GED Practice - Geometry and Measure

A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a 30-foot wall. The bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wall. How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall? 

• 1.7
• 6
• 12
• 17.5

The drawing above shows CD parallel to AB. If AB = 4 miles, BP = 3 miles, and CP = 6 miles, how many miles is it from C to D? 

• 4.0
• 5.0
• 6.5
• 8.0

In the figure above, <RXT measures 90˚. Which other angle(s) is a complement of <a?

• <b only
• <d only
• <c only
• <c and <d

In ∆ABC above, how many degrees are in <B? 

• 42 deg
• 48 deg
• 58 deg
• 138 deg

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

The perimeter of a square flower bed is 100 feet. What is the area of the flower bed in square feet? 

• 25
• 100
• 400
• 625

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

One of the first electronic computers was in the shape of a huge box. It was 96 feet long and 2.5 feet wide. The amount of space inside was approximately 3,000 cubic feet. How many feet high was the computer? 

• 1.25
• 12.50
• 27.60
• 125.00

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.G.B.6

Which of the following could be the measures of the three angles of a triangle?

• 20 - 40 - 110 deg
• 20 - 40 - 130 deg
• 30 - 50 - 90 deg
• 30 - 50 - 100 deg

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

In the diagram, what is the measure of angle x?

• 30
• 60
• 90
• 120

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

The longest side of a certain right triangle is 10 units long. Another side is 6 units long. Which of the following represents the length of the triangle’s third side?

• √(10² + 6²)
• √10² + √6²
• √10² – √6²
• √(10² – 6²)

A square piece of cloth is cut from a larger square as in the figure above. The corners of the smaller square are the midpoints of the sides of the larger square. How much cloth, in square centimeters, is left over?

• 16
• 32
• 64
• 128