Homework 7.

1 Triangle Application Theorems Name: ______________________ Period: _____

None of the homework problems are proofs. Show ALL work needed for credit.

1. Given: 1 = 130
7 = 70
Find the measures of:
2

3

4

5

6

2. Given: YFS = 80

YSF = 60
SR and FT altitudes
Find: mY and mFOS

3. The measures of the three angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4:5:6.
Find the measure of each.

4. Tell whether each statement is true Always, Sometimes, or Never (A, S or N).
a. The acute angles of a right triangle are complementary.

b. The supplement of one of the angles of a triangle is equal in measure to the sum of the other two angles of the

triangle.

c. A triangle contains two obtuse angles.

d. If one of the angles of an isosceles triangle is 60, the triangle is equilateral.

e. If the sides of one triangle are doubled to form another triangle, each angle of the second triangle is twice as

large as the corresponding angle of the first triangle.

5. In the diagram as marked, if SY = 18,
find NW.

6. In triangle DEF, the sum of the measures of D and E is 110. The sum of the
measures of E and F is 150. Find the sum of the measures of D and F.

7. The measures of two angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3. If the third angle is 4
degrees larger than the larger of the other two angles, find the measure of an exterior
angle at the third vertex.

8. Given: A = 30, AB  AC
CD bisects ACB
BD is one of the trisectors of ABC
Find: mD
Homework 7.2 Two Proof-Oriented Triangle Theorems Name: ______________________ Period: _____

1. Given: YA ⊥ CN
CD ⊥ NY
ACY  DYC
Prove: ACY  DYC
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2. Given: Circle O
SOV  TOW
WSO  VTO
Prove: SO  TO
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3. Given: GJKM is a rhombus
OJ ⊥ GM
MH ⊥ GJ
Prove: MH  JO
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4. Give the most descriptive name to the figure formed by connecting consecutive
midpoints of each of the following figures. Be prepared to defend your answer in
each case.

a. Rhombus c. Square e. Parallelogram g. Isosceles Trapezoid

b. Kite d. Rectangle f. Quadrilateral

Homework 7.3 Formulas Involving Polygons Name: ______________________ Period: _____

1. Find the sum of the measures of the angles of

a. A Quadrilateral c. An Octagon e. A 93-gon

b. A Heptagon d. A Dodecagon

2. Given: mA = 160, mB = 50

mC = 140, mD = 150
Find: mE

3. How many diagonals can be drawn in each figure below?

4. Find the sum of the measures of the exterior angles, one per vertex, of each
of these polygons.
a. A triangle b. A heptagon c. A nonagon d. A 1984-gon

5. What is the fewest number of sides a polygon can have?

6. On a clock a segment is drawn connecting the mark at the 12 and the mark at the 1; then another segment
connecting the mark at the 1 and the mark at the 2; and so forth, all the way around the clock.
a. What is the sum of the measures of the angles of the polygon formed?

b. What is the sum of the measures of the exterior angles, one per vertex, of the polygon?

7. How many sides does a polygon have if the sum of the measures of its angles is
a. 900? c. 2880? e. 436?

b. 1440? d. 180x – 720? f. Six right angles?

8. Find the restrictions on x.

9. If AB > BC, find the restrictions on point B’s

a. x-coordinate
b. y-coordinate
Homework 7.4 Regular Polygons Name: ______________________ Period: _____

1. Find the measure of an exterior angle of each of the following equiangular polygons.
a. A triangle b. A 23-gon

2. Find the measure of an angle of each of the following equiangular polygons.

a. A pentagon b. A 21-gon

3. Find the number of sides an equiangular polygon has if each of its exterior angles is
a. 60 b. 7½

4. Find the number of sides an equiangular polygon has if each of its angles is
o
4
a. 144 b. 172
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5. In the stop sign shown, is triangle NTE

scalene, isosceles, equilateral, or undetermined?

6. In an equiangular polygon, the measure of each exterior angle is 25%

of the measure of each interior angle. What is the name of the polygon?
7. Given: PENTA is a regular pentagon.
Prove: Triangle PNT is isosceles.

8. Given: AB  AD
FC ⊥ BD
Prove: Triangle AEF is isosceles.
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9. The sum of the measures of the angles of a regular polygon is 5040.

Find the measure of each angle.

10. Tell whether each statement is true Always, Sometimes, or Never (A, S, or N).
a. If the number of sides of an equiangular polygon is doubled, the measure of each
exterior angle is halved.
b. The measure of an exterior angle of a decagon is greater than the measure of an
exterior angle of a quadrilateral.
c. A regular polygon is equilateral.
d. An equilateral polygon is regular.
e. If the midpoints of the sides of a scalene quadrilateral are joined in order, the
figure formed is equilateral.
f. If the midpoints of the sides of a rhombus are joined in order, the figure formed is
equilateral but not equiangular.