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Example Question #591 : Psat Mathematics
Refer to the above figure. You are given that and
. Which of the following statements would be sufficient to prove that
is a right angle, given what is already known?
I)
II) and
are both acute
III) is a right angle
I and II only
None of these
I, II, and III
I and III only
II and III only
I and III only
If , then
has short sides
and long side
. Since
,
then, by the converse of the Pythagorean Theorem, is a right triangle with right angle
. Statement I is sufficient.
If and
are both acute,we know nothing about
; every triangle has at least two acute angles regardless of type. Statement II tells us nothing.
and
form a linear pair and are therefore supplementary. If one is a right angle, so is the other. Therefore, if
is a right angle, so is
. Statement III is sufficient.
The correct response is Statement I and III only.
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Angle Of Two Lines
Note:
Refer to the above diagram. and which other angle form a pair of corresponding angles?
Two angles formed by a transversal line crossing two other lines are corresponding angles if, relative to the points of intersection, they are in the same position. is formed by the intersection of transversal
and
; the angle in the same relative position where
intersects
is
.
Example Question #591 : Psat Mathematics
Refer to the above diagram. and which other angle form a pair of alternate interior angles?
Two angles formed by a transversal line crossing two other lines are alternate interior angles if:
I) Both angles have their interiors between the lines crossed
II) The angles have their interiors on the opposite sides of the transversal.
Of the given choices, only fits the description; the interior of each is between
and
, and the interiors are on the opposite sides of
.
Example Question #592 : Psat Mathematics
Refer to the above diagram.
and which other angle form a pair of vertical angles?
Two angles are vertical angles if they share a vertex, anf if their union is a pair of intersecting lines. Of the five choices, only fits both descriptions with
.
Example Question #591 : Psat Mathematics
Refer to the above figure.
Which of the following segments is a diagonal of Pentagon ?
A diagonal of a polygon is a segment whose endpoints are nonconsecutive vertices of the polygon. Of the five choices, only fits this description.
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