1st Semester Review Solutions

1. Given: 8 x + 7 = 7 ( x + 3 )
Statements

Reasons

1. 8 x + 7 = 7 ( x + 3 )

1. Given

2. 8 x + 7 = 7 x + 21

2. Dist. prop.

3. x + 7 = 21

3. Subtr. prop. =

4. x = 14

4. Subtr. prop. =

14. 9 y + 4 > 3 y + 16
6 y > 12
y >2
15. 7 x + 5 = 3 x + 4 + 2 x + 19
7 x + 5 = 5 x + 23
2 x = 18
x =9
16.

2. 3 x y = 9 y = 3 x 9 : slope = 3
y = 3x + 8
7 2 1 5 5

3.
,
= , 3

2 2
2

A
4. d =

(1 6 )

+ (1 + 5 ) = 25 + 36 = 61

17. SAS
5. 65

18. BT FU

6. PAP: 7 x + x + 4 = 180
8 x + 4 = 180

19. Vert. s ; ASA

8 x = 176
x = 22

20. 8 x 31 = 4 x 7
4 x = 24
x=6

Reg.: mABD = 180 ( 90 + 47 ) = 43

7. A triangle is an isosceles triangle iff it has at
least two congruent sides. (A triangle has at
least two congruent sides iff it is an isosceles
triangle.)

21. mM = 58; therefore, U is the smallest

angle and SM is the shortest side.
1
( 4 x + 10 )
2
3 x 7 = 2x + 5

22. 3 x 7 =

8. If an angle is an acute angle, then it

measures less than 90.

x = 12

9. W Y Z X

23. (a) 8+12=20: no; (b) 7+9=16: yes

10. 1&3, 2&4, 5&7, 6&8

24. x = 11 3 ; y = 22

11. 3&5 or 4&6; 180

12. 9 x 11 = 5 x + 17
4 x = 28

x=7
13. p and k

25.

360
= 40
9

26. 18 x 1 + 4 x + 17 + 5 x + 1 + 13 x 7 = 360
40 x + 10 = 360
40 x = 350
x = 8.75
27. 13 x 12 = 6 x + 16
7 x = 28
x=4
28. mSEH = 90
29. XY =

18 + 29 47
=
= 23.5
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