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CCGPS Math 7th Grade Unit 5 Study Guide — Geometry

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Draw, construct, and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.

MCC7.G.2 Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given
conditions. Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions
determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
1. Which best describes a triangle with side lengths of 6 inches, 8 inches, and 9 inches?

a) ambiguously defined b) nonexistent c) a unique, acute d) a unique, right

triangle triangle

2. Which best describes a triangle with angles measuring 60°, 40°, and 100°?

a) ambiguously defined b) nonexistent c) a unique, acute d) a unique, right

triangle triangle

Explain Your Reasoning:

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3. Linda constructs a triangle with one side 5 inches long and another side 7 inches long. Which is NOT a
possible length for the third side?

a) 3 inches b) 6 inches c) 11 inches d) 12 inches

Explain your Reasoning:

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4. Charmaine constructs a triangle with angles measuring 65° and 38°. What must be true of the measure of the
third angle in her construction?

a) It must measure b) It must measure c) It can have any d) It can have any
exactly 77°. exactly 87°. measures less than measure greater than
103°. 27°.

5. Classify the following triangle according to its angles.

A. acute B. isosceles C. obtuse D. equilateral

6. Classify the following triangle according to its sides.

A. scalene B. equilateral C. obtuse D. isosceles

7. Use a protractor to measure the given angle. Draw a complementary angle. Label the angles with their
measurements in degrees.
MCC7.G.3 Describe the two-dimensional figures that result from slicing three-dimensional figures, as in plane
sections of right rectangular prisms and right rectangular pyramids.

A three-dimensional figure (also called a solid figure) has length, width, and height. It is not flat. Some
examples of three-dimensional figures are below.
A prism has a pair of bases that A rectangular prism has 6 faces A cube is a rectangular prsim with 6
are parallel, congruent polygons. that are rectangles. square faces.
Its other faces are rectangles.

A pyramid has one base that is a A rectangular pyramid has a base A square pyramid has a base that is
polygon. Its other faces are that is a rectangle. a square. vertex
triangles. The height of a pyramid
is called its altitude, and the altitude
slant height

height of its lateral face is called

its slant height.

base

8. The rectangular prism shown is cut by a plane that is vertical to the rectangular base. What shape is the
cross-section?

A. circle B. rectangle C. trapezoid D. triangle

9. Which is the shape of the cross section formed when the square pyramid is sliced by a plane perpendicular
(vertically) to its base that does not pass through its top vertex?

A. Parallelogram (not a square) B. square C. trapezoid D. triangle

10. What is NOT a possible cross section that can be formed when a rectangular pyramid is intersected by a
plane?
A. circle B. trapezoid C. rectangle D. triangle

11. What is the shape of the cross section formed when a rectangular prism is sliced by a plane parallel
(horizontally) to its base?

A. circle B. oval C. rectangle D. square

12. What is the shape of the cross section formed when the square pyramid is sliced by a plane perpendicular
(vertically) to its base which goes through its top vertex?

A. circle B. triangle C. rectangle D. square

13. The pyramid shown is cut by a plane that is vertical to the rectangular base. What shape is the cross-section?

A. circle B. rectangle C. trapezoid D. triangle

MCC7.G.4 Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an
informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle.

14. A rose garden is circular. The diameter of the garden is 18 feet. Which is closest to the total area of the
garden.

B. 56.52 ft² B. 63.59 ft² C. 113.04 ft² D. 254.34 ft²

15. A circular swimming pool has a radius of 15 feet. The family that owns the pool wants to put up a circular
fence that is 5 feet away from the pool at all points. Which is closest to the circumference of the fence they
will need?
A. 94.2 ft B. 125.6 ft C. 157 ft D. 188.4 ft

16. You want to buy wheel covers for your bike to cut down wind resistance in order to go faster on your next
race. Your bike has wheels with a circumference of 78.5 in. Find the number of square inches needed to
cover the wheel. (Circle your answer)

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MCC7.G.5 Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem
to write and solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a figure.

17. At a train station, Track B crosses Track A and Track C, which are parallel to each other. Track A and Track
B intersect at an angle of 150° as shown.

What is the mx?

a) 30° b) 50° c) 150° d) 180°

18. In the figure, 1 and 3 are vertical angles, and 2 and 4 are vertical angles. If m1 = n°, find the m3.

1 2
4 3

a) 180° – n° b) 90° + n° c) n° d) 90° – n°

19. In the figure, 1 and 4 are supplementary angles . If m4 = 60°, find the m1.

1 2
4 3

a) 90° b) 150° c) 30° d) 120°

20. Are UZV and TZU complementary, supplementary, or neither? Explain why or why not.

Explain:
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21. Write and solve an equation to find the measure of angle x.

x 50º

22. Write and solve an equation to find the measure of the complementary angles

(3x + 20)º (x + 10)º

MCC7.G.6 Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and
three- dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

23. A rectangular playground is 85 feet long and 60 feet wide. What is the area of the playground?

C. 29 ft² B. 510 ft² C. 2.550 ft² D. 5,100 ft²

24. What is area of a parallelogram with a base length of 12 yd and a height of 9 yd?

A. 60 yd² B. 90 yd² C. 108 yd² D. 120 yd²

25. A banner is shaped like the triangle shown below.

5cm

9cm
What is the area of the banner?

D. 14 cm² B. 22.5 cm² C. 28 cm² D. 45 cm²

26. What is the circumference of the circle below? (round to the nearest whole number) (use 3.14 for π)
7 ft.

A. 22 ft. B. 11 ft. C. 21 ft. D. 10 ft.

27. A window is shaped like a trapezoid shown below.
9 in.

7 in.

4.5 in.

What is the area of the window?

A. 47.25 in² B. 63 in² C. 141.75 in² D. 283.5 in²

28. What is the area of the circle below? (round to the nearest tenth) (use 3.14 for π)

1.7 in.

A. 10.7 in² B. 5.3 in² C. 9.1 in² D. 10.5 in².

29. A playground area is circular with a diameter of 32 feet. What is the area and circumference of the
playground? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth)

Area: ____________ Circumference: _____________

Use the figure and information given below to answer questions 30-31.

8 in. 5 in.

10 in.

6 in.

30. What is the volume of the triangular prism?

A. 20 in³ B. 100 in³ C. 400 in³ D. 200 in³

31. What is the surface area of the triangular prism?

A. 250 in² B. 230 in² C. 29 in² D. 150 in²

Use the figure and information given below to answer questions 32-33.

2m 8m

6m

32. What is the volume of the above figure?

A. 96 m³ B. 106 m³ C. 48 m³ D. 16 m³

33. What is the surface area of the above figure?

A. 130 m² B. 152 m² C. 192 m² D. 96 m².