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Directions: Grab paper and pencil to make your computations.

1.
A rectangular pasture is to be fenced with 3 strands of barbed wire. The pasture has one 12 foot metal gate. If the length of the pasture is 540 feet and the width is 380 feet, how many feet of barbed wire will be needed to fence the pasture.
barbed wire
 
Choose:
908 feet
920 feet
5484 feet
5496 feet

 

 

2.
The perimeter of rectangle ABCD is 46 feet and AB = 15 feet. Find BD.

Choose:
8 ft.
15 ft.
16 ft.
17 ft.
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3.
Given ΔABC with AB = 13, BD = 12,
m∠BDC = 90º, and m∠DBC = 45º. Find the perimeter of ΔABC to the nearest hundredth.

Choose:
34.97
46.97
50.78
58.97

 

 

4.
Given the diagram at the right.
a) Find the perimeter.
Choose:
76"
69"
66"
59"

b) Find the area.
Choose:
148 sq. in.
168 sq. in.
178 sq. in.
256 sq. in.
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5.
Given ΔABC with BC = 18 cm., AC = 22 cm. and m∠BCA = 42º. Find the area of ΔABC to the nearest hundredth of a square centimeter.
Choose:
132.49
147.14
178.28
264.98

 

 

6.
Given the diagram at the right.
a) Find the perimeter to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
Choose:
88.9 cm
94.3 cm
112.2 cm
127.2 cm
 
b) Find the area to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.
Choose:
480 sq. cm.
554.3 sq. cm
582.4 sq. cm.
668.5 sq. cm.

 

 

7.
Given rhombus ABCD as shown with AB = 40 inches.
If the area of the rhombus is 800 square inches, find the number of degrees in angle A.
Choose:
15º
30º
45º
60º

 

 

8.
An isosceles trapezoid is labeled as shown. The perimeter of the trapezoid is 82 units. Find the area of the trapezoid.
Choose:
450 sq. units
420½ sq. units
360 sq. units
340½ sq. units
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9.


Choose:
 

 

 

10.
Given isosceles ΔABC.
a) Find the length of the base from A to C.
Choose:

b) Find the length of the altitude from B to the base from A to C.
Choose:
 

c) Find the area of ΔABC in square units.
 Choose:
27
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