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PLANE GEOMETRY 10. The diagonals of a quadrilateral measure 48 m and 70

m. If they intersect at an angle of 510, find the area of
quadrilateral.
TRIANGLES
a. 1 590.25 m2 c. 1 305.61 m2
1. Two sides of a triangle measure 36 m and 49 m. One
b. 2 611.21 m2 d. 3 180.50 m2
possible dimension of the third side is:
11. The sides of a parallelogram measure 10 cm and 17.78
a. 84 m c. 85 m
cm. If one of its diagonals measures 16 cm, find the
b. 12 m d. 13 m
length of the other diagonal.
2. In triangle ABC, BC = 216 mm, AC = 301 mm and
a. 24.01 cm c. 20.93 cm
m∠BAC = 300. Find the area of the triangle.
b. 30.62 cm d. 25.49 cm
a. 19 874.68 mm2 c. 11 233.64 mm2
2 12. Each side of the rhombus is 72 m. Find the area of the
b. 7 956.63 mm d. 26 531.45 mm2
rhombus if one of its interior angle is 1470.
3. The measures of two of the interior angles of a triangle
a. 2 823.41 m2 c. 1 411.71 m2
are 200 09’ and 520 20’. If the area is 1 582 m2, find the 2
b. 1 209.53 m d. 2 419.06 m2
length of the longest side.
a. 87.32 m c. 130.33 m
TRAPEZOID
b. 105.19 m d. 74.09 m
13. The base angles of a trapezoid are 340 and 480
4. The measures of the sides of a triangular lot are 130 m,
respectively. If its upper and lower bases are 120 m and
180 m, and 190 m. The lot is to be divided into two
220 m, respectively, compute the area of the trapezoid.
equal areas by a line bisecting the longest side. Find the
a. 6 723.98 m2 c. 8 371.60 m2
length of the bisecting line.
b. 6 206.44 m2 d. 7 133.97 m2
a. 120 m c. 125 m
14. A trapezoid having an altitude of 60 cm and bases of
b. 130 m d. 128 m
116 cm and 152 cm is divided into two parts by a line
5. Point P is inside of an equilateral triangle ABC. P is 3m,
parallel to the bases. Find the length of the dividing line
4m and 5m from A, B and C respectively. Find the area
if the areas of the two parts are in the ratio 2:3.
of the triangle.
a. 147.08 m c. 143.19 m
a. 18.93 m2 c. 18.39 m2
b. 131.59 m d. 138.73 m
b. 19.38 m2 d. 19.83 m2

GENERAL QUADRILATERAL
SQUARES
15. A quadrilateral ABCD has sides AB = 17 m, BC = 25
6. A piece of wire 72 cm long is cut into two unequal
m, CD = 23 m and DA = 19 m. If m∠BAC = 490, find
parts. Each part is bent to form a square. If the total area
the area of the quadrilateral.
of the two squares formed is 164 cm2, find the
a. 260.93 m2 c. 271.68 m2
difference in length of the two parts.
b. 291.75 m2 d. 317.00 m2
a. 12 cm c. 9 cm
b. 10 cm d. 8 cm
CYCLIC QUADRILATERAL
7. By how much would the perimeter of a square be
16. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. Its sides
increased if the area is tripled?
are 13 m, 21 m, 32 m, and 18 m, consecutively. Find
a. 73.21% c. 173.21 %
the area of the quadrilateral.
b. 141.42% d. 41.42 %
a. 356.07 m2 c. 402.33 m2
b. 331.25 m2 d. 382.31 m2
RECTANGLES, RHOMBUS AND PARALLELOGRAMS
17. The sides of a cyclic quadrilateral measure 12.18 m,
8. A rectangle has an area of 1856 mm2 and a perimeter of
8.42 m, 16.69 m, and 13.04 m, consecutively. Find the
180 mm. Find its longer side.
product of its diagonal.
a. 41 mm c. 32 mm
a. 291.11 m2 c. 328.43 m2
b. 49 mm d. 58 mm 2
b. 276.38 m d. 313.08 m2
9. A triangle with sides 18 m, 25 m, and 29 m
circumscribes a rectangle. The longer side of the
CIRCLES
rectangle lies on the 29 m side of the triangle. If the area
18. Find the length of the common external tangent to two
of the rectangle is one – third the area of the triangle,
circles of radii 10 cm and 18 cm if the distance between
find the longer side of the rectangle.
their centers is 32 cm.
a. 16.31 m c. 20.93 m
a. 37.33 cm c. 43.10 cm
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b. 33.16 cm d. 30.98 cm cm, AB = 10 cm, and OC = 6 cm, what is the length of

