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Geometry

Ray C. Jurgensen,Richard G. Brown,John W. Jurgensen

Chapter 7

Similar Polygons - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Ratio and Proportion

00:48

Problem 1

$A B C D$ is a parallelogram. Find the value of each ratio.
$A B : B C$

Sheryl Ezze
Sheryl Ezze
Numerade Educator
01:33

Problem 2

$A B C D$ is a parallelogram. Find the value of each ratio.
$A B : C D$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
01:20

Problem 3

$A B C D$ is a parallelogram. Find the value of each ratio.
$m \angle C : m \angle D$

Suzanne W.
Suzanne W.
Numerade Educator
01:49

Problem 4

$A B C D$ is a parallelogram. Find the value of each ratio.
$m \angle B : m \angle C$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:12

Problem 5

$A B C D$ is a parallelogram. Find the value of each ratio.
$A D :$ perimeter of $A B C D$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
00:58

Problem 6

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$x$ to $y$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:10

Problem 7

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$=$ to $x$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:14

Problem 8

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$x+y$ to $z$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:14

Problem 9

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$\frac{x}{x+z}$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:23

Problem 10

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$\frac{x+y}{z+y}$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:15

Problem 11

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$\frac{y+z}{x-y}$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:05

Problem 12

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$x : y : z$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:12

Problem 13

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$z : x : y$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:05

Problem 14

In Exercises $6-14, x=12, y=10,$ and $z=24 .$ Write each ratio in simplest form.
$x :(x+y) :(y+z)$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:09

Problem 15

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {5 \mathrm{km}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {45 \mathrm{km}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:31

Problem 16

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {1 \mathrm{m}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {0.6\mathrm{m}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:15

Problem 17

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {0.6 \mathrm{km}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {0.8\mathrm{km}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:46

Problem 18

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {1 \mathrm{m}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {85\mathrm{cm}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:13

Problem 19

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {8 \mathrm{cm}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {50\mathrm{mm}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:45

Problem 20

Exercises $15-20$ refer to a triangle. Express the ratio of the height to the base in simplest form.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { height } & {40 \mathrm{mm}} \\ \hline \text { base } & {0.2\mathrm{m}} \\ \hline\end{array}
$$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:10

Problem 21

Write the algebraic ratio in simplest form.
$$
\frac{3 a}{4 a b}
$$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:10

Problem 22

Write the algebraic ratio in simplest form.
$$
\frac{2 c d}{5 c^{2}}
$$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:06

Problem 23

Write the algebraic ratio in simplest form.
$$
\frac{3(x+4)}{a(x+4)}
$$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:38

Problem 24

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The ratio of the measures of two complementary angles is $4 : 5 .$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:32

Problem 25

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The ratio of the measures of two supplementary angles is $11 : 4$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
01:56

Problem 26

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio $3 : 4 : 5$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:31

Problem 27

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The measures of the acute angles of a right triangle are in the ratio $5 : 7$ .

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:25

Problem 28

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The measures of the angles of an isosceles triangle are in the ratio $3 : 3 : 2$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:59

Problem 29

In Exercises $24-29$ find the measure of each angle.
The measures of the angles of a hexagon are in the ratio $4 : 5 : 5 : 8 : 9 : 9 .$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:03

Problem 30

The perimeter of a triangle is 132 $\mathrm{cm}$ and the lengths of its sides are in the ratio $8 : 11 : 14 .$ Find the length of each side.

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
04:58

Problem 31

The measures of the consecutive angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio $5 : 7 : 11 : 13 .$ Find the measure of each angle. draw a quadrilateral that satisfies the requirements, and explain why two sides must be parallel.

Jennifer Hudspeth
Jennifer Hudspeth
Numerade Educator
06:37

Problem 32

What is the ratio of the measure of an interior angle to the measure of an exterior angle in a regular hexagon? A regular decagon? A regular $n$ -gon?

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
01:23

Problem 33

A team's best hitter has a lifetime batting average of $.320 .$ He has been at bat 325 times.
a. How many hits has he made?
b. The same player goes into a slump and doesn't get any hits at all in his next ten times at bat. What is his current batting average to the nearest thousandth?

Sheryl Ezze
Sheryl Ezze
Numerade Educator
03:26

Problem 34

A basketball player has made 24 points out of 30 free throws. She hopes to make all her next free throws until her free-throw percentage is 85 or better. How many consecutive free throws will she have to make?

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator
00:17

Problem 35

Points $B$ and $C$ lie on $\overline{A D}$ . Find $A C$ if $\frac{A B}{B D}=\frac{3}{4}, \frac{A C}{C D}=\frac{5}{6},$ and $B D=66$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:23

Problem 36

$$
\begin{aligned} \text { Find the ratio of } x \text { to } y : \frac{4}{y}+\frac{3}{x} &=44 \\ & \frac{12}{y}-\frac{2}{x}=44 \end{aligned}
$$

Kimberly Konzack
Kimberly Konzack
Numerade Educator