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HIGH MATHEMATICS 8
Week 18. Triangle Inequalities
WEEK 18 ASSESSMENT
Date of Distribution: February 24, 2022 Date of Submission: March 18, 2022
Name: __________________________________________ Score: ____________
Section: _________________________

Written Works (30 points) ……………………………………………………………………………………..

I. Multiple Choices. Select the best option that answers the given question. Write the letter of your choice
before each item number.
_______1. List the sides in order from shortest to ______2. Which three lengths could be the lengths of the
longest. The diagram is not to scale. sides of a triangle?
a. LK, LJ, JK L a. 12 cm, 5 cm, 17 cm
b. LJ, LK, JK 66o K b. 9 cm, 22 cm, 11 cm
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c. LJ, JK, LK c. 10 cm, 15 cm, 24 cm
d. LK, JK, LJ 64o d. 21 cm, 7 cm, 6 cm
J

______3. Which three lengths can NOT be the lengths of ______4. Two sides of a triangle have lengths 7 and 15.
the sides of a triangle? Which inequalities represent the possible lengths for the
a. 23 m, 17 m, 14 m c. 5 m, 7 m, 8 m third side, x?
b. 11 m, 11 m, 12 m d. 21 m, 6 m, 10 m a. 7<x<15 c. 8<x<15
b. 8<x<7 d. 8<x<22
______5. Three billiard balls are left on the table. ______6. List the angles of the triangle in order from
Use the expressions to determine, smallest to largest.
which two balls are furthest apart? a. ∠T, ∠V, ∠X
a. 4 & 9 b. ∠V, ∠T, ∠X
b. 4 & 5 c. ∠X, ∠V, ∠T
c. 5 & 9 d. ∠X, ∠T, ∠V
d. All are of equal distance.
______ 7. The measures of a triangular shaped garden are ______ 8. Given the diagram,
2 yards and 7 yards. What is the least possible measure of which statement is true?
the third side if the measure is an integer? a. WX < WY
a. -5 c. 5 b. XZ < XY
b. 6 d. 9 c. WY > YZ
d. XY > WY

______ 9. What is the possible value of x? ______ 10. The lengths of two sides of a triangle are 26 and
a. 11 c. 7 48 meters. What is the range of the possible side lengths, in
b. 9 d. 3 meters, for the third side, x, of this triangle?
a. 22<x<72 c. -22<x<-72
b. 23<x<71 d. -22<x<72

______ 11. Based on the measurements shown on ∆ABC, ______ 12. Given the figure (not drawn to scale),
AB must be: what is the relationship between
a. less than 7 feet m∠QSP and ∠QSR?
b. between 7 and 10 feet a. <
c. between 10 and 17 feet b. >
d. greater than 17 feet c. =
d. cannot be determined
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JSCHOOL
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HIGH MATHEMATICS 8
_______ 13. What is the reason for your answer in Week
______18.
14. Triangle Inequalities
If m∠1 = (6x - 13)° and
question 12? m∠2 = 47°, determine the possible
a. Triangle Inequality Theorem values of x.
b. Hinge Theorem a. x < 10 c. x > 10
c. Converse Hinge Theorem b. x < 41 d. x > 60
d. Third Angle Theorem
_______ 15. By the Hinge Theorem,
which inequality give the correct
restriction on x?
a. x < 9 c. x > 9
b. x < 3 d. x > 3

Performance Task (20 points) ……………………………………………………………………………..…

I. Find the value of x. Show your solution.

1. 2.

II. Reasoning.
1. A triangle has two sides that are 6 cm and 15 cm in length, respectively. Melchor says that the third side could be
9cm. Mercy says that it could not be 9 but it could be 15 cm. Who is correct and why?
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2. Write three (3) numbers that cannot be lengths of the sides of a triangle. Justify your answer.
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