EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

Strand:

Number Sense and Algebra

Overall Expectation:

By the end of this course, students will demonstrate an

understanding of the exponent rules of multiplication and
division, and apply them to simplify expressions.

1. Meg has been asked to

determine the value of the
numerical expression below.
2 400
23
396
2

Which of the following is the

value of Megs expression?
A

J 1024a4b9
3. Which of the following fish
tanks would contain an
amount of water represented
by the expression V=24x2y
when completely full?
A

4x
3y
2y

2. Expressions for the base area

and volume of a prism are given
below.

6x

4x

Base area = 16ab3

y

Volume = 64a3b6

8x

8y

Which expression represents the

height of the prism?
F

4a2b3

4a3b3

1024a3b9

8y

9x

12x

3y

4. Asha receives $10 000.

5. Which of the following

expressions is equivalent to

Asha keeps half his money and

gives the rest to Bertha.

the expression

Bertha keeps half his money

and gives the rest to Calvin.

34
12

Calvin keeps half his money and

gives the rest to Dane.

32

93

14

Dane keeps half his money and

gives the rest to Evanna.
Which expression shows the
dollar amount of money that
Evanna receives from Dane?
F

10 000 24

5000

10000

2500 2

1 1

2 2
1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2

94
.
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EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

Strand:

Number Sense and Algebra

Overall Expectation:

By the end of this course, students will manipulate numerical

and polynomial expressions, and solve first-degree
equations.

1. A rectangular field has a

perimeter of (10a 6) metres
and a width of 2a metres.

3. Theo plans to purchase a

new long-distance telephone
plan called the Silver Plan.
Under this plan, the
telephone company
determines the monthly cost
using the following charges.

2a

Which expression represents the

length of this field?
A

8a 6

12a 6

3a 3

3a2 3

The base fee is

$30/month, which
includes up to 150
minutes of long distance.
The cost of all minutes
over 150 each month is
$0.15/minute.
With the Silver Plan, how
much will it cost Theo to talk
long-distance for 230
minutes over one month?

2. Which value of x satisfies the

equation
5 2x = 9?
F

x=-7

x=-2

x=2

x=3

$12.00

$34.00

$42.00

$64.50

15x2 5x

6x2 + 4x

4. Alexs Rose Shop makes up

bouquets and charges for the
vase, plus a cost per rose.

6. While experimenting with a

toy rocket, Dan determines
that he can model the
rockets height, h, in metres,
with respect to time, t, in
seconds, using the equation

The shop charges $32.85 for

a bouquet of 12 roses.
The shop charges $50.85 for
a bouquet of 20 roses.

What does Alexs Rose Shop

charge for a vase?

1 2
t
2

$18.00

$8.00

Which calculation correctly

finds the value of h when t =
10?

$5.85

$2.74

25

5. Simplify the following

expression:

6x2 5x + 3

6x2 6x

1
10 2
2
1
20
2
10

3x(2x + 3) 5x
F

1
10 2
2
52

1
10 2
2
1
100
2
50

7.

8.

$37.70

$62.00

1
10 2
2
1
100
4
25

If x = 3, what is the value of 2x2

+ 5x?
A

21

27

33

51

9. The formula

What is the approximate

boiling point of water at an
altitude of 5951 m?

$35.00

38oC

62oC

96oC

156oC

10. Sabeeta expands and

simplifies the expression
below.

What is the cost of printing 900

leaflets?
$27.00

h
156

gives waters boiling point,

B, in degrees Celsius at an
altitude of h metres.

The cost, C, in dollars to print n

leaflets is given by the formula
C = 35 + 0.03n.

B 100

2(3x2 5x) + 4x(7 + x)

Which expression is
equivalent to the one above?

6x2 + 22x

10x2 + 18x

10x2 38x

28x2

Open Response Questions

11 Sales Goals
Alexis works part-time at a clothing store. She is paid an hourly rate
of $10.25/h and also earns a commission of 3.5% of her total weekly
sales.
Alexis works at the store 12 hours a week.
If Alexiss goal is to earn $150 every week, what do her total weekly
sales need to be?
Show your work.

