Word Problems
Find the area of a trapezoid whose bases are 2ft and 4ft and whose height is 8ft.
24
Two equilateral triangles having equal perimeters will have equal areas.
True
If each of the dimensions of a rectangle is multiplied by 3, the area is then multiplied by_____?
Square root of 3
3
9
9
Find the side of a square whose area is 25 sq ft
5 ft
If two rectangles have equal perimeters, they must have equal areas.
False
A median of a triangle divides it into two triangles which are always ______
similar
congruent
equal in area
equal in area
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 inches and a leg of 8 inches. Find the missing leg.
15 inches
Find the area of an equilateral triangle if it has a 14 inch side.
84.9
True
If the length of each side of a triangle is multiplied by two, then the area of the triangle is multiplied by_____
6
4
2
4
Find the base of a triangle whose area is 42 sq in and whose height is 5in.
16.8
A diagonal of a rectangle is 10 inches, and the base is 6 inches. Find the area of the rectangle.
48 sq in
The line joining the midpoints of the bases of a trapezoid forms two similar trapezoids
False
If the lengths of two adjacent sides of a triangle remain constant, and the degree measure of the included angle increases from 1 degree to 90 degrees, then the area of the triangle______
increases
decreases
stays the same
increases
Two similar polygons have areas of 100 sq in and 81 sq in. If a side of the first is 5 in., find the corresponding side of the second polygon.
4.5 inches
The equal sides of an isosceles trapezoid each measure 5, and it’s altitude measures 4. If the area of the trapezoid is 48. Find the lengths of its bases
9 and 15