First Round : March 26, 2011

Second Round: April 23, 2011 at The University of Alabama

GEOMETRY EXAMINATION
Construction of this test directed
by
Scott H. Brown, Auburn University Montgomery

INSTRUCTIONS
This test consists of 50 multiple choice questions. The questions have not been arranged in order of diculty.
For each question, choose the best of the ve answer choices labeled A, B, C, D, and E.
The test will be scored as follows: 5 points for each correct answer, 1 point for each question left unanswered,
and 0 points for each wrong answer. (Thus a perfect paper with all questions answered correctly earns a
score of 250, a blank paper earns a score of 50, and a paper with all questions answered incorrectly earns a
score of 0.)
Random guessing will not, on average, either increase or decrease your score. However, if you can eliminate
one of more of the answer choices as wrong, then it is to your advantage to guess among the remaining
choices.
All variables and constants, except those indicated otherwise, represent real numbers.
Diagrams are not necessarily to scale.
We use the following geometric notation:
If A and B are points, then:
AB is the segment between A and B

AB is the line containing A and B

AB is the ray from A through B

AB is the distance between A and B

If A is an angle, then:
m A is the measure of angle A in degrees
If A and B are points on a circle, then:

AB is the arc between A and B

m AB is the measure of AB in degrees

Editing by Zhijian Wu, The University of Alabama

Printing by The University of Alabama

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1.

In triangle ABC, CD and BE bisect AB = 42 and AC = 52, respectively.

Suppose CB = 63, CD = 54 and BE = 45. Determine the perimeter of
quadrilateral AEF D.
(A) 110

(B) 100

(C) 90

(D)

80

(E) 60

E
F
A

2.

A cube with height h is inscribed in a cone with height h + k and radius r of its base. Find the volume
between the cone and the cube.
r2 h + r2 k 3h2
(A)
(B) r2 h + r2 k h3
2
(C)

r2 h + r2 k 3h3
3

(D) r2 + r2 k h2

(E)

r2 h + r2 k 3h3
4

3.

The area of a right triangle is 10. Also the length of the triangle is 10. What is the length of the
longest leg?

(A)
35 + 15
(B)
45 15 (C)
35 2 15 (D)
45 + 15 (E) 2 35 15

4.

Determine the equation of the circle with its center at (2, 3) and is tangent to the line l with the
equation 4y 3x = 7.
(A) (x + 2)2 + (y 3)2 = 25

(B) (x 2)2 + (y 3)2 = 5

(D) (x 2)2 + (y 3)2 = 5

(C) (x + 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 25

(E)

(x 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 25

5.

A circle with radius of 8 is inscribed in a right isosceles triangle. Find the perimeter of the triangle.

(A) 75 50 2
(B) 50 + 75 2
(C) 48 + 32 2
(D) 48 32 2
(E) 32 + 48 2

6.

If b and h are the base and height of a triangle whose area is 50, then what is the smallest value of
b + h?
(A) 10

7.

(C) 15

(D)

20

(E) 30

If all but one of the angle of a convex polygon add up to 1440 , then the remaining angle must be
(A)

8.

(B) 25

140

(B) 120

(C) 80

(D) 60

In the parallelogram shown, the sides are 8 cm and 12 cm, and the longest
diagonal is 16 cm. What is the area of the parallelogram?

(A) 16 15 cm2
(B) 108 cm2
(C) 18 15 cm2

(D) 96 cm2
(E) 24 15 cm2

(E) 40

9.

10.

A 5 in by 7 in rectangle is enlarged to a similar rectangle with a width

the diagonal of the enlarged rectangle.

11 74
6 74
6 74
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
11
5
5

12.

11

16

15.

21

256

(C)

16

(D)

23

256

(E)

16

D
E

F
G A

(B)

11 11

(C) 13 13

(D) 15 15

(E) 17 17

On a rectangular piece of paper, parallel lines are drawn and the paper is then cut along each of the
line, creating 16 identical rectangular strips. If the strips have the same length to width ratio as the
original, then determine this ratio.
(B) 16 : 1

(C) 1 : 4

(D) 8 : 1

In right triangle ABC, BC = 8 in, AC = 4 3 in and m ACB = 30 .

Let CE be the median to side AB and AD be the altitude to side BC.
CE and AD intersect at F . What is the length of AF ?

8 3
8 3
4 3
3
3 3
(A)
in (B)
in (C)
in (D)
in (E)
in
7
5
7
7
5

(E)

4:1

A
E
B

F
D

Determine the number of positive integers n having the property that the measures (in degrees) of
the central angles of a regular n-gon are integers.
(A) 18

16.

(B)

The ratio of dark to light squares is 1.016 on a square game board beginning with dark and alternating
to light. What are the dimensions of the board?