19. Two circles are tangent to the third circle internally and segment CD?
tangent to each other externally. If the distances a. 6.5 cm c. 11.5 cm
between their centers are 10 cm, 7 cm, and 5 cm, b. 9.0 cm d. 14 cm
respectively, find the radius of the biggest circle.
a. 11 cm c. 13 cm ELLIPSE
b. 12 cm d. 14 cm 28. The major and minor axes of an ellipse measure 12 m
and 8 m respectively. Find the area of the ellipse.
CIRCULAR SECTOR a. 301.59 m2 c. 37.70 m2
2
20. A sector of a circle has a radius of 12 m and a central b. 150.80 m d. 75.40 m2
angle of 530. Find the area and length of the arc of the 29. The perimeter of an ellipse is 67.82 units. If the minor
sector. axis is 16 units long, find the length of the major axis.
a. 55.50 m2, 22.20 m c. 66.60 m2, 11.10 m a. 10 units c. 20 units
2
b. 11.10 m , 66.60 m d. 22.20 m2, 55.50 m b. 26 units d. 13 units
21. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm and its diameter is 6
cm. Compute the area of the sector. INSCRIBED AND CIRCUMSCRIBED FIGURES
a. 4.0 cm2 c. 5.0 cm2 30. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC = 18
b. 4.5 cm2 d. 5.5 cm2 cm, and CA = 24 cm. Find the distance from the point
of intersection of the angle bisectors to the side AB.
CIRCULAR SEGMENT a. 4.18 cm c. 5.36 cm
22. Find the area of the segment of the circle having a b. 5.02 cm d. 4.73 cm
radius of 12 m and a central angle of 720. 31. A circle having a radius of 10 cm is inscribed in a
a. 12.07 m2 c. 25.22 m2 triangle ABC where A = 450 and B = 750. Find the area
2
b. 18.13 m d. 22.00 m2 inside the triangle but outside the circle.
23. Water flows in a channel 1.20 m in diameter. If the a. 220.35 cm2 c. 230.79 cm2
2
channel is 80 % full, find the depth of flow of water. b. 210.77 cm d. 251.03 cm2
a. 0.96 m c. 1.10 m 32. Find the radius of the circle circumscribed about the
b. 0.84 m d. 0.90 m triangle for which A = 500 and a = 35 m.
24. Two perpendicular chords both 5 cm from the center of a. 20.19 cm c. 24.53 cm
the circle, which divides into four parts. If the radius of b. 22.84 cm d. 19.86 cm
the circle is 13 cm, find the area of the smallest part. 33. A quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle. Its sides are AB
a. 29 cm2 c. 31 cm2 = 68.50 m, BC = 155.54 m, CD = 101.61 m, and DA =
2
b. 30 cm d. 32 cm2 127.11 m, find the radius of the circle.
a. 69.91 m c. 90.57 m
POWER THEOREMS b. 83.47 m d. 102.64 m
25. Two chords of a circle intersect and divide each other
into two-line segments each. The segments of the first PARABOLIC SEGMENT
chord are 6 cm and 3 cm long. One segment of the 34. The area of a parabolic segment having a base width of
second chord is 2 cm long. How long is the remaining 10 cm and a height of 27 cm is:
segment? a. 210 cm2 c. 270 cm2
a. 7 cm c. 11 cm b. 150 cm2 d. 180 cm2
b. 9 cm d. 13 cm 35. A parabolic segment has a base width of 20 cm and an
26. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and altitude of 32 cm. A chord 12 cm long is drawn parallel
12 miles from the point of tangency, another road opens to the base. How far is that chord from the vertex?
towards the lake. From the intersection of the two roads a. 11.52 cm c. 24.79 cm
to the periphery of the lake, the length of the new road b. 17.62 cm d. 19.20 cm
is 11 miles. If the new road will be prolonged across the
lake, find the length of the bridge to be constructed. REGULAR POLYGONS AND POLYGRAMS
a. 1.876 miles c. 2.091 miles Situation 1: Given a regular octagon:
b. 1.907 miles d. 2.213 miles 36. What is the sum of its interior angles?
27. Two secants OAB and OCD intersect at O, and A, B, a. 720 0 c. 9000
0
C, and D are on the periphery of the circle. If OA = 5 b. 1 080 d. 1 2600

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37. What is the sum of its exterior angles?

a. 3600 c. 5400
0
b. 180 d. 7200
38. What is the measurement of each interior angle?
a. 1300 c. 1350
0
b. 140 d. 1450
39. How many diagonals does this polygon have?
a. 16 c. 20
b. 18 d. 22
40. If its side measures 10 cm, what is the measurement of
its apothem?
a. 7.45 cm c. 10.00 cm
b. 9.67 cm d. 12.07 cm
41. If the side measures 10 cm, what is the measurement of
its circumradius?
a. 13.07 cm c. 15.21 cm
b. 14.25 cm d. 12.78 cm
42. If the side measures 10 cm, what is the area of the
polygon?
a. 428.84 cm2 c. 442.88 cm2
b. 482.84 cm2 d. 488.24 cm2

43. A regular octagon is to be cut out from a square section

having a side of 16 cm. Determine the sides of the
octagon.
a. 5.45 cm c. 7.28 cm
b. 6.63 cm d. 8.45 cm

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