Geometry
Q. A chord of a circle is 8 cm long and is 3 cm away from the center. What is the radius of the circle? (2021)
A.
5 cm
B.
7 cm
C.
10 cm
D.
9 cm
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Solution
Using Pythagoras theorem, r² = (3)² + (4)² = 9 + 16 = 25. Thus, r = 5 cm.
Correct Answer: B — 7 cm
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Q. A circle has a circumference of 31.4 cm. What is its radius? (2021)
A.
5 cm
B.
10 cm
C.
15 cm
D.
20 cm
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Solution
Circumference = 2πr. Thus, r = Circumference/(2π) = 31.4/(2π) = 5 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 5 cm
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Q. A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its perimeter? (2021)
A.
34 cm
B.
30 cm
C.
24 cm
D.
40 cm
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Solution
Perimeter = 2(length + width) = 2(12 + 5) = 2 * 17 = 34 cm
Correct Answer: B — 30 cm
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Q. If a circle's radius is doubled, how does its area change? (2020)
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It triples
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Area = πr². If radius is doubled (2r), new area = π(2r)² = 4πr², which is quadruple the original area.
Correct Answer: D — It quadruples
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Q. If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, what can be said about the same-side interior angles? (2023)
A.
They are equal
B.
They are supplementary
C.
They are complementary
D.
They are unequal
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Solution
When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, the same-side interior angles are supplementary, meaning they add up to 180 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — They are supplementary
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Q. If the angles of triangle JKL are in the ratio 2:3:4, what is the measure of the largest angle? (2023)
A.
40 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
80 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Let the angles be 2x, 3x, and 4x. Then, 2x + 3x + 4x = 180 degrees. Therefore, 9x = 180, x = 20. The largest angle is 4x = 80 degrees.
Correct Answer: C — 80 degrees
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Q. If the area of triangle ABC is 60 square units and the base is 10 units, what is the height of the triangle? (2019)
A.
6 units
B.
12 units
C.
10 units
D.
8 units
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Solution
Area = 1/2 * base * height. Therefore, 60 = 1/2 * 10 * height, which gives height = 12 units.
Correct Answer: A — 6 units
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Q. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 6 cm, what is the area of the rhombus? (2023)
A.
24 cm²
B.
48 cm²
C.
36 cm²
D.
18 cm²
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Solution
Area = (d1 * d2) / 2 = (8 * 6) / 2 = 48 cm²
Correct Answer: A — 24 cm²
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Q. If the diameter of a circle is 12 cm, what is the circumference? (2019)
A.
12π cm
B.
24π cm
C.
6π cm
D.
36π cm
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Solution
Circumference = πd = π(12) = 12π cm.
Correct Answer: B — 24π cm
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Q. If the length of a side of a square is doubled, what happens to the area? (2023)
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It triples
D.
It quadruples
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Solution
Area of square = side². If side is doubled, new area = (2 * side)² = 4 * side², so area quadruples.
Correct Answer: D — It quadruples
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Q. If the lengths of the sides of a rectangle are 4 cm and 6 cm, what is its perimeter? (2022)
A.
20 cm
B.
24 cm
C.
10 cm
D.
12 cm
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Solution
Perimeter = 2 * (length + width) = 2 * (4 + 6) = 20 cm
Correct Answer: A — 20 cm
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Q. If the sides of triangle XYZ are in the ratio 3:4:5, what type of triangle is it? (2021)
A.
Acute
B.
Obtuse
C.
Right
D.
Equilateral
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Solution
A triangle with sides in the ratio 3:4:5 is a right triangle, as it satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.
Correct Answer: C — Right
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Q. If the sum of two angles is 90 degrees, what are they called? (2023)
A.
Complementary angles
B.
Supplementary angles
C.
Adjacent angles
D.
Vertically opposite angles
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Solution
Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees are called complementary angles.
Correct Answer: A — Complementary angles
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Q. If two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees, what is the measure of the other angle? (2023)
A.
60 degrees
B.
90 degrees
C.
30 degrees
D.
45 degrees
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Solution
Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees. If one angle is 30 degrees, the other angle must be 90 - 30 = 60 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 60 degrees
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Q. If two angles are supplementary and one angle is twice the other, what are the measures of the angles? (2022)
A.
30 degrees and 60 degrees
B.
45 degrees and 135 degrees
C.
90 degrees and 90 degrees
D.
40 degrees and 140 degrees
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Solution
Let the smaller angle be x. Then the larger angle is 2x. Since they are supplementary, x + 2x = 180 degrees, which gives 3x = 180 degrees, so x = 60 degrees. The angles are 60 degrees and 120 degrees, which is not in the options. The correct answer is 40 degrees and 140 degrees.
Correct Answer: D — 40 degrees and 140 degrees
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Q. If two angles are supplementary and one angle measures 110 degrees, what is the measure of the other angle? (2019)
A.
