Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. The vertex angle of an isoceles triangle is 80 degrees. Each of the other angles of the triangle is
   a) 50 degrees
   b) 10 degrees
   c) 100 degrees
   d) 40 degrees

2. What is the supplement of an angle of 37 degrees?
   a) 37 degrees
   b) 153 degrees
   c) 133 degrees
   d) 143 degrees

3. If there are 100 centimeters in one meter, how many square centimeters are contained in a square meter
   a) 10
   b) 100
   c) 1,000
   d) 10,000

4. How many square tile 9" on a side will be needed to taile a floor 9' by 12'?
   a) 108
   b) 156
   c) 192
   d) 216

5. The three sides of a triangle are 3, 5, and 6. Find the longest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 2.
   a) 3
   b) 4
   c) 5
   d) 8

6. A polygon with 6 sides is called a(n)
   a) quadrilateral
   b) pentagon
   c) hexagon
   d) octagon

7. A rectangle and a square have the same area. If the length and width of the rectangleare 16' and 9', find the side of the square.
   a) 13'
   b) 10'
   c) 14'
   d) 12'

8. What is the complement of an angle of 41 degrees?
   a) 49 degrees
   b) 41 degrees
   c) 139 degrees
   d) 180 degrees

9. The hypotenuse and one leg of a right triangle are 61 and 11. Find the other leg.
   a) 36
   b) 2
   c) 60
   d) 3842

10. At 2:00pm what is the angle formed by the hands of a clock?
   a) 60 degrees
   b) 70 degrees
   c) 80 degrees
   d) 90 degrees

11. What is the image of the point (2,3) by reflection in the x-axis?
   a) (3,2)
   b) (-2,3)
   c) (2,-3)
   d) (-2,-3)

12. What is the volume of a rectangular solid with dimensions 12, 9, and 6?
   a) 108
   b) 216
   c) 432
   d) 648

13. What is the simplified form of the number 3 times square root of 600
   a) 5 times square root of 15
   b) 6 times square root of 15
   c) 7 times square root of 15
   d) 12 times square root of 15

14. In a plane, two circles intersect in two points. What is the number of common tangents that can be drawn to the circles?
   a) zero
   b) one
   c) two
   d) none of the above

15. What is the slope of the segment that joins points (-3,5) and (2,8)?
   a) -1
   b) -3/5
   c) 5/3
   d) 3/5

16. A parallelogram and a triangle have equal areas. The base and height of the parallelogram are 12 and 9. If the base of the triangle is 36, find its height.
   a) 3
   b) 6
   c) 9
   d) 12

17. On line d, the coordinates of A are (-4,6). The coordinates of B are (-6,-1). Find the slope of line d.
   a) 7/2
   b) 2/7
   c) 6/2
   d) 2/6

18. A prism has a height of 16 inches and a volume of 3584 cubic inches. If the volume equals the area of its base time height (V=bh), what is the area in square inches of a base?
   a) 224
   b) 4853
   c) 543
   d) 960

19. The base of a triangle measures 6.4 meters. The height measures 2.8 meters. In square meters, the area of the triangle is
   a) 17.92
   b) 12.2
   c) 9.2
   d) 8.96

20. If angle A of triangle ABC measures 65 degrees, and angles B measures 50 degrees, then angle C measures
   a) 55 degrees
   b) 65 degrees
   c) 85 degrees
   d) 90 degrees

21. A paddle wheel has an area of 78.5 square feet. What is the radius?
   a) 5
   b) 10
   c) 25
   d) 12.5

22. Triangles ABC and DEF are congruent. If angle B measures 45 degrees, what is the measurement of angle E?
   a) 45 degrees
   b) 30 degrees
   c) 36 degrees
   d) 90 degrees

23. In triangle MNO <M=65 degrees and <N=50 degrees. What is the measurement of <O?
   a) 65 degrees
   b) 180 degrees
   c) 50 degrees
   d) 25 degrees

24. If two angles of a triangles are acute angles, the third angle
   a) is less than the sum of two given angles
   b) is an acute angle
   c) is the largest angle of the triangle
   d) may be an obtuse angle


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