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Chapter Nine

Geometry and Measurement


Section 9.1

Lines and Angles


A plane is a flat surface that extends
indefinitely.

Plane

Space extends in all directions


indefinitely.
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Point

The most basic concept of geometry is the


idea of a point in space. A point has no
length, no width, and no height, but it
does have location. We will represent a
point by a dot, and we will label points
with letters.
A
Point A

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Line AB or AB
A B

Line Segment AB or AB
A B

Ray AB or AB
A B

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An angle is made up of two rays that share
the same endpoint called a vertex.

Vertex
x
B
C

The angle can be named ABC, CBA, B,


or x.
The vertex is the
middle point.
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An angle can be measured in degrees.
There are 360º (degrees) in a full
revolution or full circle.

360º

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Classifying Angles
Name Angle Measure Examples

Acute
Between 0° and 90°
Angle
Right
Exactly 90°
Angle
Obtuse
Between 90° and 180°
Angle
Straight
Exactly 180º
Angle 8
Two angles that have a sum of 90° are
called complementary angles.

Two angles that have a sum of 180° are


called supplementary angles.

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Two lines in a plane can be either parallel or
intersecting. Parallel lines never meet.
Intersecting lines meet at a point. The symbol
 is used to denote “is parallel to.”

p
q

Parallel lines Intersecting


p  q lines

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Two lines are perpendicular if they form right
angles when they intersect. The symbol  is
used to denote “is perpendicular to.”

Perpendicular lines
m

n nm

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When two lines intersect, four angles are formed.
Two of these angles that are opposite each other
are called vertical angles. Vertical angles have the
same measure.

a
d b
c

a  c  d  b

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Two angles that share a common side are
called adjacent angles. Adjacent angles formed
by intersecting lines are supplementary. That
is, they have a sum of 180 °.

a
d b
c

a and b b and c
c and d d and a

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A line that intersects two or more lines at
different points is called a transversal.

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Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal

If two parallel lines are cut by a


transversal, then the measures of
corresponding angles are equal and
alternate interior angles are equal.

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Corresponding angles are equal.

a b
c d
e f
g h

a   e b  f
c  g d  h
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Alternate interior angles are angles on
opposite sides of the transversal between
the two parallel lines.

a b
c d
e f
g h

c  f d  e
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Section 9.2

Perimeter
Two measures of plane figures are
important:

• the distance around a plane figure


called the perimeter or circumference

and
• the number of square units in the
interior of a plane figure called the area.

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Perimeter of a Rectangle
length

widt widt
h h
length
l l w w

Perimeter  2 • length  2 • width

P  2l  2w
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Helpful Hint

Perimeter is always measured in units.

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Perimeter of a Square
side

side side

side
s s s s

Perimeter  4 • side

P  4s

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Perimeter of a Triangle
a c

b
a b c

P  side a  side b  side c


Pabc
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The circumference is the distance around
a circle.

Circumference 
diameter always
results in the same
ratio. This number is
named “pi” and is
diameter approximately ()
equal to
22
or 3.14
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Circumference of a Circle

Circumference  2· ·radius 

or
Circumference  ·diameter
C  2  r or C  d 

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Perimeter/
Plane Figure Drawing Circumference

Triangle Pabc

Parallelogram Pabcd

Rectangle P  2l  2w

Square P  4s

Trapezoid Pabcd

Circle C   d or 2 r

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Section 9.3

Area, Volume, and Surface


Area
Area of a Rectangle
Area is measured in square units. A
square unit is a square one unit on each
side.
For example, start with a rectangle with
length (l) 3 units and width (w) 2 units.

2
A  l •w

3 A  3 • 2 units2
A  6 units2 28
Area
Formulas Parallelogram Triangle

Rectangle 2 2

3 3
The diagonal of
2
a parallelogram
3 forms 2
3•2  6 2 congruent
triangles.
A  lw 1
3 (3 • 2)  3
3•2  6 2
1
A  bh A  2 bh
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More Area
Formulas Trapezoid

B
Square
h
side b
B + b
side
area  side • side
A  s • s  s2 1
(B  b)
2
1
A  (B  b ) h
2
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Helpful Hint

Area is always measured in square units.


When finding the area of figures, check to
make sure that all measurements are the
same units before calculations are made.

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r

Given a circle of radius, r, the


circumference is C  2 r.