(A) 1 : 8
14.

11 74
6

(E)

In the diagram, ABC is an equilateral triangle of side length 6 and CD is

parallel to BG. If DE = F E = F G, then what is length of BF ?

7
3 7
7
(A) 2 7
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
7
2
2
4

(A) 9 9
13.

5 74
11

In the gure, the unit square is subdivided and three circles are inscribed as
shown. Find the sum of the area of the three circles.
(A)

11.

of 11 in. Find the length of

(B) 20

(C)

22

(D) 24

(E) 26

The volume of a sphere of diameter 16 cm is equal to the volume of a right circular cone whose
diameter of the base is 32 cm. Determine the height of the cone.
(A) 16 cm

(B)

8 cm

(C) 12 cm

(D) 6 cm

(E) 24 cm

17.

In the circle O shown, radius OA = OB = 8 are perpendicular. Chord AB is

the diameter of the semicircle. Find the area of the shaded crescent outside
the larger circle, but inside the semicircle.
(A) 16

(B) 12

(C)

32

(D) 24

(E) 64
B

18.

A cone has height that is three times its radius. The volume of the cone is 64. Determine the radius
of the cone .
(A) 16

19.

(B) 8

(C) 6

(D)

576 in2

1980

(B) 1620

(C) 1800

(D) 1920

(E) 2160
A

In the right triangle ABC shown, E and D are the trisection points of the hypotenuse AB, and CE = 13 and CD = 11. Fine the length of the hypotenuse
AB .

(A) 3 26
(B) 3 33
(C) 3 47
(D) 3 58
(E) 3 61

E
D
C

22.

23.

24.

Given a regular 11-gon. Find the sum of the interior angles plus the sum of the exterior angles.
(A)

21.

(E)

In the gure shown, circles A and B have the same radius. If circle C has a
radius of 8 in, then what is the area of circle O ?
(A) 625 in2 (B) 441 in2 (C) 256 in2 (D) 361 in2 (E)

20.

In the gure shown, circles A and B, each with a diameter of 8 are tangent

at point C. Find the area of the region bounded by DE, DC and CE .

(A) 12 16 (B)

A C

32 8

(C) 4 6 (D) 16 3 (E) 8 18

In the gure shown, two squares each having side length of 32 are placed so
that the corner of one lies at the center of the other. If BI = 24, then what
is the area of the quadrilateral BIF J ?

(A)

256

(B) 196

(C) 169

(D) 144

(E) 121

J
F

A right circular cone is inscribed in a sphere such that the edge of the cone intersects the sphere. The
diameter of the base is equal to the altitude of the cone. If the surface area of the sphere is 80, what
is the volume of the cone ?
(A)

19

(B)

13

(C) 5

(D)

11

(E)

16

25.

26.

In the gure shown, rectangle EF GH is drawn with EF = 4 5, such that

the semicircle with diameter EFcuts GH at two points. The distance
from one of these points to E is 6 2. Determine the area of the rectangle .

(A)

24

(B) 16

(E) 28

(B) 200

(C) 288

(D) 320

(E)

50 f t2

(B) 40 f t2

(C) 30 f t2

(D) 20 f t2

(E) 10 f t2

In triangle ABC shown, mBAC = 90 . A circle is tangent to sides AB

and AC at points D and E respectively. If AB = 12, then what is the area
of potion of the circle that lies outside the triangle?
(A) 2 3

(B) 1

(C) 2 1

4 8

(D)

(E)

E
B

29.

95
12

The area of rectangle ABCD is 42. Points E and F are on the diagonal
AD. If 3(AE + F C) = 4EF , then nd the area of the shaded region.

(A)

55
12

12

(B)

65
12

(B) 9

(C)

75
12

(C) 21

(D)

85
12

(E)

(D) 15

Two triangles are joined such that AD and BC are both perpendicular to
AB, and CD is perpendicular to AC. If AB = 5 and BC = 12, determine
CD.
(A)

30.

C
F

(E) 6

(B) 25

(C) 18

(D) 15

(E)

D
D

In trapezoid ABCD, CD = 20 and AB = 30. What is the length of

the line segment XY that is parallel to the bases and goes through the
intersection point of the diagonals ?
(A) 14

A
B

A
31.

400

The gure shown is created in the shape of the region between two semi-circles
with the same center and parallel diameters. If the maximum distance between
two points with a clear line of sight is 20f t, then what is the area of the room?
(A)

28.

(D) 18

If the trisection points of the segment with end points (4, 6) and (16, 18) are (a, b) and (c, d).
Determine the value of (a + c)(bd).
(A) 144

27.

(C) 36

C
P

24
A

32.

