SS-Intermediate - Chapter 10

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Simplify the expression.

____	1.	 · 
a.		c.		
b.	221	d.		

____	2.	
a.		
b.		
c.		
d.		

____	3.	
a.		c.		
b.		d.		

____	4.	
a.		c.		
b.		d.		

____	5.	
a.		c.		
b.		d.		

____	6.	
a.		
b.		
c.		
d.		

____	7.	
a.	7	c.		
b.	9	d.	8	

____	8.	
a.		
b.		
c.		
d.		

Solve the equation. Then check your solution.

____	9.	
a.		c.	8	
b.		d.		

____	10.	
a.	12	c.		
b.	1	d.	16	

____	11.	
a.	No solution	c.	18	
b.	–12	d.		

____	12.	
a.	1	c.	–9	
b.	No solution	d.		

____	13.	If c is the measure of the hypotenuse of a right triangle, find each missing measure. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.
a = 60, b = ?, c = 100
a.	40	c.	80.00	
b.	116.62	d.	160	

____	14.	Find the length of the missing side. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.

a.	106	c.	79.75	
b.	86.13	d.	60	

Determine whether the following side measures form right triangles. Justify your answer.

____	15.	20, 21, 29
a.	Yes;  	c.	No; 	
b.	No; 	d.	Yes; 	

____	16.	17, 21, 53
a.	No; 	c.	Yes; 	
b.	No; 	d.	Yes; 	

Find the distance between the pair of points whose coordinates are given. Express as a decimal approximation rounded to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

____	17.	, 
a.	20.97	c.	13.68	
b.	11.75	d.	13.75	

____	18.	, 
a.	5.1	c.	4.90	
b.	29.97	d.	23.66	

____	19.	Find the possible values of a if the points with the given coordinates are the indicated distance apart.
, , 
a.	–9 or 1	c.	–21 or 29	
b.	9 or –1	d.	21 or –29	

____	20.	Find the possible values of a if the points with the given coordinates are the indicated distance apart.
, , 
a.	264 or –248	c.	–8 or 24	
b.	–264 or 248	d.	8 or –24	

Determine whether each pair of triangles is similar.

____	21.	
a.	No. The angle measures are not equal.	
b.	Yes. The angle measures are not equal.	
c.	Yes. The angle measures are equal.	
d.	No. The angle measures are equal.	

____	22.	
a.	Yes. The angle measures are not equal.	
b.	Yes. The angle measures are equal.	
c.	No. The angle measures are not equal.	
d.	No. The angle measures are equal.	

For each set of measures given, find the measures of the missing sides if .

____	23.	, , , 
a.	, 	c.	, 	
b.	, 	d.	, 	

____	24.	, , , 
a.	, 	c.	, 	
b.	, 	d.	,