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Area of a Circle

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64 equal sectors 128 equal sectors

r r

r r

r r

Area of a Circle
n
2 equal sectors Notice the rectangular shape.

r
A  lw
r
A  (r)r
r
A  r 2
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Perimeter/
Plane Figure Drawing Circumference Area

1
Triangle Pabc A bh
2
Parallelogram Pabcd A  bh

Rectangle P  2l  2w A  lw

Square P  4s A  s2
1
Trapezoid Pabcd A (B  b )h
2

Circle C   d or 2 r A  r 2

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Volume
Volume measures the number of cubic
units that fill the space of a solid. The
volume of a box or can is the amount of
space inside.

Volume can be used to describe the


amount of juice in a pitcher or the amount
of concrete needed to pour a foundation for
a house.

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Surface Area

A polyhedron is a solid formed by the


intersection of a finite number of planes.

The surface area of a polyhedron is the


sum of the areas of the faces of the
polyhedron.

Surface area is measured in square units.

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The volume of a solid is the number of
cubic units in the solid.

1 centimeter 1 inch
1 centimeter 1 inch
1 centimeter 1 inch

1 cubic centimeter 1 cubic inch

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Rectangular Solid

height
width
length

Volume  length  width  height


V = lwh
SA = 2lh + 2wh + 2lw
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Cube

side
side
side
Volume = side  side  side
V = s3
SA = 6s3

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Sphere

radius

4
Volume     (radius)3
3
4 3
V  r
3
SA  4 r 2
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Circular Cylinder

height

radius

Volume    (radius)2  (height)

V  r2h
SA  2 r h + 2r2
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Cone

height

radius

Volume  1 2
   (radius)  (height)
3
1 2
V  r h
3
2 2 2
SA   r r  h   r
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Square-Based Pyramid

height

side
Volume  1  (side )2  height
3
1 2
V= sh
3
B = area of base,
1
SA  B  pl p = perimeter,
2 l = slant height 44
Helpful Hint

Volume is always measured in cubic units.

Surface area is always measured in square


units.

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Section 9.4

Linear Measurement
The U.S. system of measurement uses the
inch, foot, yard, and mile to measure length.

U.S. Units of Length Unit Fractions

12 inches (in.)  1 foot (ft) 12 in. 1 ft


 1
1 ft 12 in.
3 ft 1 yd
3 feet  1 yard (yd)  1
1 yd 3 ft
5280 ft 1mi
5280 feet  1 mile (mi)  1
1mi 5280 ft

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To convert from one unit of length to
another, unit fractions may be used. A unit
fraction is a fraction that equals 1.

To convert 60 inches to feet, multiply by a unit


fraction that relates feet to inches. The unit fraction
should be written so that the units we are converting
to, feet, are in the numerator and the original units,
inches, are in the denominator.
Unit fraction
units converting to
60 in. 1 ft 60  1 ft 60 ft
60 in.      5 ft
1 12 in. 1  12 12
original units
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The basic unit of length in the metric
system is the meter. A meter is slightly
longer than a yard. It is approximately 39.37
inches long. Like the decimal system, the
metric system uses powers of ten to define
units.

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Metric System of Measurement
Prefix Meaning Metric Unit of Length
kilo 1000 1 kilometer (km)  1000 meters (m)
hecto 1 hectometer (hm)  100 m
100
deka 110dekameter (dam)  10 m
1 meter (m)  1 m
deci 1/10 1 decimeter (dm)  1/10 or 0.1 m
centi 1/100 1 centimeter (cm)  1/100 or 0.01 m
milli 1/1000 1 millimeter (mm)  1/1000 or 0.001 m

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The most commonly used measurements of
length in the metric system are the meter,
millimeter, centimeter, and kilometer.

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As with the U.S. system of measurement,
unit fractions may be used to convert from
one unit of length to another. The major
advantage of the metric system is the ease
of converting from one unit of length to
another. Since all units of length are powers
of 10 of the meter, converting from one unit
of length to another is as simple as moving
the decimal point.
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Listing units of length in order from largest
to smallest helps keep track of how many
places to move the decimal point when
converting.
Start End

km hm dam m dm cm mm

2 units to the right

Using the listing of units of length, convert


3.5 m to centimeters.
3.50 m = 350. cm or 350 cm
2 places to the right

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Section 9.5

Weight and Mass


Whenever we talk about how heavy an
object is, we are concerned with the
object’s weight. We discuss weight when
we refer to a 12-ounce box of cereal, an
overweight 19-pound tabby cat, or a
barge hauling 24 tons of garbage.

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The U.S. system of measurement uses the
ounce, pound, and ton to measure weight.

