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100

This is the order of sometimes, always, and never

for the three scenarios below:


1. A kite is _______ a quadrilateral.

2. A trapezoid is _______ a parallelogram.

3. A rectangle is _______ a square.

What is always, never, and sometimes?

100

I have four right angles

and perpendicular diagonals.

What is a square?

100

∆ABC, with the coordinates A(0,0), B(1,4), and C(7,12)

has segment DE where

D is the midpoint of AC and

E is the midpoint of AB.

These are the slope (m) and length (d)

of the midsegment of ∆ABC.

What are m = 4/3 and d = 5 units?

100

Given ∆ABC, where

m∠A = (3x+17)°,

m∠B = (8x+19)°, and

m∠C = (29x-16)°,

this is the value of x.

What is 4?

100

Given quad ABCD, with

AB=33, BC=26,

CD=2x+15, and DA=3y-7,

these are the values of x and y that will

prove the quad is a parallelogram.


What is x=9 and y=11?

200

This is the order of sometimes, always, and never

for the three scenarios below:


1. A kite is _______ a trapezoid.

2. A trapezoid is _______ an isosceles trapezoid.

3. A square is _______ a rectangle.

What is never, sometimes, and always?

200

I have two distinct pairs of

consecutive congruent sides.

What is a kite?

200

If the bases of a trapezoid measure 33 and 67 yards,

this is the measure of the midsegment.

What is 50 yards?

200

Given an isosceles triangle

with a vertex angle measuring 48°,

this is the measure of ONE base angle.

What is 66°?

200

A quad has three consecutive angles that measure

(4y–12)°, (12x)°, and (3y)°, respectively.

These are the values of x and y that would

prove the quad is a parallelogram.

What are x=12 and y=12?

300

This is the order of sometimes, always, and never

for the three scenarios below:


1. A square is _______ a rhombus.

2. A parallelogram is _______ a square.

3. A rectangle is _______ a trapezoid.

What is always, sometimes, and never?

300

My opposite sides are parallel

and all of my sides are congruent,

but I have no right angles.

What is a rhombus?

300

If the midsegment of a trapezoid measures 24 inches,

and one of the bases measures 13 inches,

then this is the measure of the other base.

What is 35 inches?

300

Given ∆ABC, where

AB = AC,

m∠B = (3x-9)°, and

m∠C = (2x+10)°,

this is the exact measure of ∠A.

What is 84°?

300

Given ▱RECT with diagonals that intersect at point A,

if  ET = 3x+1, RC = 5x-1, and RA = 4y-10,

then these are the values of x and y that

prove the quadrilateral is a rectangle.

What is x = 1 and y = 3?

400

This is the order of sometimes, always, and never

for the three scenarios below:


1. A rectangle is _______ a rhombus.

2. A square is _______ a parallelogram.

3. A trapezoid is _______ an isosceles triangle.

What is sometimes, always, and never?

400

I have congruent opposite sides,

but my consecutive sides are not congruent.

I also have congruent diagonals.

What is a rectangle?

400

(5x–4) is an expression that represents

the measure of the third side of a triangle.

(2x) represents the measure of the triangle's midsegment.

This is the exact measure of the midsegment.

What is 8 units?

400

Given isosceles ∆ABC with vertex ∠A

and an exterior angle adjacent to the vertex angle,

if m∠B = 50°, this is the measure of the exterior angle.

What is 100°?

400

Given quad RHOM with diagonal segment RO,

if m∠ROH = (5y+1)º and m∠ROM = (6y-7)º,

then this m∠ORM would

prove the quad is a rhombus.

What is 41º?

500

This is the order of sometimes, always, and never

for the three scenarios below:


1. A rhombus is _______ a rectangle.

2. A square is _______ an isosceles triangle.

3. A rhombus is _______ a parallelogram.

What is sometimes, never, and always?

500

I have parallel bases that are NOT congruent

and legs that ARE congruent.

I also have congruent diagonals.

What is an isosceles trapezoid?

500

This is the value for x that proves (4x+12)

is an expression that represents the measure of a midsegment

when the bases of a trapezoid are (3x+5) and (7x+11).

What is 4?

500

Given ∆ABC with an exterior angle adjacent to ∠A,

if the measure of the exterior angle is (4y+15)°,

m∠B = (2y)°, and m∠C = (3y+2)°,

this is the value of y.

What is 13?

500

Given ▱PERF with diagonal segment PR,

if m∠PRF = (4y+1)º, PE = 3x-1, and ER = 35,

then these are the values of x and y that

prove the quadrilateral is a square.

What is x = 12 and y = 11?