1.   In is the _____.
   
    A. altitude B. median
    C. perpendicular bisector D. all of these
    Hint

  2.   The _________ segment from a point to a line or plane is the shortest segment from the point to the line or plane.
    A. perpendicular B. parallel
    C. integral D. consecutive
    Hint

  3.   a > b means that ___________.
    A. a b
    B. a = b + c, for some positive number c
    C. a + b = 0
    D. a + c = b, for some positive number c
    Hint

  4.   PQR has vertices P(-4, 6), Q(4, 5), R(-2, -3). Which angle has the smallest measure?
    A. There is not enough information to answer this question. B. Q
    C. P D. R
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  5.   Ed has a piece of rope with exactly 10 knots tied to make 9 equal lengths as shown. Using the rope, he wants to use the entire rope to make a triangle so that each vertex of the triangle occurs at a knot. How many different triangles can Ed make?
   
    A. 5 B. 4
    C. 3 D. 2
    Hint

  6.   In the figure, , , , and Write an inequality for the possible values of x.
   
    A. x > B. x >
    C. x > D. x < -2
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  7.   Which statement can be proven using the SSS Inequality Theorem?
   
    A. mPDA < mBAC B. CD = AP
    C. mBAC < mPDA D. mB > mBCD
    Hint

  8.   The __________ is the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle.
    A. circumcenter B. incenter
    C. centroid D. orthocenter
    Hint

  9.   State the assumption that could be used to start an indirect proof of the statement Points A, B, C, and O are coplanar.
    A. Points A, B, C, and O are coplanar. B. Points A, B, C, and O are collinear.
    C. Points A, B, C, and O are not coplanar. D. Points A, B, C, and O form a quadrilateral.
    Hint

  10.   State the assumption that could be used to start an indirect proof of the statement AB + BC > DE.
    A. AB + BC = DE B. AB + BCDE
    C. AB + BC < DE D. AB + BCDE
    Hint



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