1.   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

  2.   The _______________ states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of the third side.
    A. Definition of a Triangle B. Triangle Inequality Theorem
    C. Triangle Equality Theorem D. Definition of an Inequality
    Hint

  3.   If the measures of two sides of a triangle are 3 and 1, between what two numbers must the measure of the third side fall?
    A. 1 and 3 B. 1 and 7
    C. 2 and 5 D. 2 and 4
    Hint

  4.   Is it possible to draw a triangle with sides measuring 32, 96, and 118? Explain.
    A. Yes; 96 is between 32 and 118.
    B. Yes; the sum of the measures of any two sides is greater than the other side measure.
    C. No; 32 + 96 is less than 118.
    D. No; 32 is less than 96 + 118.
    Hint

  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. 4 B. 5
    C. 3 D. 2
    Hint



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