ACT Geometry Practice

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Refer to Figure 1.

Figure 1
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1. Which is these is NOT a way to refer to line BD?

a.
c.

b. m
d. line JD
2. Are points A, C, D and F coplanar? Explain.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Yes; they all lie on plane P.

No; they are not on the same line.
Yes; they all lie on the same face of the pyramid.
No; three lie on the same face of the pyramid and the fourth does not.

Refer to Figure 2.

Figure 2
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3. Name a point that is NOT coplanar with G, A, and B.

a. K
c. C
b. D
d. F
4. Name an intersection of plane GFL and the plane that contains points A and C.
a. line LC
c. line AC
b. C
d. plane CAB
In the figure,

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5. If
a. 33
b. 58

bisects

and

, find x.
c. 11
d. 29

In the figure,

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and

are opposite rays.

6. Which is NOT true about

?
a.
is acute.
b.
c. Point M lies in the interior of
d. It is an angle bisector.
7. If
and
a. 137
b. 12
8.

a. 11.5
b. 7.83

. Point R lies on

. If

and

bisects

.
, what is
?
c. 4.2
d. 43
c. 3.5
d. 19

, find f.

Name each polygon by its number of sides. Then classify it as convex or concave and regular or
irregular.
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9.

a. triangle, convex, regular

b. triangle, concave, irregular

c. triangle, convex, irregular

d. quadrilateral, convex, irregular

Find the length of each side of the polygon for the given perimeter.

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10.

in. Find the length of each side.

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a. 11 in., 20 in., 35 in.

b. 10 in., 18.5 in., 31.5 in.
11.
cm. Find the length of each side.

a. 8 cm, 8 cm, 8 cm
b. 6 cm, 6 cm, 6 cm

c. 12 in., 21.5 in., 38.5 in.

d. 10 in., 15 in., 35 in.

c. 10 cm, 10 cm, 4 cm
d. 9 cm, 9 cm, 6 cm

Determine whether the conjecture is true or false. Give a counterexample for any false conjecture.
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12. Given: point B is in the interior of

.
Conjecture:
a. False;
may be obtuse.
b. True
c. False; just because it is in the interior does not mean it is on the bisecting line.
d. False;
.
13. Given:
Conjecture:
a. False;
.
c. False;
b. True
d. False;
14. Given: Two angles are supplementary.
Conjecture: They are both acute angles.
a. False; either both are right or they are adjacent.
b. True
c. False; either both are right or one is obtuse.
d. False; they must be vertical angles.

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15. Given: segments RT and ST; twice the measure of

Conjecture: S is the midpoint of segment RT.
a. True
b. False; point S may not be on .
c. False; lines do not have midpoints.
d. False;
could be the segment bisector of .
Refer to the figure below.

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16. Name all planes intersecting plane CDI.

a. ABC, CBG, ADI, FGH
b. CBA, DAF, HGF
17. Name all segments parallel to
a.
b.
18. Name all segments skew to
a.
b.

c. BAD, GFI, CBG, GFA

d. DAB, CBG, FAD
c.
d.
c.

d.

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19. In the figure,

. Find x and y.

a.
b.

c.
d.

Given the following information, determine which lines, if any, are parallel. State the postulate or
theorem that justifies your answer.
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20.

a.
b.
c.
d.

; congruent corresponding angles

; congruent corresponding angles
; congruent alternate interior angles
; congruent alternate interior angles

Find each measure.

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21.

a.
b.

c.
d.

Name the congruent angles and sides for the pair of congruent triangles.
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22.

a.

b.
c.
d.
Determine whether
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given the coordinates of the vertices. Explain.

23.

a. Yes; two sides of triangle PQR and angle PQR are the same measure as the
corresponding sides and angle of triangle STU.
b. Yes; each side of triangle PQR is the same length as the corresponding side of
triangle STU.
c. No; one of the triangles is obtuse.
d. No; each side of triangle PQR is not the same length as the corresponding side of
triangle STU.
24. Triangles ABC and AFD are vertical congruent equilateral triangles. Find x and y.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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25. Triangles MNP and OMN are congruent equilateral triangles. Find x and y.

