Test Prep GRE

with Vince Kotchian

Chapter 9: Geometry Practice Worksheet

Please complete the following problems. The answers are at the end of the worksheet.

3. Parallel lines
In the trapezoid shown, AB is parallel to DC, and the measure of angle C is 70 degrees.
What is the measure of angle B?
A

70
D

4. Polygons

1. What is the name of the above polygon?

2. If the above polygon is regular, what is the angle measure of each of its angles?
3. What is the sum of its interior angles?

5. Triangles

1. Triangle XYZ has equal sides. What is the degree measure of angle X?

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75

75

2. In triangle ABC, AB is 12. What is AC?

13

90

3. In triangle DEF, which angle has the greater degree measure: D or F?

4. Which of the following could be side lengths of a triangle?
(For question 4, select ALL correct choices.)

A. 14, 14, and 15

B. 2, 3, and 5

C. 4, 3, and 8

6. Pythagorean theorem

1. In triangle ABC, what is the length of BC?

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11

2. In triangle XYZ, what is the length of XZ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

7. Special right triangles

G
45

45

1. In triangle GHI, HI = 7. What is the measure of GI?

J
60

30

2. In triangle JKL, the measure of KL = 3. What is the measure of JK?

3. What is the measure of JL?

8. Area of a triangle

5
16

1. What is the area of the above triangle?

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2. In quadrilateral ABCD, BD and AC bisect each other and AC = BD = 6. What is the

area of quadrilateral ABCD?

9. Congruent triangles

Select ALL correct answers.

1. Which of the following statements would be sufficient to prove that triangle ABC is
congruent to triangle DEF?

A. Angle A = Angle D, AB = DE, and Angle B = Angle E

B. Angle A = Angle D, Angle B = Angle E, and Angle C = Angle F

C. AB = DE, Angle B = Angle E, and BC = EF

10. Similar triangles

A
D
10

1. AB is parallel to DE. What is the measure of AD?

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11. Quadrilaterals
18

1. What is the perimeter of the rectangle above?

2. What is its area?

10

3. In quadrilateral ABCD, AB is parallel to DC, and AD is parallel to BC. What is the area
of ABCD?

13

4. In quadrilateral ABCD, AB is parallel to DC. What is the area of ABCD?

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12. Circles

A
B

O
D
C

In the circle with center O, arc ABC has a degree measure of 120 degrees.
1. What is the degree measure of angle AOC?
2. What is the degree measure of angle ADC?

13. Circle area and circumference

X
Q

Z
50
Y

1. What is the area of the circle with center Y?

2. What is the circumference?
3. What is the area of the wedge (XYZ)?
4. How long is arc XQZ?

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14. Boxes

3
7

1. What is the volume of the pictured box?

2. What is the surface area?
3. What is the length of the diagonal?

15. Cylinders

12

1. What is the volume of the cylinder?

2. What is the surface area of the cylinder?

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Chapter 9 Answers
3. Parallel lines: 110 degrees
Explanation: The line BC crosses the parallel lines, creating an angle equal to C to
the right of angle B. Try extending the two parallel lines on a piece of paper to better
visualize them.

4. Polygons
1. Hexagon
2. 120
3. 720
5. Triangles
1. 60
2. 12
3. D
4. A only

6. Pythagorean theorem
1. 4
2. 12.5

7. Special right triangles

1. 72
2. 3
3. 23
8. Area of a triangle
1. 40
2. 18

9. Congruent triangles
1. A and C

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10. Similar triangles

1. 2.5

11. Quadrilaterals
1. 52
2. 144
3. 40
4. 30

12. Circles
1. 120
2. 60

13. Circle area and circumference

1. 81
2. 18
3. 11.25
4. 2.5

14. Boxes
1. 84
2. 122
3. 74

15. Cylinders
1. 192
2. 128

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