Chapter 3 Review Questions

________1. Choose the word that correctly completes the following postulate:
A line passing through two distinct points in one plane _______ lies completely in
that plane.
(1) always
(3) never
(2) sometimes (4) this statement is not a postulate
________2. Which of the following statements is a false statement?
(1) Three noncollinear points determine a plane.
(2) A line contains at least two points.
(3) Through any two distinct points there exists exactly one line.
(4) Any three points always lie on a distinct line.
________3. Which of the following is an example of the Symmetric Property of Equality?
(1) If x = 5, then x + 4 = 5 + 4
(3) If y = x + 4, then x + 4 = y.
(2) If x 5 = y and y = 4, then x 5 = 4.
(4) x 5 = x 5

________4. If PQ = 3 and PQ + RS = 5, then 3 + RS = 5 is an example of which property?

(1) reflexive property of equality
(3) substitution property of equality
(2) symmetric property of equality
(4) transitive property of equality
________5. In the accompanying diagram,
which of the following planes is
parallel to plane ABC?
(1) plane ABF
(2) plane BCG
(3) plane FJH
(4) plane EDI
________6. Which is the equation of a line that
is parallel to the line whose equation is
y = 2x 5?
(1) y = 2x 5
(2) y = 1 x 5
2

G
F
H

J
I
C

E
D

(3) y = 2x + 5
(4) y = 5x 2
________7. What must be the value of x for line a to be
parallel to line b?
(1) 1
8

(2) 8
(3) 19
(4)

2
71
2

(4x + 3)

35

________8. In the accompanying diagram,

6 and 3 are
(1) corresponding angles
(2) consecutive interior angles
(3) alternate interior angles
(4) alternate exterior angles

2
3

5
8

6
m

________9. What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (3,1) and is parallel to the
line whose equation is y = 6x 4.
(1) y = 1 x + 3
(2) y = 6x + 17
(3) y = 6x 17
(4) y = 6x 3
6

______10.

In the accompanying diagram PQ RS.

What is the measure of 1 ?
(1) 34
(2) 56
(3) 124
(4) 134

56

S
1

11. Solve the equation 2(3x + 5) = 4x + 12 for x and justify each step of your solution with a property of
equality. Add additional steps as needed and number each step.
1. 2(3x + 5) = 4x + 12
1. Given

2.

2.

12. Point A has coordinates (6,7) and point B has coordinates (12,9).
a) What is the equation of the line that includes A and B?

b) What is the midpoint of AB ?

c)

What is the equation of the lie that is perpendicular to AB and includes the midpoint of AB ?

d) The line whose equation you wrote in part c is called the ___________________
of AB .

13. In the accompanying diagram, line l is parallel to line m.

If m 1 = 4x + 10 and m 3 = 7x + 16, find the measure of angle 2.
l

2
3

14. In the accompanying diagram, AB CB.

If m 1 = 7x +13 and m 2 = 2x + 5, find m 1 .
D

1
A

15. In each of the following, a true statement about the diagram is given. Write a second statement that
must also be true and state a reason as a conditional statement.
a.

1 2

______________________________

l
1

_____________________________________________

b.

line l // line m

______________________________

l
1

____________________________________________

c.

line l // line m ________________________________

____________________________________________
k

d.

k and j are lines AND 1 2 __________________

1

____________________________________________
e.

AB CB AND 1 and 2 are acute angles ___________

D

______________________________________________

1
A

16. Write a two column proof .

Given: AB EF , B is the midpoint of AC ,
and E is the midpoint of DF .
Prove: AC DF

F
E
D
A

Statements
1. AB EF , B is the midpoint of AC ,

Reasons
1. Given

and E is the midpoint of DF .

2.

AB BC and DE EF

2. _________________________________

3.

DE BC

3. __________________________________

4.

AB BC DE EF

4.__________________________________

5.

6.

AB BC AC
DE EF DF

AC DF

5.__________________________________

6.__________________________________

17. Graph each pair of lines. Use their slopes to determine whether they are parallel, perpendicular, or
neither. Explain your answer!
KL and MN for K(4, 4), L(2, 3), M(3, 1), and N(5, 1)