Q1

Answer: C
Variables in the answer choices means Plug In. Also, redraw the figure and label it. If a = 5, the side of

the square is 10 since U is the midpoint of PT. Use the formula for area of a triangle, , to
find the area of ΔUCT. The height of a triangle is always forms 90° angle with the base; so, to find the
height of the triangle, draw a perpendicular line from C to UT. Note that the two shaded triangles, UCT
and RCS, are identical, so C is halfway up from the bottom of the square to the top, so the height of

ΔUCT = 5. Accordingly, the area of ΔUCT is . Because the triangles are identical,
ΔRCS also has an area of 12.5. Next, find the area of ΔPQB. Using the same logic as with the other
triangles, its base (Side PQ) is 10 and its height (horizontal, not shown, from side PQ to point B) is 2.5.

Therefore, the area of ΔPQB is . Read carefully. The question asks for twice the
shaded area, so, add the areas of all three shaded triangles and multiply by two: (12.5 + 12.5 + 12.5) ×
2 = 75. The target answer is 75. Finally, Plug In a = 5 to all five answer choices. Only choice (D)
matches the target, so, choice (C) is correct.

Q2
Answer: D
Redraw the figure and label the information given. The shaded region is made up of three sectors
(portions of the area of a circle). Note that the areas of the individual sectors cannot be determined.
Instead, focus on their combined measurements as fractions of the whole circle. The sum of the three
perimeters is equal to the 6 radii that are part of the three sectors plus the total arc length of all three
sectors. Use the relationship for portions of a circle to calculate the arc length:

. Since the circle has a radius of 6, its area is: , and its
circumference is: . The shaded sectors have a total area of , so calculate the

total arc that is part of all three sectors as an equivalent portion of the total shaded area, , and
. So, for the sum of the perimeters, add the six radii to the total arc: . The correct answer is
choice (D).
Question 3

In the figure above, the circle with center Yhas a radius of 3, and X is the midpoint of WY. If triangle
WYZ is equilateral, what is the area of the shaded region?

Correct Answer

Concepts tested
Geometry: Shaded Regions & Strange Figures

Question Explanation
Answer: D
Redraw the figure and label it with the information given. To find the area of the shaded region, find
the area of the entire triangle and subtract the unshaded part that overlaps with the circle, which leaves
only the shaded portion. Start with the triangle: because the radius XY = 3, then WY = 6 because X is the
midpoint of WY. So WYZ is an equilateral triangle with sides of length 6. For the area of the triangle,

use the formula: . For the height, draw a height from Y, splitting the equilateral triangle into
two 30-60-90 triangles. The sides of a 30-60-90 right triangle are always in the ratio . So,
because the hypotenuse of each 30-60-90 triangle is 6, the height of the equilateral triangle is , and
the area of the equilateral triangle is . Next, find the common area that is not
shaded. The sector (portion) of the circle that overlaps with the triangle is formed by a 60° angle. Use

the relationship for portions of a circle, . The entire circle has an area of

, so , and . Finally, subtract the overlap from the area of the

triangle: . Choice (D) is correct

Question 4

In the figure above, if BC = EF = 5 and AB = CD = FG, then what is the perimeter of the figure?

Your Answer
Correct Answer

Concepts tested
Geometry: Shaded Regions & Strange Figures

Question Explanation
Answer: E
Start by redrawing and labeling the figure. Next, draw a dotted line from C to E; although that line isn’t
part of the perimeter of the figure, it turns the irregular shape into a rectangle, ABFG, and a triangle,
CDE. Fill in the missing angles on the triangle, and recognize a special 30-60-90 triangle. Since angle
DEF equals 120 degrees, angle CED equals 60 degrees, as together they form a 180-degree line. Dotted
line CE, the hypotenuse of that triangle, is 10 because AG = 20 and BC = EF = 5. Now, find the two
shorter sides of the triangle using the ratio for the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle: . Here, ED = 5
and . Since AB = CD = FG, all the sides of the figure are known, so add them up to determine
the perimeter. AG is 20; BC, DE, and EF are each 5; and AB, CD, and FG are each , so the
perimeter is . The correct answer is choice (E).

Question 5

In the xy-plane, equilateral triangle XYZ has vertices at (−4, 0) and (4, 0), and the third vertex of
triangle XYZ is the center of a circle, as shown in the figure above. If the circle with center Y is tangent
to the x-axis, what is the area of the shaded region?
Correct Answer (Blank)

Concepts tested
Geometry: Shaded Regions & Strange Figures

Question Explanation
Answer: A
Redraw the figure and label it. If the base of equilateral triangle XYZ extends from (−4, 0) to (4, 0), the
base equals 8, and thus each side of the triangle equals 8. Note that the y-axis splits XYZ into two
special, 30°-60°-90° right triangles, with sides in a ratio of . Therefore, the height of triangle
XYZ equals , which is also the radius of circle Y. Therefore, the area of circle Y is

. The question asks for the area of the shaded region. The shaded

region is a sector of circle Y, so use the relationship thus , and the sector
has an area of . Choice (A) is correct.

Question 6

For the figure above, what is the total area of the shaded regions?
0.125
0.5
3.125
3.25 Correct Answer
6.125

Concepts tested
Geometry: Shaded Regions & Strange Figures

Question Explanation
Answer: D
Redraw the figure and label it with the relevant lengths. The question asks for the total shaded area,

which is comprised of two triangles, so use the formula . Using the information given in the
figure, determine the base and height of each shaded triangle. The smaller triangle has a vertex at the
origin (0, 0) and at (0, −0.5), so its height is 0.5. It has another vertex at the x-intercept of the line y = x
− 0.5. In order to find the base, plug in y = 0 to the equation y = x − 0.5, so x = 0.5, and the base of the
small triangle is 0.5. The area of the smaller triangle is . The larger triangle
has vertices at (0.5, 0) and (3, 0), so its base is 2.5. It has another vertex at the intersection of the lines x
= 3 and y = x − 0.5. Plug in x = 3 to the equation y = x − 0.5 to determine the point of intersection: y = 3
− 0.5, so y = 2.5. The height of the larger triangle spans from the point (3, 0) to the point (3, 2.5), so its

height is 2.5. The area of the larger triangle is . Finally, the shaded region is
the sum of the two areas: 0.125 + 3.125 = 3.25. The correct answer is choice (D).