Lesson

14
Warm Up 14

1. conjecture

2. A

3. B

Lesson Practice 14

a. Line a is perpendicular
to line b and to line
c; lines b and c are
perpendicular

b. b and c are parallel,

so they are not
perpendicular
b c

c. x 2 = 9; x = 3

d. x = -3

e. The mass-volume
ratios are not equal,
so the data provides a
counterexample.

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Practice 14 3. It is possible: first,
double the area and
1. a. No; There are no then find the square
data in the table for root. You will then
a triangle with area have one of the leg
2
less than 10 cm but lengths. Then find
base length 3 cm or the hypotenuse using
greater. the Pythagorean
b. Sample: Theorem. Once you
have determined the leg
lengths, you can find
10 cm
the perimeter by adding
them together.
2.5 cm
4. Sample: ∠AFB and
2. never true; since three ∠BFC, and ∠BFC and
points define a plane, ∠CFD are adjacent
any three points are angle pairs and ∠BFC
always coplanar, or and ∠CFE are a linear
never noncoplanar. pair.

5. 4x + 1

6. 2°

7. a. hypothesis: A shape
is a pentagon.
conclusion: All of its
interior angles are
obtuse.
b. Sample:

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8. B 14. The student found the
difference between the
9. These lines can be used x- and y-coordinates
to define a plane, as the instead of between
three points by which the x-coordinates and
they are named are not the y-coordinates. The
collinear, since they answer should be 2.
are the three vertices
2
of a triangle. A plane 15. About 527 mm
is defined as any three
noncollinear points. 16. If two lines are parallel,
then the alternate
10. a. JKL interior angles are
congruent when they
b. MNO
are cut by a transversal.
c. JKL
17. If the kicker makes a
11. No, they do not need field goal, then the team
to be adjacent; their scores three points.
measures just need to
add up to 90°. 18. If a number is squared,
the result is positive.
12. C A B
19. Sample: a = 1, b = 50
13. hypothesis: one dozen
eggs cost $2.49; 20. isosceles, obtuse
conclusion: two dozen 21. Samples: same-side
eggs cost $4.98. interior angles; any
linear pairs formed

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22. There are an infinite 26. Three non-parallel
number of endpoints. planes can intersect at
If you think about the one point, one line, or
length as the radius of a in three lines any two
circle, then there are an of which are parallel.
infinite number of points If two of the planes
along the outside of a are parallel, then the
circle. intersection of the three
planes will result in two
23. Two of the marked parallel lines and if the
angles are alternate three planes are parallel,
exterior angles and there will not be an
are congruent. By intersection.
the Converse of the
Alternate Exterior 27. 5
Angles Theorem, the
lines are parallel. 28. Sample:

24. To become a theorem,

a conjecture must be 29. 440 ft 2
proved true.
30. a. (0, 0)
25. (-4.5, -0.5), b. Elkton; (1, 1)
(-3.5, 1.5), (-1, -3)

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