Geometry Basics
Master area, perimeter, and volume formulas for common shapes, understand angle relationships, and solve problems involving geometric properties.
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📚 Practice Problems
1Problem 1easy
❓ Question:
A rectangle has a length of 12 and a width of 5. What is its perimeter and area?
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Perimeter:
Area:
Answer: Perimeter = 34, Area = 60
2Problem 2medium
❓ Question:
Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed is 115°. What are the measures of all eight angles?
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When parallel lines are cut by a transversal, we get two types of angles:
The angle of 115° and its vertical angle are both 115°. The supplementary angles are .
All eight angles are either 115° or 65°:
- Four angles of 115° (the angle, its vertical angle, and corresponding angles)
- Four angles of 65° (supplementary to the 115° angles)
Answer: Four angles are 115° and four are 65°.
Key relationships used: vertical angles, corresponding angles, supplementary angles.
3Problem 3medium
❓ Question:
A rectangular box has dimensions 3 × 4 × 12. What is the length of the longest diagonal inside the box?
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3D diagonal formula:
Answer: The space diagonal is 13.
Alternatively: First find the diagonal of the base: (3-4-5 triple), then use that with the height: (5-12-13 triple).
4Problem 4hard
❓ Question:
The volume of a cylinder is cubic cm and its height is 4 cm. What is the total surface area?
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Step 1: Find the radius using the volume formula:
Step 2: Calculate total surface area (two circles + lateral surface):
Answer: cm² (approximately 282.74 cm²)
5Problem 5expert
❓ Question:
Two similar triangles have corresponding sides in the ratio . If the area of the smaller triangle is 27 cm², what is the area of the larger triangle?
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Key property of similar figures: If corresponding sides have ratio , then areas have ratio .
Side ratio:
Area ratio:
Answer: 75 cm²
Remember: Side ratio = , Area ratio = , Volume ratio = .