AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.

AF 3.2: Express in symbolic form simple relationships arising from geometry.

1 A rectangle has a perimeter of 160 and 3 A square has a perimeter of 12a yards.
a width of b. What is its length? What is its area, in yards2?

A 80 – 2b A 3a

B 160 – 2b B 3a2

C 80 – b C 9a

D 160 – b D 9a2

Which expression represents the Which expression represents the area of the
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perimeter of the rectangle below? parallelogram below?

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A 5b A x·z
B 10b B 2x + 2z
C 10 + b C x·y
D 10 + 2b D 2x + 2y

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AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
AF 3.2: Express in symbolic form simple relationships arising from geometry.

5 Which expression represents the 7 The length of a rectangle is 4 more than its
perimeter of the parallelogram below? width, w. Which expression represents the
area of this rectangle?

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A x·z A 4(w + 4)

B 2x + 2z B w(w + 4)

C x·y C 4w + 8

D 2x + 2y D 4w + 4

A circle has a circumference of 4xπ. The length of a rectangle is 4 more than its
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Which expression represents its width, w. Which expression represents the
diameter? area of this rectangle?

A 2x A 4(w + 4)

B 2xπ B w(w + 4)

C 4x C 4w + 8
D 4xπ D 4w + 4

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AF 3.1: Use variables in expressions describing geometric quantities.
AF 3.2: Express in symbolic form simple relationships arising from geometry.

9 Two sides of a triangle each have a

length of l. The length of the third side
is l + 4. Which expression represents
the perimeter of this triangle?

A 3l + 4

B l2 + 4l

C l3 + 4

D 4l + 8

The width of a rectangular box is

10
double its height. Its length is three
times its height. If its height is h,
which expression represents the
volume of the box?

A 5h3

B 5h

C 6h3
D 6h3

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