HSPT Quantitative › How to make geometric comparisons
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
,
, and
each refer to the fractions of their respective figures that are gray.
Which statement is correct?
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
Note: Figures NOT drawn to scale.
In the above diagram, let ,
, and
represent the radii of their respective circles.
Which is a correct statement?