12 Disc-ussion
Tyler, Raven and Deb are discussing the number of CDs they each
own. The following statements are true:
Tyler owns 5 more than twice the number of CDs Raven owns.
Deb owns three times as many CDs as Tyler.
Using x to represent the number of CDs Raven owns, write an
expression for the number of CDs the three friends own. Show your
work and simplify your answer.

EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

Strand:
Overall Expectations:

Linear Relations
By the end of this course, students will;
demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of a
linear relation;
connect various representations of a linear relation.

1. A submarine is submerging. The

graph shows the distance below
sea level the submarine has
descended over time.

If the trend continues, what

will Natashas annual salary
be in the 8th year?

How far below sea level has the

submarine descended after 24
min?
A

300 m

325 m

C
350
m

Time
(in hours)

Distance
(km)

10

First
differences
?

100

1000

10000

D
375
m

$40 000

$43 200

$46 400

$49 600

Soheila needs to calculate the

first differences for the relations
below.
Which relation will she find is
linear?
A

2. Natasha works for a

computer company. The
table shows her annual
salary in the last five years.

Year
1
2
3
4
5
8

Annual Salary
($)
32 000
33 600
35 200
36 800
38 400

Time
(in hours)

Distance
(km)

25

30

35

45

Time
(in hours)

Distance
(km)

20

First
differences

G
?
?
?

First
differences

?
5

30
?

40
?

60

Time
(in hours)

Distance
(km)

10

60

First
differences
?

55

50

45

?
?

4. The following tables express

distance, in metres, as a
function of time, in seconds.
Which table represents a
linear relation?
F

The

Time
(s)

Distance
(m)

236

231

216

191

Time
(s)

Distance
(m)

Time
(s)

Distance
(m)

28

46

50

64

charges on a monthly water bill

are
$0.86
Time
Distance
per
m3 of
(s)
(m)
water
used
0
16
plus a
1

12

service charge of $4.49.

Let C = total charge, in dollars, and
w = total amount of water used, in m3
9

the total cost, in dollars, and

n is the number of days.
Company

Which equation represents the

relationship between C and w?
A

C = 4.49 0.86w

C = 4.49w + 0.86

C = 4.49 + 0.86w

Equation

Rentway

C = 20n +
100

Cheapies
rentals

C = 25n + 50

Cars Cars
Cars

C = 50n

Drive Away

C = 15n +125

Which company should she

choose if she is planning to
rent the car for at least 10
days?

C = (4.49 + 0.86)w

6. Temira needs to rent a car.

She considers the following
price equations, where C is
10

Rentway

Cheapies rentals

Cars Cars Cars

Drive Away

C
Two Internet service providers
are competing.

D
C = 0.05t + 8
8. A computer decreases in
value over time. The
relationship between the
value of the computer, v, in
dollars after t years is
written as the equation
v = -300t + 2100

The equation C = 0.04t + 10

represents the relationship
between the total cost, C,
charged by Internet Connections
and the time, t.

A line representing the

relationship is graphed.
Value of computer ($)

7.

C = 0.03t + 9

C = 0.04t + 10

t
0
What
doesTime
the
v-intercept
of
(in years)
the line represent?

Surf Away wants always to be

cheaper than Internet
Connections.
Which of the following equations
represents this situation?
A

C = 15

C = 0.02t + 11

11

The decrease in value

per year

The initial value of the

computer

The number of years

until the value is $0

The number of years

the computer will work

9.

A student council is selling

tickets to a video dance for $5
each. The cost of the disc jockey
and the equipment is $1200.
Which of the following graphs
represents the relationship
between the profit in dollars
made by the student council and
the number of tickets sold?

10. The graph below shows a

non-linear relationship
between temperature and
wind speed.

