Q. If angle A and angle B are alternate exterior angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal, and angle A measures 120 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
60 degrees
B.
120 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
90 degrees
Solution
Alternate exterior angles are equal, so angle B also measures 120 degrees.
Q. If angle A and angle B are alternate exterior angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal, and angle A measures 45 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
45 degrees
B.
135 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Alternate exterior angles are equal, so angle B also measures 45 degrees.
Q. If angle A and angle B are alternate interior angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, and angle A measures 75 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
75 degrees
B.
105 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Alternate interior angles are equal, so angle B also measures 75 degrees.
Q. If angle A and angle B are same-side interior angles formed by a transversal cutting two parallel lines, and angle A measures 75 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
75 degrees
B.
105 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Same-side interior angles are supplementary, so angle B = 180 - 75 = 105 degrees.
Q. If angle A and angle B are same-side interior angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, and angle A measures 65 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
115 degrees
B.
65 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
90 degrees
Solution
Same-side interior angles are supplementary. Therefore, angle B = 180 - 65 = 115 degrees.
Q. If angle C is 30 degrees and is an interior angle on the same side of the transversal as angle D, what is the measure of angle D if the lines are parallel?
A.
30 degrees
B.
150 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Since angle C and angle D are interior angles on the same side of the transversal, they are supplementary. Therefore, angle D = 180 - 30 = 150 degrees.
Q. If angle C is 30 degrees and is one of the corresponding angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, what is the measure of the other corresponding angle?
A.
30 degrees
B.
150 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
60 degrees
Solution
Corresponding angles are equal when a transversal intersects two parallel lines. Therefore, the other corresponding angle also measures 30 degrees.
Q. If one angle of a triangle is 90 degrees and the other two angles are equal, what are the measures of the other two angles?
A.
30 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
75 degrees
Solution
In a triangle, the sum of the angles is 180 degrees. If one angle is 90 degrees, the remaining two angles must sum to 90 degrees. Since they are equal, each must be 45 degrees.
Q. If one root of the equation x^2 + px + 6 = 0 is 2, what is the value of p?
A.
-8
B.
-4
C.
4
D.
8
Solution
If one root is 2, then the other root can be found using the product of the roots: 2 * r = 6, so r = 3. The sum of the roots is 2 + 3 = -p, thus p = -5.