GEOMETRY (COMMON CORE)

The University of the State of New York

REGENTS HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION

GEOMETRY (Common Core)

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 — 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., only

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This examination has four parts, with a total of 36 questions. You must answer
all questions in this examination. Record your answers to the Part I multiple-choice
questions on the separate answer sheet. Write your answers to the questions in
Parts II, III, and IV directly in this booklet. All work should be written in pen,
except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. Clearly indicate
the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your
answer. Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale.
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 Part I

Answer all 24 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. Utilize the
information provided for each question to determine your answer. Note that diagrams are not
necessarily drawn to scale. For each statement or question, choose the word or expression that,
of those given, best completes the statement or answers the question. [48]

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1 A parallelogram must be a rectangle when its computations.
(1) diagonals are perpendicular
(2) diagonals are congruent
(3) opposite sides are parallel
(4) opposite sides are congruent

2 If ABC is the image of ABC, under which transformation will

the triangles not be congruent?
(1) reflection over the x-axis
(2) translation to the left 5 and down 4
(3) dilation centered at the origin with scale factor 2
(4) rotation of 270° counterclockwise about the origin

3 If the rectangle below is continuously rotated about side w, which

solid figure is formed?

(1) pyramid (3) cone

(2) rectangular prism (4) cylinder

4 Which expression is always equivalent to sin x when 0°  x  90°?

(1) cos (90°  x) (3) cos (2x)
(2) cos (45°  x) (4) cos x

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5 In the diagram below, a square is graphed in the coordinate plane. computations.

A reflection over which line does not carry the square onto itself?
(1) x  5 (3) y  x
(2) y  2 (4) x  y  4

6 The image of ABC after a dilation of scale factor k centered at

point A is ADE, as shown in the diagram below.

B C

D E

Which statement is always true?

(1) 2AB  AD (3) AC  CE
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(2) AD ⊥ DE (4) BC || DE

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7 A sequence of transformations maps rectangle ABCD onto computations.
rectangle ABCD, as shown in the diagram below.

A B

D C

x
C B
D C

A B
D A

Which sequence of transformations maps ABCD onto ABCD and

then maps ABCD onto ABCD?
(1) a reflection followed by a rotation
(2) a reflection followed by a translation
(3) a translation followed by a rotation
(4) a translation followed by a reflection

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8 In the diagram of parallelogram FRED shown below, ED is extended
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to A, and AF is drawn such that AF ⬵ DF .

F R

A D E

If m∠R  124°, what is m∠AFD?

(1) 124° (3) 68°
(2) 112° (4) 56°

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9 If  4x   6y  12  0 is the equation of a circle, the length
x2 y2 computations.
of the radius is
(1) 25 (3) 5
(2) 16 (4) 4

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10 Given MN shown below, with M(6,1) and N(3,5), what is an
equation of the line that passes through point P(6,1) and is parallel
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to MN ?
y

M P
x

2 3
(1) y   x  5 (3) y  x7
3 2
2 3
(2) y   x  3 (4) y  x8
3 2

11 Linda is designing a circular piece of stained glass with a diameter

of 7 inches. She is going to sketch a square inside the circular region.

To the nearest tenth of an inch, the largest possible length of a side

of the square is
(1) 3.5 (3) 5.0
(2) 4.9 (4) 6.9

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12 In the diagram shown below, AC is tangent to circle O at A and to computations.
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circle P at C, OP intersects AC at B, OA  4, AB  5, and PC  10.

10

O B
P
4 5
A

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What is the length of BC?
(1) 6.4 (3) 12.5
(2) 8 (4) 16

13 In the diagram below, which single transformation was used to map

triangle A onto triangle B?

B
A
x

(1) line reflection (3) dilation

(2) rotation (4) translation

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14 In the diagram below, DEF is the image of ABC after a clockwise computations.
rotation of 180º and a dilation where AB  3, BC  5.5, AC  4.5,
DE  6, FD  9, and EF  11.

11
F E

9 6
A
3 4.5 D

B C
5.5

Which relationship must always be true?