26.

a.
b.

is an altitude.

a. 34
b. 32

c.
d.

. Find

c. 18
d. 31

Determine the relationship between the lengths of the given sides.

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27.

a.
b.

c. cannot be determined
d.

Determine whether the given measures can be the lengths of the sides of a triangle. Write yes or
no. Explain.
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28. 3, 9, 10
a. Yes; the third side is the longest.
b. No; the sum of the lengths of two sides is not greater than the third.
c. No; the first side is not long enough.
d. Yes; the sum of the lengths of any two sides is greater than the third.

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29. An isosceles triangle has a base 9.6 units long. If the congruent side lengths have measures to the
first decimal place, what is the shortest possible length of the sides?
a. 4.9
c. 4.7
b. 19.3
d. 9.7
Determine whether each pair of figures is similar. Justify your answer.

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30.

a.
b.

is not similar to
. Corresponding angles are not the same.
because the corresponding angles of each triangle are congruent.
The ratio of the corresponding sides is 1.
c.
is not similar to
. The ratios of the corresponding sides are not the
same.
d.
because the corresponding angles of each triangle are congruent.
The ratio of the corresponding sides is 2.
Find x and the measures of the indicated parts.
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31.

AB and BC
a.
b.

c.
d.

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32.

BD and CE
a.

c.

b.

d.

Find the perimeter of the given triangle. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.
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33.

, if

a. 32
b. 56

34. Find AD if

is a parallelogram,

and

c. 24
d. 13.7

are medians,

, and

, and

a. 15
c. 6
b. 48
d. 18
35. Dante is standing at horizontal ground level with the base of the Empire State Building in New
York City. The angle formed by the ground and the line segment from his position to the top of the
building is 48.4. The height of the Empire State Building is 1472 feet. Find his distance from the
Empire State Building to the nearest foot.
a. 1307
c. 2217
b. 7.65
d. 1968

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36. A space shuttle is one kilometer above sea level when it begins to climb at a constant angle of 3
for the next 80 ground kilometers. About how far above sea level is the space shuttle after its
climb?
a. 4.2 kilometers
c. 79.9 kilometers
b. 5.2 kilometers
d. 80.9 kilometers
A landscaper is making a retaining wall to shore up the side of a hill. To ensure against collapse,
the wall should make an angle 75 or less with the ground.

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37. How far from the base of the hill is the base of a 15-foot slanted wall?
a. 3.88 ft
c. 55.98 ft
b. 14.49 ft
d. 57.96 ft
A 60-yard long drawbridge has one end at ground level. The other end is initially at an incline of
5.

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38. During one stage of the drawbridges motion, the raised end is 15 yards above the ground. What is
the incline of the drawbridge to the nearest hundredth?
a. 0.004
c. 14.48
b. 14.04
d. 75.52
39. Two horses are observed by a hang glider 80 meters above a meadow. The angles of depression
are 10.4 and 8. How far apart are the horses?
a. 133.3 m
c. 569.2 m
b. 435.9 m
d. 1005.1 m
40. Zack, Rachel, and Maddie are unraveling a huge ball of yarn to see how long it is. As they move
away from each other, they form a triangle. The distance from Zack to Rachel is 3 meters. The
distance from Rachel to Maddie is 2.5 meters. The distance from Maddie to Zack is 4 meters. Find
the measures of the three angles in the triangle.
a.
,
,
b.
,
,
c.
,
,
d.
,
,

Complete the statement about parallelogram ABCD.

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41.

a.
b.
c.
d.

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; Alternate interior angles are congruent.
; Alternate interior angles are congruent.
; Opposite angles of parallelograms are congruent.
; Opposite angles of parallelograms are congruent.

Determine whether a figure with the given vertices is a parallelogram. Use the method indicated.
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42.

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43.

a.
b.
c.
d.

,
,
,
; Distance and Slope Formulas
no; The opposite sides are not congruent and do not have the same slope.
yes; The opposite sides do not have the same slope.
no; The opposite sides do not have the same slope.
yes; The opposite sides are not congruent and do not have the same slope.

In rhombus YZAB, if
a. 24
b. 12

12, find

c. 6
d.

