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Alan S. Tussy R. David Gustafson Prealgebra Second Edition Copyright © 2002 Wadsworth Group. 1 9.1 Some Basic Definitions In this section, you will learn about • Points, lines, and planes • Angles • Adjacent and vertical angles • Complementary and supplementary angles 2 Points, lines, and planes 3 Line segment 4 Midpoint 5 Ray 6 Angles 7 Measure in degrees 8 Classification of angles 9 EXAMPLE 1 Classifying angles. Classify each angle in Figure 9-8 as an acute angle, a right angle, an obtuse angle, or a straight angle. 10 Adjacent and vertical angles EXAMPLE 2 Evaluating angles. Two angles with measures of x° and 35° are adjacent angles. Use the information in Figure 9-9 to find x. 11 Vertical angles 12 EXAMPLE 3 Evaluating angles. In Figure 9-12, find x. 13 Complementary and supplementary angles 14 EXAMPLE 5 Complementary and supplementary angles. a. Angles of 60° and 30° are complementary angles, because the sum of their measures is 90°. Each angle is the complement of the other. b. Angles of 130° and 50° are supplementary, because the sum of their measures is 180°. Each angle is the supplement of the other. 15 EXAMPLE 6 Finding the complement and supplement of an angle. a. Find the complement of a 35° angle. b. Find the supplement of a 105° angle. 16 9.2 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines In this section, you will learn about • Parallel and perpendicular lines • Transversals and angles • Properties of parallel lines 17 Parallel and perpendicular lines 18 Parallel lines 19 Transversals and angles 20 EXAMPLE 1 Identifying angles. In Figure 9-18, identify a. all pairs of alternate interior angles, b. all pairs of corresponding angles, and c. all interior angles. 21 Properties of parallel lines 22 EXAMPLE 2 Evaluating angles. See Figure 9-24 on the next page. If l1 || l2 and m(angle 3) = 120o, find the measures of the other angles. 23 EXAMPLE 3 Identifying congruent angles. See Figure 9- 25. If AB || DE, which pairs of angles are congruent? 24 EXAMPLE 4 Using algebra in geometry. In Figure 9-26, l1 || l2. Find x. 25 EXAMPLE 5 Using algebra in geometry. In Figure 9-27, l1 || l2. Find x. 26 9.3 Polygons In this section, you will learn about • Polygons • Triangles • Properties of isosceles triangles • The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle • Quadrilaterals • Properties of rectangles • The sum of the measures of the angles of a polygon 27 Polygons 28 Triangles 29 Properties of isosceles triangles 1. Base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent. 2. If two angles in a triangle are congruent, the sides opposite the angles have the same length, and the triangle is isosceles. 30 EXAMPLE 2 Determining whether a triangle is isosceles. Is the triangle in Figure 9-30 an isosceles triangle? 31 The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle 32 EXAMPLE 3 Sum of the angles of a triangle. See Figure 9-31. Find x. 33 EXAMPLE 4 Vertex angle of an isosceles triangle. See Figure 9-32. If one base angle of an isosceles triangle measures 70°, how large is the vertex angle? 34 Quadrilaterals 35 Properties of rectangles 1. All angles of a rectangle are right angles. 2. Opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel. 3. Opposite sides of a rectangle are of equal length. 4. The diagonals of a rectangle are of equal length. 5. If the diagonals of a parallelogram are of equal length, the parallelogram is a rectangle. 36 EXAMPLE 5 Squaring a foundation. A carpenter intends to build a shed with an 8-by-12foot base. How can he make sure that the rectangular foundation is “square”? 37 EXAMPLE 6 Properties of rectangles and tritriangles. In rectangle ABCD (Figure 935), the length of AC is 20 centimeters. Find each measure: a. m(BD), b. m(angle 1), and c. m(angle 2). 38 EXAMPLE 7 Cross section of a drainage ditch. A cross section of a drainage ditch (Figure 9-36) is an isosceles trapezoid with AB || CD. Find x and y. 39 The sum of the measures of the angles of a polygon 40 9.4 Properties of Triangles In this section, you will learn about • Congruent triangles • Similar triangles • The Pythagorean theorem 41 Congruent triangles 42 EXAMPLE 1 Corresponding parts of congruent triangles. Name the corresponding parts of the congruent triangles in Figure 9-38. 43 SSS property 44 SAS property 45 ASA property 46 SSA 47 EXAMPLE 2 Determining whether triangles are congruent. Explain why the triangles in Figure 9-43 are congruent. 