PROBLEM SET 11: TRIANGLES
Easy
1
5
4
If the area of the triangle above is 6, what is its perimeter?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 15
D) 16
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2
5x
2x
If x = 3, what is the area of the triangle above?
A) 10
B) 21
C) 30
D) 45
12
A C
If equilateral triangle ABC is cut by three lines, as shown, to form
four equilateral triangles of equal area, what is the length of a side
of one of the smaller triangles?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
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Medium
4
2q º
qº
pº 20 º
What is the value of p in the figure above?
A) 50
B) 55
C) 60
D) 70
5
A movie theater is 3 blocks due north of a supermarket, and a
beauty parlor is 4 blocks due east of the movie theater. How many
blocks long is the street that runs directly from the supermarket to
the beauty parlor?
A) 2.5
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
10
6
Y 2 Z W
What is the area of triangle WXZ in the figure above?
A) 6
B) 12
C) 18
D) 24
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7
Z 28° X
62°
S U
Triangles STU and XYZ are shown above. Which of the following
ST
is equal to the ratio of ?
SU
YZ
A)
XY
YZ
B)
XZ
C) XZ
XY
D) XZ
YZ
Hard
8
W A
X
x
Z Y
4x
In the figure above, what is the area of triangle YAZ ?
A) 3x
B) 5x
C) 2x2
D) 4x2
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9
A square is inscribed in a circle with area 9π. What is the area of
the square?
A) 3 2
B) 9 2
C) 18
D) 36
10
y
z
x
In the figure above, if x = 7 and y = 11, what is the difference
between the greatest and least possible integer values of z ?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
11
An equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 12 is inscribed in a
circle. What is the area of the circle?
A) 16π
9
4π 3
B)
3
C) 3π
D) 16π
3
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