A square ABCD of side length 1 has point E on CD and point F in the

interior of the square so that EF DC and AF = BF = EF . Determine the
perimeter of AF BCD.
(A)

21
4

(B)

19
4

(C)

17
4

(D)

15
4

(E)

B
F

13
4
D

33.

A square with side length of S is inscribed in an equilateral triangle with side length
of 2. Determine the exact value of S.

(A) 2 3 3 (B) 4 3 4 (C) 3 3 4 (D) 4 3 6

(E) 3 3 3

34.

In the right triangle ABC with legs 8 and 15, arcs of circles and drawn, one with
center A and radius 15, the other with center B and radius 8. The arcs intersect
the hypotenuse at points D and E. Find the length of DE.

(A)
39
(B) 6
(C)
21
(D) 4
(E)
3

15

D
C
35.

Find the perimeter of a right triangle whose area is 60 in2 and whose hypotenuse is 17 in.
(A) 80 in

36.

(B) 70 in

(C) 60 in

(D) 50 in

(E)

40 in

What is the volume of the cylindrical can, which is made up of a square pieces of metal and two
k
circular disks each with diameter inches.
2
(A) 16k 3 2 in3

37.

(B)

k3 2
in3
16

(C) 32k 3 2 in3

(D)

k3 2 3
in
32

(E) 64k 3 2 in3

In the isosceles triangle ABC, the base AC has length 2 2 cm and the medians
to the sides AB and BC intersect each other at right angles. What is the area of
triangle ABC?

(A) 4 cm2
(B) 4 2 cm2
(C) 6 cm2
(D) 6 2 cm2
(E) 8 cm2

38.

A square with a side length of 2 has the corners cut o so that a regular octagon
remains. Determine the perimeter of the regular octagon.

(A) 16 2 8 (B) 16 4 2 (C) 16 2 (D) 16 2 16 (E) 16 2 4

39.

A rectangle 6 by 10 is rolled to make a cylinder of maximum height. One entire edge is joined with
its opposite edge. A circular disk is placed at each end of the cylinder. Find the surface area.
(A)

90

(B)

18 + 60

(C)

60

(D)

3 + 10

(E)

30

40.

What is the measure of the supplement of the interior angle of a regular 40 sided polygon?
(A) 17

41.

5
2

(B) 8

(D) 7

(E) 3

(C)

3
2

(D) 6

9
2

(E)

A convex polygon has 135 diagonals. The polygon has how many sides?
(A) 36

43.

(C)

Two circular gears are tangent to each other. The centers are xed and the radii are 60 cm and 80 cm.
How many revolutions will the larger gear make when the smaller gear has made 6 revolutions?
(A)

42.

(B) 13

(B) 24

(C)

18

(D) 12

(E) 9
C

In the circle shown, chords AB and CD intersect at right angles at E. If AE = 8,

BE = 12 and CE = 24, then what is the circumference of the circle ?

(A) 5 2
(B) 10 2
(C) 15 2
(D) 20 2
(E) 25 2

O
E
A

44.

What are the coordinates of the centroid of the triangle formed by the points A(8, 18), B(4, 6) and
C(2, 14) ?
(A)

45.

46.

26
( 10
3 , 3 )

38
(E) ( 10
3 , 3 )

(D) (7, 13)

In the circle shown, the radius is 9 f t and 4 in, and arc AB has length 5 f t and 10 in.
Determine m AOB (in degrees) .
175
2

(B) 110

(C)

225
2

(D) 140

(E)

295
2

A triangle has its vertices at points A(3, 2), B(4, 1), and C(1, 6). What is the equation in
slope-intercept form of a line perpendicular to the line that contains the median to side BC ?
(A) y = 11
9 x
(C) y =

48.

26
(C) ( 14
3 , 3 )

(B) (5, 13)

Find the area of the circle that circumscribes a regular octagon that has a perimeter of 40 .

25(4 + 2)
25(2 + 2)
5(4 2)
5(2 + 2)
25(4 2)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

2
2
2
2
2

(A)

47.

11
9 x

17
3

(B)
9
(D) y = 11
x

17
3

25
11

9
11 x

y=

(E) y =

11
9 x

25
11
25
11

For a ve pointed star with points A, B, C, D, E being the vertices of the star, determine
4(mA + mB + mC + mD + mE) .
(A) 180

(B) 360

(C) 540

(D)

720

(E) 900

49.

Point (x, y) is 8 units from the origin on the line y = x. Find |xy| .
(A) 64

50.

(B) 48

(C)

32

(D) 16

In the right triangle ABC, BD is perpendicular to AC and DE is perpendicular to AB. If mC = 60 and DA = 6, then what is the area of
triangle ABC ?

3 3
9 3
11 3
(A)
(B) 4 3
(C)
(D) 2 3
(E)
2
2
3

(E) 8

C
D