2. The table below shows the relationship betweenn, the number of sides of a polygon, ands, the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a polygon.
Which of the following equations could be used to represent this relationship? A.s= 180n B.s= 180(n- 1) C.s= 180(n- 2) D.s= 180(n- 3)
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Nu mb er of Sum of Angles (s) Sid es (n) 3 180 4 360 5 540 6 720 n?
3. A building lot in the shape of a rectangle is 120 feet long and 90 feet wide. If a fence is to be constructed along the diagonal of the lot, what would be the length of the fence in feet? A.120 feet B.140 feet C.150 feet D.200 feet
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4. A linen napkin, in the shape of a square, has sides that are 8 inches long.
If the napkin is folded along the diagonal, which is closest to the length of the diagonal? A.4 inches B.11 inches C.16 inches D.32 inches
5. The location of two trees in a city are shown on the map below.
Which is closest to the distance between the two trees? A.4 units B.9 units C.10 units D.12 units
6. What is the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints have coordinates (-7, 8) and (5, -9)? A.(-12, 17) B.(-1, 0.5) C.(1, -0.5) D.(-1, -0.5)
8. The arm of a steel crane is 62 feet long. When it is fully extended, the crane arm forms a 30 degree angle with a line parallel to the ground.
How many feet above the ground is the top of the crane? A.31 B.38 C. D.
9. Muriel plans to make a sail in the shape of a right triangle for her boat.
She wants the largest part of the sail to make a 60-degree angle with the horizontal. How many square meters of material will she need to make the sail? A. B.7.29 C. D.14.75
10. Matt wants to design the first section of a roller coaster track. He wants the ramp section to rise at 45° with the horizontal and connect at the top of a segment 100 feet high.
Which of these isx, the length of the ramp Matt needs to complete his section of the coaster track? A.
19. Which of the following is the symbolic representation for the phrase "seven less than three times a number"? A.7 - 3n B.3n- 7 C.3 - 7n D.7n- 3
20. The square of Mike's age,m, and the square of Gilbert's age,g, is equal to 3,185. Which expression represents Mike's age? A. B.
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21. Kathleen istyears old. Which expression represents David's age if he is 4 times as old as Kathleen? A. B. C. D.
22. Which of the following expressions does not represent the area of the entire figure shown below?
A. B. C. D.
a² +ab a(a+b) a² +b (a+b)a
23. Jill has a gift certificate for a movie rental. Each time she rents a movie, $6 is deducted from her gift certificate balance. Ifm represents the number of movies Jill rents, which of these expressions can be used to determine her gift certificate balance? A.30m- 6 B.30m+ 6 C.30 + 6m D.30 - 6m
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Based on the pattern in the table, how many segments would be determined by a line containing 12 points? A.12
25. Typically businessmen who greet each other at a meeting shake hands. If a businessman must shake hands with every other person at the meeting, how many handshakes will take place if there are 12 men at a meeting? A.12