48 Similar triangles 49 Property of similar triangles 50 EXAMPLE 3 Finding the height of a tree. A tree casts a shadow 18 feet long at the same time as a woman 5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 1.5 feet long. (See Figure 9-45.) Find the height of the tree. 51 The Pythagorean theorem 52 EXAMPLE 4 Constructing a highropes adventure course. A builder of a high-ropes adventure course wants to secure the pole shown in Figure 9-46 by attaching a cable from the anchor stake 8 feet from its base to a point 6 feet up the pole. How long should the cable be? 53 Finding the width of a television screen 54 9.5 Perimeters and Areas of Polygons In this section, you will learn how to find • Perimeters of polygons • Perimeters of figures that are combinations of polygons • Areas of polygons • Areas of figures that are combinations of polygons 55 Perimeter of a square 56 Perimeter of a rectangle 57 EXAMPLE 3 Converting units. Find the perimeter of the rectangle in Figure 949, in meters. 58 EXAMPLE 4 Finding the base of an isosceles triangle. The perimeter of the isosceles triangle in Figure 9-50 is 50 meters. Find the length of its base. 59 Perimeter of a figure 60 Areas of polygons 61 Areas of polygons 62 EXAMPLE 6 Number of square feet in 1 square yard. Find the number of square feet in 1 square yard. (See Figure 9-55.) 63 EXAMPLE 7 Women’s sports. Field hockey is a team sport in which players use sticks to try to hit a ball into their opponents’ goal. Find the area of the rectangular field shown in Figure 9-56. Give the answer in square feet. 64 EXAMPLE 8 Area of a parallelogram. Find the area of the parallelogram in Figure 9-57. 65 EXAMPLE 9 Area of a triangle. Find the area of the triangle in Figure 9-58. 66 EXAMPLE 10 Area of a triangle. Find the area of the triangle in Figure 9-59. 67 EXAMPLE 11 Area of a trapezoid. Find the area of the trapezoid in Figure 9-60. 68 Areas of figures that are combinations of polygons EXAMPLE 12 Carpeting a room. A living room/dining room area has the floor plan shown in Figure 9-61. If carpet costs $29 per square yard, including pad and installation, how much will it cost to carpet the room? (Assume no waste.) 69 EXAMPLE 13 Area of one side of a tent. Find the area of one side of the tent in Figure 9-62. 70 9.6 Circles In this section, you will learn about • Circles • Circumference of a circle • Area of a circle 71 Circles 72 Circumference of a circle 73 EXAMPLE 1 Circumference of a circle. Find the circumference of a circle that has a diameter of 10 centimeters. (See Figure 9-65.) 74 Calculating revolutions of a tire 75 EXAMPLE 2 Architecture. A Norman window is constructed by adding a semicircular window to the top of a rectangular window. Find the perimeter of the Norman window shown in Figure 9-66. 76 Area of a circle 77 EXAMPLE 3 Area of a circle. To the nearest tenth, find the area of the circle in Figure 9-68. 78 Painting a helicopter pad 79 EXAMPLE 4 Finding the area. Find the shaded area in Figure 9-69. 80 9.7 Surface Area and Volume In this section, you will learn about • Volumes of solids • Surface areas of rectangular solids • Volumes and surface areas of spheres • Volumes of cylinders • Volumes of cones • Volumes of pyramids 81 Volumes of solids 82 Volumes of solids 83 Volumes of solids 84 Volumes of solids 85 Height of a geometric solid 86 EXAMPLE 1 Number of cubic inches in one cubic foot. How many cubic inches are there in 1 cubic foot? (See Figure 9-74.) 87 EXAMPLE 2 Volume of an oil storage tank. An oil storage tank is in the form of a rectangular solid with dimensions of 17 by 10 by 8 feet. (See Figure 9-75.) Find its volume. 88 EXAMPLE 3 Volume of a triangular prism. Find the volume of the triangular prism in Figure 9-76. 89 Surface areas of rectangular solids 90 EXAMPLE 4 Surface area of an oil tank. An oil storage tank is in the form of a rectangular solid with dimensions of 17 by 10 by 8 feet. (See Figure 9-78.) Find the surface area of the tank. 91 Volumes and surface areas of spheres 92 Filling a water tank 93 Surface area of a sphere 94 EXAMPLE 5 Manufacturing beach balls. A beach ball is to have a diameter of 16 inches. (See Figure 9-81.) How many square inches of material will be needed to make the ball? (Disregard any waste.) 95 Volumes of cylinders 96 EXAMPLE 6 Find the volume of the cylinder in Figure 9-83. 97 Volume of a silo 98 EXAMPLE 7 Machining a block of metal. See Figure 9-85. Find the volume that is left when the hole is drilled through the metal block. 99 Volumes of cones 100 EXAMPLE 8 Volume of a cone. To the nearest tenth, find the volume of the cone in Figure 9-87. 101 Volumes of pyramids 102 Volume of a pyramid. 103