(1) m∠A  1 (3) m∠A  m∠F

m∠D 2 m∠C m∠D

(2) m∠C  2 (4) m∠B  m∠C

m∠F 1 m∠E m∠F

15 In the diagram below, quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in circle P.

A B
110° 72°

P
D

What is m∠ADC?
(1) 70º (3) 108º
(2) 72º (4) 110º

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16 A hemispherical tank is filled with water and has a diameter of computations.
10 feet. If water weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, what is the total
weight of the water in a full tank, to the nearest pound?
(1) 16,336 (3) 130,690
(2) 32,673 (4) 261,381

17 In the diagram below, ABC ⬃ ADE.

A

D E

B C
Which measurements are justified by this similarity?
(1) AD  3, AB  6, AE  4, and AC  12
(2) AD  5, AB  8, AE  7, and AC  10
(3) AD  3, AB  9, AE  5, and AC  10
(4) AD  2, AB  6, AE  5, and AC  15

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18 Triangle FGH is inscribed in circle O, the length of radius OH is 6,
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and FH ⬵ OG.
F

6 H
O

What is the area of the sector formed by angle FOH?

(1) 2 (3) 6

3
(2)  (4) 24
2

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19 As shown in the diagram below, AB and CD intersect at E, and computations.
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AC || BD.
A

D
B

Given AEC ⬃ BED, which equation is true?

(1) CE  EB (3) EC  BE
DE EA AE ED

(2) AE  AC (4) ED  AC
BE BD EC BD

20 A triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 3 with the center of dilation

at the origin. Which statement is true?
(1) The area of the image is nine times the area of the original
triangle.
(2) The perimeter of the image is nine times the perimeter of
the original triangle.
(3) The slope of any side of the image is three times the slope of
the corresponding side of the original triangle.
(4) The measure of each angle in the image is three times the
measure of the corresponding angle of the original triangle.

21 The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed as a regular pyramid

with a square base. It was built with an approximate volume of
2,592,276 cubic meters and a height of 146.5 meters. What was
the length of one side of its base, to the nearest meter?
(1) 73 (3) 133
(2) 77 (4) 230

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22 A quadrilateral has vertices with coordinates (3,1), (0,3), (5,2), and computations.
(1,2). Which type of quadrilateral is this?
(1) rhombus (3) square
(2) rectangle (4) trapezoid

23 In the diagram below, ABE is the image of ACD after a dilation

centered at the origin. The coordinates of the vertices are A(0,0),
B(3,0), C(4.5,0), D(0,6), and E(0,4).

x
A B C

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The ratio of the lengths of BE to CD is

(1) 2 (3) 3
3 4

(2) 3 (4) 4
2 3

24 Line y  3x  1 is transformed by a dilation with a scale factor of 2

and centered at (3,8). The line’s image is
(1) y  3x  8 (3) y  3x  2
(2) y  3x  4 (4) y  3x  1

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 Part II
Answer all 7 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 2 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer.
Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For all questions in this part, a correct
numerical answer with no work shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be
written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [14]

25 A wooden cube has an edge length of 6 centimeters and a mass of 137.8 grams. Determine
the density of the cube, to the nearest thousandth.

State which type of wood the cube is made of, using the density table below.

Density
Type of Wood
(g/cm3)
Pine 0.373
Hemlock 0.431
Elm 0.554
Birch 0.601
Ash 0.638
Maple 0.676
Oak 0.711

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 26 Construct an equilateral triangle inscribed in circle T shown below.
[Leave all construction marks.]

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 27 To find the distance across a pond from point B to point C, a surveyor drew the diagram below.
The measurements he made are indicated on his diagram.

B
D

yd
120
A

230 yd E
85 yd C

Use the surveyor’s information to determine and state the distance from point B to point C, to the
nearest yard.

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28 In parallelogram ABCD shown below, diagonals AC and BD intersect at E.

D C

E
A
B

Prove: ∠ACD ⬵ ∠CAB

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 29 Triangles RST and XYZ are drawn below. If RS ⫽ 6, ST ⫽ 14, XY ⫽ 9, YZ ⫽ 21, and ∠S ⬵ ∠Y,
is RST similar to XYZ? Justify your answer.

