a triangle BCD, BC = 25 m and CD = 10 m. The perimeter of

the triangle may be: (N96 M 13)
a.
72 m
c.
70 m
b.
69 m
d.
71 m

12.

What is the area of a triangle whose sides are 12 cm, 16 cm, and 21
cm? (N97 M 25)
a.
95.5
c.
93.2
b.
97.3
d.
91.4

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PLANE GEOMETRY
13.

In triangle ABC, AB = 8 m and BC = 20 m. One possible

dimension of CA is: (M98 M 10)
a.
13
c.
9
b.
7
d.
11

14.

The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 100 cm, BC = 150 cm, and
CA = 200 cm. Determine the area of the triangle. (M99 M 15)
a.
6,172 cm2
c.
7,262 cm2
2
b.
7,262 cm
d.
6,722 cm2

15.

16.

17.

The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, and CA

= 24 cm. Determine the distance from the point of intersection of
the angular bisectors to line AB. (M99 M 26)
a.
5.21 cm
c.
4.73 cm
b.
3.78 cm
d.
6.25 cm
In a triangle BCD, BC = 25 m and CD = 10 m. The perimeter of
the triangle may be: (N99 M 14)
a.
72 m
c.
69 m
b.
70 m
d.
71 m
Two sides of a triangle measure 18 cm and 6 cm. The third side
may be: (M00 M 12)
a.
12
c.
10
b.
13
d.
11

20.

The three sides of a triangle measure 36 cm, 18 cm, and 24 cm.

What is the length of the median drawn from the longest side to the
opposite vertex? (N01 M 26)
a.
12.325 cm
c.
10.125 cm
b.
11.225 cm
d.
13.045 cm

21.

Given a triangle ABC with sides AB = 30 cm, BC = 36 cm, and AC

= 48 cm. Find the distance of the point of intersection of
perpendicular bisectors to side BC. (M02 M 5)
a.
15.92 cm
c.
12.36 cm
b.
18.21 cm
d.
10.47 cm

22.

The sides of a triangle are 18 cm, 24 cm, and 34 cm, respectively.

Find the length of the median to the 24-cm side, in cm. (M03 M 5)
a.
24.4
c.
23.4
b.
21.9
d.
20.4

23.

Given the sides of a triangle ABC: a = 36.3 cm, b = 23.9 cm, c = ?.

The angle opposite side a is 102.7. Compute the value of side c in
centimeters. (N03 M 7)
a.
15.25
c.
25.78
b.
22.57
d.
20.45

POLYGONS

18.

Two sides of a triangle measure 14 cm each. What is the maximum

possible area of the triangle? (M01 M 23)
a.
121 cm2
c.
54 cm2
2
b.
76 cm
d.
98 cm2

24.

The sum of the interior angles of a polygon of n sides is 1080

degrees. Find n. (M97 M 13)
a.
10
c.
9
b.
7
d.
8

19.

Triangle ABC has side AB = 160 cm, BC = 190 cm, and CA = 190
cm. Point D is along side AB and AD = 100 cm. Point E is along
side CA. Determine the length of AE if the area of triangle ADE is
3
/5 the area of triangle ABC. (N01 M 10)
a.
165.3 cm
c.
182.4 cm
b.
154.2 cm
d.
173.9 cm

25.

How many diagonals have an undecagon? (M02 M 27)

a.
44
c.
65
b.
54
d.
35

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PLANE GEOMETRY
INSCRIBED FIGURES
26.

What is the area in cm2 of the circle circumscribed about an

equilateral triangle with a side of 10 cm long? (M95 M 30)
a.
104.7
c.
103.5
b.
101.3
d.
102.2

27.

The area of a circle circumscribed about an equilateral triangle is

254.47 m2. What is the area of the triangle in m2? (N95 M 6)
a.
105.22
c.
85.43
b.
85.96
d.
89.36

28.

What is the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right

triangle having an area of 162 cm2? (M96 M 15)
a.
13.52
c.
12.73
b.
14.18
d.
15.64

29.

A regular hexagon with an area of 93.53 cm2 is inscribed in a

circle. The area in the circle not covered by the hexagon is: (N99
M 15)
a.
18.38 cm2
c.
19.57 cm2
2
b.
16.72 cm
d.
15.68 cm2

30.

The perimeter of a triangle is 58 cm and its area is 144 cm2. What

is the radius of the inscribed circle? (N00 M 27)
a.
4.97 cm
c.
5.52 cm
b.
9.65 cm
d.
3.12 cm

31.

32.

A circle of radius 9 cm is circumscribed about a triangle whose

area is 48.23 cm2. If one side of the triangle measure 18 cm,
determine the length of the shortest side of the triangle. (M01 M
20)
a.
4.37 cm
c.
5.64 cm
b.
6.64 cm
d.
2.34 cm

33.

A circle of radius 8 cm is inscribed in a sector having a central

angle of 80. What is the area of the sector? (M02 M 4)
a.
195.63 cm2
c.
321.47 cm2
2
b.
291.84 cm
d.
475.42 cm2

34.

A circle is circumscribed about a hexagon. Determine the area of

the hexagon if the area outside the hexagon but inside the circle is
15 cm2. (N02 M 6)
a.
73.3 cm2
c.
71.7 cm2
2
b.
72.4 cm
d.
74.8 cm2

35.

A circle having an area of 224 m2 is inscribed in an octagon. Find

the area of the octagon. (M03 M 6)
a.
238.6 m2
c.
236.3 m2
b.
245.2 m2
d.
246.7 m2

36.

Determine the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle

having an area of 170 cm2. (N03 M 8)
a.
169.8 cm2
c.
148.2 cm2
2
b.
124.1 cm
d.
140.6 cm2

QUADRILATERALS
37.

Find the area of a quadrilateral having sides AB = 10 cm, BC = 5

cm, CD = 14.14 cm, and DA = 15 cm if the sum of the opposite
angles is equal to 225. (N96 M 1)
a.
96 cm2
c.
100 cm2
2
b.
94 cm
d.
98 cm2

38.

The sides of a quadrilateral are 12 m, 8 m, 16.97 m, and 20 m,

respectively. Two opposite interior angles have a sum of 225. Find
the area of the quadrilateral in m2. (M97 M 10)
a.
164
c.
168
b.
166
d.
162

A circle of radius 9 cm is circumscribed about a triangle whose

area is 48.23 cm2. If one side of the triangle measure 18 cm,
determine the length of the other side. (N01 M 27)
a.
4.37 cm
c.
8.64 cm
b.
16.64 cm
d.
17.09 cm
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39.

Two sides of a parallelogram measure 68 cm and 83 cm and the

shorter diagonal is 42 cm. Determine the smallest interior angle of
the parallelogram. (M01 M 3)
a.
23.87
c.
49.45
b.
30.27
d.
12.65

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