uestion 1

Question

A)
Use the image to answer the question.

Triangle upper Y upper X upper Z is divided into triangle upper Y upper B upper A and quadrilateral upper A upper B upper Z upper X by horizontal line upper A upper B.

If AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯∥XY¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
, then what is the relationship between ∠B
and ∠Z
?

Option #1: They are corresponding angles; they are congruent.

Option #2: They are alternate interior angles; they are congruent.

Option #3: They are vertical angles; they are congruent.

Option #4: They are supplementary angles; they are congruent.

(1 point)
The correct response is Option #$$.
Question 2
A)
Use the image to answer the question.

Triangle upper Y upper X upper Z is divided into triangle upper Y upper B upper A and quadrilateral upper A upper B upper Z upper X by horizontal line upper A upper B.

If △AYB∼△XYZ
, and AB=5
, AY=12
, AY=AX
, and BY=BZ
, then what is the length of BZ
? Enter your response as a mixed fraction if needed.

(1 point)
BZ=
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Question 3
A)
Use the image to answer the question.

Triangle upper J upper K upper L is divided into triangle upper P upper K upper Q and quadrilateral upper J upper P upper Q upper L by vertical line upper P upper Q. Point upper P is on line upper J upper K. Point upper Q is on diagonal upper L upper K.

The two triangles are right triangles. If △JKL∼△PKQ
, and JL¯¯¯¯¯¯¯=15
inches, KQ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯=17
inches, and PK¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯=15
inches, then what is the length of LQ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
?

(1 point)
LQ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯=
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Question 4
A)
If two figures are congruent, they are

Option #1: the same shape and size.

Option #2: the same shape, but different sizes.

(1 point)
The correct response is Option #$$.
Question 5
A)A man who is 70 inches tall has a shadow that is 80 inches long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 164 inches long. The shadow of the man and the shadow of the tree form similar triangles. How tall is the tree in inches?(1 point)
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Answer 1

Let's go through each question one by one:

Question 1

Since \( AB \parallel XY \), the angle \( \angle B \) and \( \angle Z \) are alternate interior angles. Therefore, the correct option is: Option #2: They are alternate interior angles; they are congruent.

Question 2

From the similarity \( \triangle AYB \sim \triangle XYZ \), we can set up a proportion based on the corresponding sides: \[ \frac{AY}{AX} = \frac{AB}{YZ} \] Given:

• \( AB = 5 \)
• \( AY = 12 \)
• We know that \( AY = AX \), thus \( AX = 12 \) as well.
• Let \( BY = BZ = x \).

Using the properties of similar triangles, we can express the sides: \[ \frac{AB}{XY} = \frac{AY}{XZ} \]

Since \( BY = BZ \), let's express it:

Using the relationship established, we have: \[ \frac{5}{xz} = \frac{12}{x} \]

Solving using similarity: If \( BY = BZ = x \) then \( YZ = 5 + x \): Using the ratio we can compute \( BZ \): This leads to \( BZ = 4 + 5 = 9\).

However, due to the mistake in previous setup or extra references, from the proportions of similarity, we will say:

If the concrete measures were laid out like \( BY = k \) it would yield: So \( BZ = \frac{5 \times 12}{5} \) If you find rational figures in proportion tend to yield correct lengths, thus BZ comes out to be: BZ = 4, (Assuming it comes from different orientation).

Question 3

To find \( LQ \): By the similarity of triangles \( \triangle JKL \sim \triangle PKQ \): We have: \[ \frac{JL}{PK} = \frac{KL}{KQ} = \frac{JK}{PQ} \] Given:

• \( JL = 15 \)
• \( KQ = 17 \)
• \( PK = 15 \)

We can set ratios as: \[ \frac{15}{15} = \frac{KL}{17} \implies KL = 17 \]

Solving for LQ: From this we would backtrack against \( l_{Q} \) potentially leading through \( QL = 12 \).

Question 4

If two figures are congruent, they are: Option #1: the same shape and size.

Question 5

Using the property of similar triangles: Let the height of the tree be \( h \). We can set up the ratio: \[ \frac{\text{Height of man}}{\text{Length of man's shadow}} = \frac{\text{Height of tree}}{\text{Length of tree's shadow}} \] This gives us: \[ \frac{70}{80} = \frac{h}{164} \] Cross-multiplying leads to: \[ 70 \times 164 = 80 \times h \implies 11480 = 80h \implies h = \frac{11480}{80} \implies h = 143.5 \] Thus, the height of the tree is 143.5 inches.

Please double-check the math and setup for the last parts as they are potentially error-prone when visualizing direct measurement to corresponding triangles.