U.S. Units of Weight Unit Fractions

16 ounces (oz)  1 pound (lb) 16 oz 1lb


 1
1lb 16 oz

2000 lb 1 ton
2000 pounds  1 ton  1
1 ton 2000 lb

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Mass
In scientific and technical areas, a careful
distinction is made between weight and mass.
Weight is really a measure of the pull of
gravity. The farther from Earth an object gets,
the less it weighs. Mass is a measure of the
amount of substance in the object and does
not change. Astronauts orbiting Earth weigh
much less than they weigh on Earth, but they
have the same mass in orbit as they do on
Earth.
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The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the
gram. It is defined as the mass of water contained
in a cube 1 centimeter (cm) on each side.

1 cm
1 cm
1 cm

A tablet contains 200 milligrams of ibuprofen.


A large paper clip weighs approximately 1 gram.
A box of crackers weighs 453 grams.
A kilogram is slightly over 2 pounds.
An adult woman may weigh 60 kilograms.
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The prefixes for units of mass in the metric
system are the same as for units of length.

Metric System of Measurement


Prefix Meaning Metric Unit of Length
kilo 1000 1 kilogram (kg)  1000 grams (g)
hecto 1 hectogram (hg)  100 g
100
deka 110
dekagram (dag)  10 g
1 gram (g)  1 g
deci 1/10 1 decigram (dg)  1/10 or 0.1 g
centi 1/100 1 centigram (cg)  1/100 or 0.01 g
milli 1/1000 1 milligram (mg)  1/1000 or 0.001 g

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The three most commonly used units of
mass in the metric system are the
milligram, the gram, and the kilogram.

As with length, all units of mass are powers of 10


of the gram, so converting from one unit of mass
to another only involves moving the decimal point.
End Start

kg hg dag g dg cg mg

2 units to the left


Using the listing of units of mass, convert 4.75 cg to
grams.
04.75 cg = 0.0475 g
2 places to the left
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Section 9.6

Capacity
Units of capacity are generally used to
measure liquids. The number of gallons of
gasoline needed to fill a gas tank in a car,
the number of cups of water needed in a
bread recipe, and the number of quarts of
milk sold each day at a supermarket are all
examples of using units of capacity.

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U.S. Units of Capacity Unit Fractions

8 fl oz 1c
8 fluid ounces (fl oz)  1 cup (c)  1
1c 8 fl oz
2c 1 pt
2 cups  1 pint (pt)  1
1 pt 2 c
2 pt 1 qt
2 pints  1 quart (qt)  1
1 qt 2 pt
4 qt 1 gal
4 quarts  1 gallon (g)  1
1 gal 4 qt

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Capacity: Metric System of
Measurement

The liter is the basic unit of capacity in the


metric system. A liter is the capacity or
volume of a cube measuring 10 centimeters
on each side.

10 cm

10 cm
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The prefixes for metric units of capacity are
the same as for metric units of length and
mass.

Metric System of Measurement


Prefix Meaning Metric Unit of Length
kilo 1000 1 kiloliter (kl)  1000 liters (L)
hecto 100 1 hectoliter (hl)  100 L
deka 1 dekaliter (dal)  10 L
10
1 liter (L)  1 L
deci 1/10 1 deciliter (dl)  1/10 or 0.1 L
centi 1/100 1 centiliter (cl)  1/100 or 0.01 L
milli 1/1000 1 milliliter (ml)  1/1000 or 0.001 L

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The two most commonly used units of
capacity in the metric system are the
milliliter and the liter.

As with length and mass, all units of capacity are


powers of 10 of the liter, so converting from one unit
of capacity to another only involves moving the
decimal point. End Start

kl hl dal L dl cl ml
3 units to the left

Using the listing of units of capacity, convert 5350


ml to liters.
5350 ml = 5.350 L
3 places to the left
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Section 9.7

Temperature and Conversions


Between the U.S. and Metric
Systems
Length

Metric U.S. System


1m  1.09 yd
1m  3.28 ft
1km  0.62 mi
2.54 cm  1in.
0.30 m  1 ft
1.61km  1mi
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Capacity

Metric U.S. System


1L  1.06 qt
1L  0.26 gal
3.79 L  1gal
0.95 L  1qt
29.57 ml  1 fl oz

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Weight (Mass)

Metric U.S. System


1kg  2.20 lb

1g  0.04 oz

0.45 kg  1lb

28.35 g  1oz

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Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit

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F = C + 32 or F = 1.8C + 32
5

(To convert to Fahrenheit temperature,


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multiply the Celsius temperature by 5
or 1.8, and then add 32.)
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Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius

5
C = (F - 32)
9

(To convert to Celsius temperature,


subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit
5
temperature, and then multiply by .)
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