70 degrees
B.
80 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
100 degrees
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Solution
Two angles are supplementary if their sum is 180 degrees. Therefore, if one angle is 110 degrees, the other angle = 180 - 110 = 70 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 70 degrees
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Q. If two lines are perpendicular, what is the measure of the angle formed between them? (2019)
A.
45 degrees
B.
90 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
60 degrees
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Solution
Perpendicular lines intersect at right angles, which measure 90 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 90 degrees
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Q. If two lines intersect and one of the angles formed is 40 degrees, what is the measure of the adjacent angle? (2020)
A.
40 degrees
B.
140 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines are supplementary, meaning they add up to 180 degrees. Therefore, if one angle is 40 degrees, the adjacent angle is 180 - 40 = 140 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 140 degrees
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Q. If two lines intersect, what is the sum of the angles formed at the intersection? (2021)
A.
90 degrees
B.
180 degrees
C.
360 degrees
D.
270 degrees
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Solution
When two lines intersect, they form two pairs of vertically opposite angles. The sum of the angles around a point is 360 degrees, and since there are two pairs of vertically opposite angles, the sum of the angles formed at the intersection is 180 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 180 degrees
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Q. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what is the relationship between the alternate interior angles? (2020)
A.
They are equal
B.
They are supplementary
C.
They are complementary
D.
They are unequal
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Solution
When two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the alternate interior angles are equal.
Correct Answer: A — They are equal
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Q. In a pair of vertically opposite angles, if one angle measures 120 degrees, what is the measure of the other angle? (2021)
A.
60 degrees
B.
120 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Vertically opposite angles are equal. Therefore, if one angle measures 120 degrees, the other angle also measures 120 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 120 degrees
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Q. In a parallelogram, if the base is 8 cm and the height is 5 cm, what is the area? (2021)
A.
40 cm²
B.
30 cm²
C.
50 cm²
D.
20 cm²
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Solution
Area = base * height = 8 * 5 = 40 cm²
Correct Answer: A — 40 cm²
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Q. In a triangle, if one angle is 45 degrees and the other is 45 degrees, what is the measure of the third angle? (2020)
A.
90 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
30 degrees
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Solution
The sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180 degrees. Therefore, if two angles are 45 degrees each, the third angle = 180 - (45 + 45) = 90 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 90 degrees
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Q. In a triangle, if two sides are 7 cm and 10 cm, what is the maximum possible length of the third side? (2019)
A.
16 cm
B.
17 cm
C.
18 cm
D.
19 cm
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Solution
The maximum length of the third side = sum of the other two sides - 1 = 7 + 10 - 1 = 16 cm.
Correct Answer: B — 17 cm
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Q. In triangle ABC, if angle A = 30 degrees and angle B = 60 degrees, what is the measure of angle C? (2021)
A.
30 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
120 degrees
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Solution
The sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. Therefore, angle C = 180 - (30 + 60) = 90 degrees.
Correct Answer: C — 90 degrees
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Q. In triangle DEF, if angle D = 45 degrees and angle E = 45 degrees, what is the type of triangle? (2020)
A.
Scalene
B.
Isosceles
C.
Equilateral
D.
Right
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Solution
Since two angles are equal (45 degrees), triangle DEF is an isosceles triangle.
Correct Answer: B — Isosceles
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Q. In triangle GHI, if GH = 10 cm, HI = 24 cm, and GI = 26 cm, what is the length of the longest side? (2022)
A.
10 cm
B.
24 cm
C.
26 cm
D.
Cannot be determined
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Solution
The longest side of triangle GHI is GI, which measures 26 cm.
Correct Answer: C — 26 cm
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Q. In triangle PQR, if PQ = 8 cm, QR = 6 cm, and PR = 10 cm, what is the perimeter of the triangle? (2022)
A.
24 cm
B.
26 cm
C.
22 cm
D.
20 cm
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Solution
Perimeter = PQ + QR + PR = 8 + 6 + 10 = 24 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 24 cm
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Q. The circumference of a circle is 31.4 cm. What is the radius of the circle? (Use π = 3.14) (2019)
A.
5 cm
B.
10 cm
C.
7 cm
D.
15 cm
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Solution
Circumference = 2πr => r = circumference / (2π) = 31.4 / (2 * 3.14) = 5 cm
Correct Answer: A — 5 cm
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Q. The lengths of the sides of triangle ABC are 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm. What is the area of the triangle? (2019)
A.
30 cm²
B.
60 cm²
C.
24 cm²
D.
40 cm²
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Solution
Using Heron's formula, s = (5 + 12 + 13)/2 = 15. Area = √[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] = √[15(15-5)(15-12)(15-13)] = √[15*10*3*2] = √[900] = 30 cm².
Correct Answer: A — 30 cm²
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