Chapter 3 Practice Test

1. Which of these triangles have at least two

5. a) Verify that 䉭ABC is isosceles.
medians that are equal in length? Justify
b) Verify that the centroid of 䉭ABC lies
your choices.
at (6, ⫺1).
A B
y
4
C(6, 3)
2

0 2 4 6 8 10 x
—2 A(2, —1)
C D

—4
B(10, —5)
—6

6. a) Show that the triangle with vertices

E
D(⫺2, 5), E(⫺4, 1), and F(2, 3) is a
right triangle.
b) Verify that the midpoint of the
hypotenuse of 䉭DEF is equidistant
from all three vertices.

7. a) Use analytic geometry to verify that

2. Which of the triangles in question 1 have quadrilateral JKLM is a rhombus.
a median that is also an altitude? Justify b) Describe how to use geometry software
your choices. to answer part a).
3. Sketch an example of each of these types y
of quadrilateral. Show the diagonals on J(—4, 6)
6
each sketch and indicate whether they are M(1, 4)
4
equal in length and whether they bisect
each other. 2
a) square K(—2, 1)
b) rectangle —4 —2 0 2 4 x
L(3, —1)
—2
c) parallelogram
d) rhombus
e) trapezoid 8. a) Find the midpoint of each side of the
f) quadrilateral with no equal sides quadrilateral with vertices P(⫺3, 8),
Q(1, 10), R(5, 6), and S(7, ⫺4).
4. Show that two of the altitudes of an
b) Show that joining the midpoints of
isosceles triangle are equal in length.
the adjacent sides of PQRS forms a
parallelogram.

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 9. a) Verify that C(5, 2) is the centre of 13. A new hospital will serve the four small
the circle that passes through points towns shown on the map. Where would
T(5, 15), U(17, ⫺3), and V(⫺8, 2). you build the hospital? Justify this
b) Find the radius of the circle. location.
y
10. Verify that quadrilateral ABCD is not
60
an isosceles trapezoid.
y 50 D(33, 52)
A(10, 45)
8
A(1, 7) 40
C(42, 37)
6
30
4 B(25, 20)
D(3, 3) 20
2
10

—4 —2 0 2 4 x
0 10 20 30 40 50 x
—2

—4
C(1, —4)
Achievement Check
—6
B(—3, —6) Reasoning and Proving
14. The vertices Representing Selecting Tools
of 䉭EFG are
11. Describe how to use geometry software to E(⫺3, 5), F(0, ⫺1), Problem Solving

answer question 10. and G(6, 5). Connecting Reflecting

Communicating
a) Find the
12. a) Verify that quadrilateral PQRS is a coordinates of the point
rhombus. of intersection of the medians of 䉭EFG.
y b) Find the coordinates of the point
P(2, 2) S(7, 2)
2 of intersection of the right bisectors of
the sides of 䉭EFG.
0 2 4 6 8 10 x c) Find the coordinates of the point
—2 of intersection of the altitudes of 䉭EFG.
Q(5, —2) R(10, —2)
d) Verify that these three points of
b) Verify that the diagonals of PQRS intersection are collinear.
bisect each other.
c) Verify that the diagonals of PQRS
meet at right angles.

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