JOLIET JUNIOR

COLLEGE
GEOMETRY
COMPASS TEST
REVIEW PACKET

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Geometry Practice Problems

Answers to the following practice problems are given at the end of the problems.
1. Find the value of x

29

2. Find the value of x

12 in
x
13 in

3. Given the right triangle with a hypotenuse of 21cm and leg of 15 cm, what is
the length of the other leg?
4. Given a right triangle with the leg opposite a 30 angle of 4 feet, find the
measure of the other angle and the length of the hypotenuse and other leg.
5. Given a right triangle with a 45 angle and a hypotenuse of 3 2 , find the
measure of the other angle and lengths of the legs.
6. Given an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse of 9, find the measure of
the angles and the lengths of the legs.
7. Find the circumference and area of the circle in terms of if the diameter is 8
feet.

8 feet

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8. If the area of a circle is 81cm2, what are the radius, diameter, and
circumference in terms of , of the circle?
9. If the circumference of a circle is 24 yards, what are the radius, diameter,
and area in terms of , of the circle?
10. Find the area of the sector in terms of and length of arc AB given a radius
of 5 and a central angle of 40.

B
A
11. Find measure of angle ABC
A
80

B
C

12. Find the measure of angle ADB

C

70

A
120
B

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13. Given a circle with center at point C, find the measure of angle ACB
A
C
98

B
14. Write the equation of a circle with center at (-5, 1) and a radius of 4.
15. Given a circle with center at (0, 0) and a radius of 3, the missing x in the
point (x, 1) if this point is on the graph of the circle.
16. Find the distance between the two points (4, 3) and (5, 7).
17. Find the measure of an angle when its compliment is twice the angle.
18. Find the measure of an angle when its supplement is eight times the angle.
19. Given a regular decagon find:
a. The sum of the measures of the interior angles
b. The measure of each exterior angle
c. The number of diagonals
20. Find the area of the shaded region.

18 feet

8 feet

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21. Find the area of the shaded region if the radius of the larger circle is 15 cm,
and the diameter of smaller circle is 6 cm. Give your answer in terms of .

22. Find the measures of angle 1 and angle 6 if the measure of angle 2 is 117.

2
3

5
7

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Geometry Practice Problems Answers

1. X = 151
2. X = 5 in
3. 6 6 cm
4. 60 and 4 3 ft
5. 45 and 3
6. 45 and 9 2
2
7. C = 8 ft and A = 16 ft2
8. r = 9 cm, d = 18 cm, C = 18 cm
9. r = 12 yd, d = 24 yd, A = 144 yd2
10. A = 25 and arc AB = 10
9
9
11. angle ABC = 40
12. angle ADB = 25
13. angle ACB = 98
14. 16 = (x + 5) 2 + ( y 1) 2
15. x = 2 2
16. x = 17
17. x = 30
18. x = 20
19. x = 144, 36, 35
20. 99 ft 2
21. 216 cm2
22. angle 1 = 63 and angle 6 = 117

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