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Homework 10.

1 Altitude-on-Hypotenuse Theorems Name: ______________________ Period: _____


Show all work for credit. Note: Problems 1-5 have multiple parts; treat part A and B as separate questions.

1. a. If EH = 7 and HG = 3, find HF.

b. If GF = 6 and EG = 9, find HG.

2. Given: AC ⊥ CB, CD ⊥ AB
a. If AD = 4 and BD = 9, find CD.

b. If BD = 6 and AB = 8, find BC.

3. Given: JOM = 90°, and OK is an altitude.


a. If JK = 12 and KM = 5, find OK.

b. If JO = 3 2 and JK = 3, find JM.


4. a. If HG = 4 and EF = 3 5 , find EH.

b. If GF = 6 and EH = 9, find EG.

5. a. If AD = 7 and AB = 11, find CD.

b. If AB = 12 and AD = 4, find BC.

For questions 6-7: use each part of the question to help you find the next part.

6. a. Find a.

b. Find ab.

c. Find a + b + c.

7. a. Find 2x

b. Find ½y

c. Find z + 8
Homework 10.2 Geometry’s Most Elegant Theorem Name: ______________________ Period:_____
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1. Find the length of the diagonal of a square with perimeter 12 cm.

2. Find the perimeter of a rhombus with diagonals 12 km and 16 km.

3. Given: OA is the altitude to base RD of isosceles triangle ORD


RO = 15, RD = 24
Find: OA

4. PM is an altitude of equilateral triangle PKO. If PK = 4, find PM.

5. Find the missing length in the trapezoid.

6. AC || y - axis and CB || x - axis ,


a. Find the coordinates of C.

b. Find AC and CB.

c. Find AB.

d. Is AB = (8 − 2) 2 + (11− 3) 2 ?
7. ACB is a right angle and CD ⊥ AB (treat part A and B as if they are separate questions)
a. If AD = 7 and BD = 4, find CD.

b. If BC = 8 and BD = 2, find AB.

8. Find the altitude (length of a segment perpendicular to both bases) the isosceles trapezoid shown.

9. Solve for x in the partial spiral to the right.

10. a. Find HF.

b. Is triangle EHF similar to triangle HGF?


Homework 10.3 The Distance Formula Name: ______________________ Period:_____
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1. Given: Triangle LMP as shown


Find: The length of the median from M.

2. Given: Trapezoid PQRS


a. Find PQ and SR and verify that PQRS is an isosceles trapezoid.

b. Show enough evidence to prove that the diagonals PR and QS are congruent.

3. Show all work needed to prove that (7, 11), (7, -13), and (14, 4) lie on a circle with its center at (2, -1).
Note: All points on a circle are the same distance from the center.
4. Show that (1, 2), (4, 6), and (10, 14) are collinear by using:
a. The distance formula (Hint: what is true about the lengths of the 3 segments joining 3 collinear points?)

b. Slopes

5. Show all work to prove that the midpoint of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equidistant from the three vertices.
Hint: Draw a right triangle on a coordinate grid and label all three vertices to use as an example.
Homework 10.4 Families of Right Triangles Name: ______________________ Period:_____
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1. Find the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 20 and 48.

2. Find each missing side.

3. Find MT.

4. Find the perimeter and the area of triangle ABC.

5. Bill and Ted had a most excellent adventure riding horses. They both left the riding stable at 10 am. Bill trotted
south at 10 kph while Ted galloped east at 16 kph. To the nearest kilometer, how far apart are they at 11:30?
6. a. Find x. b. Find x and y.

7. a. What is the most descriptive name for

quadrilateral PQRS?

b. Find the area of PQRS.

c. Find PR and QS.

8. A submarine travels an evasive course, trying to outrun a destroyer. It travels 1 km north, then 1 km west, then 1
km north, then 1 km west, and so forth, until it has traveled a total of 41 km. How many km is the sub from the point
at which it started?

9. The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are x and 3x + y. The length of the hypotenuse is 4x – y. Find the ratio
of x to y.
Homework 10.5 Special Right Triangles Name: ______________________ Period: ______
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1. Find the two missing sides of each triangle. (Hint: You may want to label x, x 3 , and 2x on the proper sides)

2. Solve for the variable in each of these equilateral triangles.

3. Solve for the variable in each of these 45-45-90 triangles.

4. The perimeter of a square is 44. Find the length of the diagonal.

5. Given: TRWX is a kite.


RY = 5, TW = 10, YX = 12
Find: a. TR

b. WX

6. a. Find the ratio of the longer leg to the hypotenuse in a 30-60-90 triangle.

b. Find the ratio of one of the legs to the hypotenuse in a 45-45-90 triangle.
7. Find the perimeter of the isosceles trapezoid COLD. (Hint: drop altitudes of the trapezoid from C and O)

8. Given: HY is an altitude of isosceles trapezoid CHIL.


HY = 6, HI = 8, C = 45
Find: The perimeter of CHIL

9. One of the angles of a rhombus has a measure of 120. If the perimeter of the rhombus is 24, find the length of
each diagonal.

10. Any regular hexagon can be divided into six equilateral triangles by drawing the three diagonals shown. Find the
span of a regular hexagon with sides 12 dm long.

11. Given: ABCD is a trapezoid with DC || AB ,


AB = AD = 4,
A = 60, C = 45
Find: a. DC

b. BC
Homework 10.6 The Pythagorean Theorem and Space Figures Name: ______________________ Period: ______
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1. Find the diagonal of a rectangular solid whose dimensions are 3, 4, and 5.

2. Given: The regular square pyramid shown, with altitude PY and slant height PR, ID = 14, PY = 24
Find: a. AD

b. YR

c. PR

d. The perimeter of base AMID

e. A diagonal of the base (not shown in the diagram)

3. Find the slant height of a regular square pyramid if the altitude is 12 and one of the sides of the square base is 10.
4. Find the diagonal of a cube if the perimeter of a face is 20.

5. In the cube, find the measure of the diagonal in terms of x if:


a. AB = x

b. AC = x

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