How to make geometric comparisons

Practice Questions

HSPT Quantitative › How to make geometric comparisons

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Find the relationship between the areas of the following shapes.

a. A square of side length

b. A parallelogram of base and height

c. A triangle with base and height

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Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) area of a circle with a circumference of

b) area of a circle with a radius of

c) area of a circle with a diameter of

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Find the relationship between the perimeters of these shapes.

a. A square with area

b. A circle with diameter

c. A pentagon with side length

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Circle has a radius of inches, a circumference of inches, and an area of inches squared.

Now imagine three other circles:

a) Circle has a radius of

b) Circle has a circumference of

c) Circle has an area of

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Figuires

Examine the above three figures. All three squares have the same area.

Of Figure B and Figure C, which figure(s) have the same area shaded in as does Figure A?

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Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) half the volume of a cube with dimensions inches by inches by inches

b) the volume of a cube with dimensions inches by inches by inches

c) the volume of a cube with dimensions inches by inches by inches

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Find the relationship between the perimeters of the following shapes.

a. Regular hexagon with side length

b. Square with side length

c. Equilateral triangle with side length

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Comparison

, , and each refer to the fractions of their respective figures that are gray.

Which statement is correct?

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Examine (a), (b), and (c) to find the best answer:

a) area of a square with a perimeter of

b) area of a square with a side length of

c) area of a square with a side length of

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Comparison

Note: Figures NOT drawn to scale.

In the above diagram, let , , and represent the radii of their respective circles.

Which is a correct statement?

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