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Example Question #1 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale
Refer to the above figure, which shows a rectangular garden (in green) surrounded by a dirt path (in brown) six feet wide throughout. What is the perimeter of the garden?
The inner rectangle, which represents the garden, has length and width feet and
feet, respectively, so its perimeter is
feet.
Example Question #2 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Which of the following can be the sidelengths of a rhombus?
The four sides of a rhombus have equal length, so we can eliminate three choices by demonstrating that at least two sidelengths are not equal.
:
1,000 meters is, by definition, equal to 1 kilometer, not 0.1 kilometers. Therefore,
and this choice is incorrect.
:
1 mile is, by definition, equal to 5,280 feet, not 1,760 feet. Therefore,
and this choice is incorrect.
By definition, 1 decimeter, not 0.1 decimeter, is equal to 1 meter. Therefore,
and this choice is incorrect.
:
yard is equal to
inches and, also,
feet. Therefore,
All four sides have equal length so this is the rhombus. This is the correct choice.
Example Question #3 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Identify the above polygon.
Pentagon
Hexagon
Rhombus
Trapezoid
Hexagon
A polygon with six sides is called a hexagon.
Example Question #1 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Refer to the above three figures. All parallel sides are so indicated.
Which of the figures can be called a quadrilateral?
Figures A and B only
Figures A, B, and C
Figures B and C only
Figure C only
Figures A, B, and C
By definition, any polygon with four sides is called a quadrilateral. All three figures fit this description.
Example Question #1 : Perimeter And Sides Of Quadrilaterals
Refer to the above diagram. Parallel sides are so indicated.
Identify the above polygon.
Hexagon
Trapezoid
Pentagon
Parallelogram
Trapezoid
A four-sided figure, or quadrilateral, with one pair of parallel sides and its other sides nonparallel is called a trapezoid.
Example Question #6 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Refer to the above figure. You are given that and that
is acute.
Which of the following words accurately describes Polygon ?
Hexagon
Parallelogram
Pentagon
Trapezoid
Trapezoid
Polygon has four sides and is therefore a quadrilateral.
, so
. Also, since
is acute and
is right,
, so
.
The quadrilateral has one pair of parallel sides, and the other two sides are not parallel. Therefore, it is a trapezoid.
Example Question #1 : Perimeter And Sides Of Quadrilaterals
Refer to the above three figures. All parallel sides are so indicated.
Which of the figures can be called a parallelogram?
Figure C only
Figures A, B, and C
Figure B only
Figures A and B only
Figures A and B only
A parallelogram, by definition, has two pairs of parallel sides. Figures A and B fit that criterion, but Figure C does not.
Example Question #8 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the above figure, which shows a rectangular garden (in green) surrounded by a dirt path (in brown). The dirt path is feet wide throughout. Which of the following polynomials gives the perimeter of the garden?
The length of the garden is than that of the entire lot, or
.
The width of the garden is than that of the entire lot, or
.
The perimeter is twice the sum of the two:
Example Question #9 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Quadrilateral is a rhombus. Calculate its perimeter if:
The four sides of a rhombus are congruent. Also, the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular bisectors to each other, so the four triangles they form are right triangles. Therefore, the Pythagorean theorem can be used to determine the common sidelength of Quadrilateral .
We focus on . The diagonals of a rhombus, as is the case with any parallelogram, are each the other's bisector, so
By the Pythagorean Theorem,
13 is the common length of the four sides of Quadrilateral , so its perimeter is
.
Example Question #10 : Squares, Rectangles, And Parallelograms
Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale
Give the ratio of the perimeter of Rectangle to that of Rectangle
.
The perimeter of Rectangle is
.
Opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent, so
and
.
The perimeter of Rectangle is
.
Opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent, so
,
,
and
.
The ratio of the perimeters is
- that is, 10 to 7.
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