SAT Practice Questions for Geometry
These are some of the topics in Geometry that you will need to know for the New SAT Math Test (March 2016 and beyond).
Lines and Angles: Lengths and midpoints, Vertical angles, Straight angles and the sum of angles about a point, Properties of parallel lines and angles formed by a transversal, Properties of perpendicular lines.
Triangles and other polygons: Right triangles, Pythagorean Triples and the Pythagorean Theorem, Properties of equilateral and isosceles triangles, Properties of 30°-60°-90° triangles and 45°-45°-90° triangles, Congruent triangles and other congruent figures, Similar triangles and other similar figures, The triangle inequality, Quadrilaterals, Regular polygons.
Circles: Radius, diameter and circumference, Measure of central angles and inscribed angles, Arc Length and area of sectors, Tangents and chords.
Solids: Area, Surface Area and Volume.
New SAT Practice: Lines, Angles, Triangles
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New SAT Practice: Lines, Angles, Triangles (Hard)
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New SAT Practice: Similarity, Congruence, Proofs (Easy)
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New SAT Practice: Similarity, Congruence, Proofs (Medium)
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AC and BD are diameters of circle E. Which triangle congruence theorem can be used to prove triangle AEB is congruent to triangle DEC?
If the right triangles are similar triangles, what is the length of the shorter leg of the larger triangle?
A triangle with side lengths 5, 12, 15 centimeters is similar to another triangle. The longest side of the other triangle has length 24 centimeters. What is the perimeter, in centimeters, of the larger triangle?
Two triangles are graphed on the coordinate plane. Triangle MNP has vertices M(-4,2), N(-4,6), P(-6,2). Triangle QRS has vertices Q(-5,-1), R(-5,-5), S(4,-5). Which of the following statements is true?
A. Triangle MNP is congruent to triangle QRS.
B. Triangle MNP is similar to triangle QRS.
C. Triangle MNP is similar to triangle RSQ.
D. The triangles are neither congruent nor similar.
JK = KL, JL = 26. The ratio of MV to MP is 8:5. Find the length of JM?
New SAT Practice: Similarity, Congruence, Proofs (Hard)
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SAT Practice Questions - Geometry:
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John has a square piece of paper with sides 4 inches each. He rolled up the paper to form a cylinder. What is the volume of the cylinder?
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(C) | 16 |
(D) | 4π |
(E) | 16π |
The square ABCD touches the circle at 4 points. The length of the side of the square is 2 cm. Find the area of the shaded region.
(A) |
π – 4 |
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In the figure above, if x < 90° then which of the following must be true?
(A) | l ∥ m |
(B) | l ⊥ m |
(C) | y < 90° |
(D) | y = 90° |
(E) | y > 90° |
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In the figure above, and
and AE = EF . What is the value of x?
(A) |
40 |
In the figure above, if ∠AOB = 40° and the length of arc AB is 4π, what is the area of the sector AOB?
(A) |
4π |
SAT Practice Questions - Geometry:
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Which segment is congruent to BE?
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Which line has a slope of -3?
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AD is parallel to BC. AC = 13, BC = 5, BD = 15. What is the length of AD?
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