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Assignment 1.2 – Linear Measure and Precision
Find the length of each line segment or object.
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Find the precision for each measurement.
5. 120 meters
6. 7
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inches
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Find the measure of each segment.
8. PS
9. AD
10. AC
11. GH
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7. 30.0 millimeters
Find the value of the variable and YZ if Y is between X and Z.
12. XY = 5p, YZ = p, and XY = 25
13. XY = 12, YZ = 2g, and XZ = 28
14. XY = 4m, YZ = 3m, and XZ = 42
15. XY = 2c + 1, YZ = 6c, and XZ = 81
Use the figures to determine whether each pair of segments is congruent.
16. BE , CD
19. TU , SW
17. MP , NP
18. WX , WZ
20. AD , BC
21. CARPENTRY: Jorge used the figure at the right to
make a pattern for a mosaic he plans to inlay on a
tabletop. Name all of the congruent segments in
the figure.
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22. WALKING; Marshall lives 2300 yards from school and 1500 yards
from the pharmacy. The school, pharmacy and his home are all
collinear, as shown in the figure.
What is the total distance from the
pharmacy to the school?
BUILDING BLOCKS: For Exercises 23 and 24, use the following
information.
Lacy’s younger brother has three wooden cylinders. They have
heights 8 inches, 4 inches, and 6 inches and can be stacked one on
top of the other.
23. If all three cylinders are stacked one on top of the other, how high will
the resulting column be? Does it matter in what order the cylinders are
stacked?
24. What are all the possible heights of columns that can be built by
stacking some or all of the cylinders?
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