Given each set of vertices, determine whether parallelogram ABCD is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a
square. List all that apply.
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44.

,
,
,
a. square; rectangle; rhombus
b. rhombus

c. square
d. rectangle

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45. For trapezoid JKLM, A and B are midpoints of the legs. Find ML.

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a. 4
c. 68
b. 34
d. 40
46. Find the exact circumference of the circle.

a. 12
b. 24

mm
mm

c. 12 mm
d. 6
mm

Use the diagram to find the measure of the given angle.

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47.

a. 50
b. 40

c. 60
d. 30

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48. In

49.

, TS = 15, UQ = US. Find m

a. 28
b. 30

If
a. 40
b. 25

c. 15
d. 39

= 40,

= 120, and

= 110, find
c. 50
d. 80

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50. Find x. Assume that segments that appear tangent are tangent.

a. 7
b. 6

c. 14
d. 5

Find the measure of the numbered angle.

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51.

a. 62.5
b. 105

c. 112.5
d. 115

Find x. Assume that any segment that appears to be tangent is tangent.

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52.

53.

a. 12
b. 14

c. 8
d. 10

a. 35
b. 20

c. 25
d. 30

Find x. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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54.

a. 7
b. 8

c. 9
d. 10

Find x. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Assume that segments that appear to be tangent
are tangent.
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55.

a. 5
b. 2.8

c. 3.5
d. 4

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56.

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a. 3
c. 2
b. 7
d. 4
57. Find the perimeter and area of the parallelogram. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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a. 88 mm; 415.7
c. 44 mm; 415.7
b. 44 mm; 346.4
d. 88 mm; 346.4
58. Find the area of the figure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

a. 672
b. 74

c. 336
d. 1344

Find the area of the figure. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
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59.

60.

a. 148 units2
b. 140 units2

c. 130 units2
d. 122 units2

a. 541.9 units2
c. 192 units2
2
b. 624 units
d. 315.8 units2
61. The solid below is a composite of a cube and a square pyramid. The base of the solid is the base of
the cube. Find the lateral area of the solid.

a. 80
b. 660

c. 560
d. 720

Find the surface area of the regular pyramid. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
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62.

a. 496.7
b. 5184.0

c. 864.0
d. 356.4

a. 35.0
b. 109.9

c. 188.4
d. 183.2

63. Find the lateral area of the cone. Use 3.14 for . Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Determine whether each statement is true or false. If false, give a counterexample.

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64. If a plane intersects a sphere so that it contains the center of the sphere, then that intersection will
sometimes be a great circle.
a. True
b. False, the intersection will never be a great circle.
c. False, the intersection will always be a great circle.
d. False, the intersection of a plane and a sphere cannot contain the center of the
sphere.

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65. All radii of the same sphere are congruent.

a. True
b. False, no two radii of the sphere are congruent.
c. False, some radii will be congruent, but not all.
d. False, a segment joining two points on the sphere is a tangent.
66. Find the surface area of the sphere. Use 3.14 for . Round to the nearest tenth.

a. 113
c. 28.3
b. 339.1
d. 36
67. Find the surface area of a sphere if the circumference of a great circle is 43.96 centimeters. Use
3.14 for . Round to the nearest tenth.
a. 4308.1
c. 153.9
b. 196
d. 615.4
68. Suppose a snow cone has a paper cone that is 8 centimeters deep and has a diameter of 5
centimeters. The flavored ice comes in a spherical scoop with a diameter of 5 centimeters and rests
on top of the cone. If all the ice melts into the cone, will the cone overflow? Explain.
a. No. The volume of the ice is less than the volume of the cone.
b. No. The volume of the ice is exactly the same as the volume of the cone.
c. Yes. The volume of the ice is greater than the volume of the cone.
d. There is not enough information given to solve this problem.
69. What is the volume of this sphere, rounded to the nearest tenth?
a. 7234.6 cm3
c. 602.9 cm3
3
b. 1808.6 cm
d. 150.7 cm3
Determine whether each statement is sometimes, always, or never true.

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70. Congruent spheres have equal surface areas.

a. sometimes
c. never
b. always