Geometry Common Core Regents Exam - June 2015 (solutions, examples, worksheets, videos, games, activities) (2024)

Geometry - June 2015 Regents - Questions and solutions 1 - 5

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7. A shipping container is in the shape of a right rectangular prism with a length of 12 feet, a width of 8.5 feet, and a height of 4 feet. The container is completely filled with contents that weigh, on average, 0.25 pound per cubic foot. What is the weight, in pounds, of the contents in the container?
9. Which equation represents a line that is perpendicular to the line represented by 2x - y = 7?

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14. The equation of a circle is x² + y² + 6y = 7. What are the coordinates of the center and the length of the radius of the circle?
(1) center (0,3) and radius 4
(2) center (0,-3) and radius 4
(3) center (0,3) and radius 16
(4) center (0,-3) and radius 16

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19. A gallon of paint will cover approximately 450 square feet. An artist computations. wants to paint all the outside surfaces of a cube measuring 12 feet on each edge. What is the least number of gallons of paint he must buy to paint the cube?

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22. The line 3y = -2x + 8 is transformed by a dilation centered at the origin. Which linear equation could be its image? (1) 2x + 3y = 5
(2) 2x - 3y = 5
(3) 3x + 2y = 5
(4) 3x - 2y = 5

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25. Use a compass and straightedge to construct an inscribed square in circle T shown below. [Leave all construction marks.]
28. The diagram below shows a ramp connecting the ground to a loading platform 4.5 feet above the ground. The ramp measures 11.75 feet from the ground to the top of the loading platform.

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Question 28 starts at 37:40
28. The diagram below shows a ramp connecting the ground to a loading platform 4.5 feet above the ground. The ramp measures 11.75 feet from the ground to the top of the loading platform.
Determine and state, to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation formed by the ramp and the ground.
31. A flagpole casts a shadow 16.60 meters long. Tim stands at a distance of 12.45 meters from the base of the flagpole, such that the end of Tim’s shadow meets the end of the flagpole’s shadow. If Tim is 1.65 meters tall, determine and state the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a meter.
34. In the diagram below, the line of sight from the park ranger station, P, to the lifeguard chair, L, on the beach of a lake is perpendicular to the path joining the campground, C, and the first aid station, F. The campground is 0.25 mile from the lifeguard chair. The straight paths from both the campground and first aid station to the park ranger station are perpendicular.
If the path from the park ranger station to the campground is 0.55 mile, determine and state, to the nearest hundredth of a mile, the distance between the park ranger station and the lifeguard chair.
Gerald believes the distance from the first aid station to the campground is at least 1.5 miles. Is Gerald correct? Justify your answer.
35. The water tower in the picture below is modeled by the two-dimensional figure beside it. The water tower is composed of a hemisphere, a cylinder, and a cone. Let C be the center of the hemisphere and let D be the center of the base of the cone.