X
T

S R Z

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 30 In the diagram below, ABC and XYZ are graphed.

C B
x
Y Z

Use the properties of rigid motions to explain why ABC ⬵ XYZ.

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31 The endpoints of DEF are D(1,4) and F(16,14). Determine and state the coordinates of point E,
if DE:EF  2:3.

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 Part III
Answer all 3 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 4 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer.
Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For all questions in this part, a correct
numerical answer with no work shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be
written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [12]

32 As shown in the diagram below, a ship is heading directly toward a lighthouse whose beacon is
125 feet above sea level. At the first sighting, point A, the angle of elevation from the ship to the
light was 7°. A short time later, at point D, the angle of elevation was 16°.

B
125 ft
7 16
A D C

To the nearest foot, determine and state how far the ship traveled from point A to point D.

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 33 Triangle ABC has vertices with A(x,3), B(3,1), and C(1,4).
Determine and state a value of x that would make triangle ABC a right triangle. Justify why
ABC is a right triangle.
[The use of the set of axes below is optional.]

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34 In the diagram below, AC ⬵ DF and points A, C, D, and F are collinear on line ℓ.

B
F

Let DEF be the image of DEF after a translation along ℓ, such that point D is mapped
onto point A. Determine and state the location of F. Explain your answer.

Let DEF be the image of DEF after a reflection across line ℓ. Suppose that E is located
at B. Is DEF congruent to ABC? Explain your answer.

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 Part IV
Answer the 2 questions in this part. Each correct answer will receive 6 credits. Clearly
indicate the necessary steps, including appropriate formula substitutions, diagrams, graphs,
charts, etc. Utilize the information provided for each question to determine your answer.
Note that diagrams are not necessarily drawn to scale. For all questions in this part, a correct
numerical answer with no work shown will receive only 1 credit. All answers should be
written in pen, except for graphs and drawings, which should be done in pencil. [12]

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35 In the diagram of parallelogram ABCD below, BE ⊥ CED, DF ⊥ BFC, and CE ⬵ CF .

B F C

A D

Prove ABCD is a rhombus.

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 36 Walter wants to make 100 candles in the shape of a cone for his new candle business. The mold
shown below will be used to make the candles. Each mold will have a height of 8 inches and
a diameter of 3 inches. To the nearest cubic inch, what will be the total volume of 100 candles?

Walter goes to a hobby store to buy the wax for his candles. The wax costs $0.10 per ounce.
If the weight of the wax is 0.52 ounce per cubic inch, how much will it cost Walter to buy the wax
for 100 candles?

If Walter spent a total of $37.83 for the molds and charges $1.95 for each candle, what is Walter’s
profit after selling 100 candles?

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 High School Math Reference Sheet

1 inch  2.54 centimeters 1 kilometer  0.62 mile 1 cup  8 fluid ounces

1 meter  39.37 inches 1 pound  16 ounces 1 pint  2 cups
1 mile  5280 feet 1 pound  0.454 kilogram 1 quart  2 pints
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1 mile  1760 yards 1 kilogram  2.2 pounds 1 gallon  4 quarts

1 mile  1.609 kilometers 1 ton  2000 pounds 1 gallon  3.785 liters
1 liter  0.264 gallon
1 liter  1000 cubic centimeters

1 Pythagorean
Triangle A bh a2  b2  c2
2 Theorem

Quadratic b  b2  4ac
Parallelogram A  bh x
Formula 2a

Arithmetic
Circle A  πr 2 an  a1  (n  1)d
Sequence

Geometric
Circle C  πd or C  2πr a n  a 1r n  1
Sequence

Geometric a1  a1r n
General Prisms V  Bh Sn  where r  1
Series 1r

180
Cylinder V  πr 2h Radians 1 radian  degrees
π

4 3 π
Sphere V πr Degrees 1 degree  radians
3 180

1 2 Exponential
Cone V πr h A  A0ek(t  t0)  B0
3 Growth/Decay

1
Pyramid V Bh
3
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