A
Which table of values
represents this non-linear
relationship?
F

G
C

12

Wind speed
(km/h)

Temperature
(oC)

-20

10

-30

20

-40

30

-50

Wind speed
(km/h)

Temperature
(oC)

-20

10

-25

20

-35

30

-50

Wind speed
(km/h)

Temperature
(oC)

-20

10

-40

20

-60

30

-80

13. Which table shows a linear

relationship between x and y?
A

x
1
2
3
4

y
1
4
9
16

x
1
2
3
4

y
2
4
8
16

x
1
2
3
4

y
10
20
30
40

x
1
2
3
4

y
10
100
1000
1000
0

Wind speed
(km/h)

Temperature
(oC)

-20

10

-35

20

-50

14. One
30
-65
spring
afternoon, Michael records
the outside temperature
every hour in the table
below.
Tim
e (h)

Temperat
ure (oC)

12

9.3

13

11.7

14

14.1

15

16.5

16

18.9

17

21.3

What is the rate of change

of the temperature in
relation to time?

13

2.4 oC/h

2 oC/h

0.9 oC/h

0.42 oC/h

15. The equation P = 1.2 + 0.06n

represents the relationship
between P, the total printing
cost, in dollars, and n, the
number of advertisements
printed.
Which of the following
statements is true about this
relationship?
A

The flat fee to print is $0.06.

The printing cost per

advertisement is $1.20.

The flat fee to print is $1.26.

The printing cost per

advertisement is $0.06.

16. Bizni is 1 m from a motion

detector when he starts
walking. The graph
produced by the graphing
calculator is shown below.
D(M)

T(s)

How could Bizni change his

walk to produce a graph
with a negative rate of
change?
A

14

by walking farther away

from the motion
detector at a constant
speed

by increasing his speed

and walking away from
the motion detector

by walking toward the

motion detector at a
constant speed

D by jumping up and down

in front of the motion
detector

Open Response Questions

17 To Colour or Not to Colour
The graph to the right
shows the cost to print a
document at the
Graphics Shop. Line A
represents the cost of
printing the document in
colour. Line B
represents the cost to
print it with black ink
only.

Line A
(colour)

Line B
(black ink only)

For a 500-page
document, how much
more will it cost to print
in colour than with black
ink only?
Show your work.

18 Selenas Stroll
15

The graph to the right represents 4 segments of Selenas morning

walk.
Describe the four segments of Selenas walk.

Hint:
Include information about
direction
distance
time and
speed, in m/min.

19 Berries for Picking

Sanya has a summer job picking berries at a farm. Each day, she is
paid a
base salary, plus an amount for each basket she fills with berries.
The equation W = 15 + 1.25n represents the relationship between
Sanyas
daily wage, W, in dollars, and the number of baskets she fills, n.
a) Graph the relationship represented by the equation
.
b) Explain what the slope of the line means in relation to picking
berries.
c) Determine the number of baskets that Sanya must fill to have
a daily wage of $70. Show your work.
d) Sanyas brother picks cucumbers at another farm. His payment
structure is represented on the graph below.

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He is offered a new payment structure of $2.00 per basket but no

daily base salary.
Should Sanyas brother accept this new payment structure?
Explain your answer.

EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

1.

Strand:

Linear Relations

Overall Expectation:

By the end of this course, students will apply datamanagement techniques to investigate relationships
between two variables.

Duncan records the outside

temperature at noon each
day. He also records the
heating cost per day.

The graph shows a scatter

plot and a line of best fit for
his data.
By approximately how much
does the heating cost per
day decrease when the
outside temperature
increases by 5?

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$1
J

$3

$5

D
$7
2. Karen collects data on the
heights, in centimetres, and
the ages, in years, of seven
students in the school
cafeteria. She enters the
data into lists, using a
graphing calculator.

Which of the following

scatter plots best matches
the data points?
F

The graph below represents the

relationship between the height,
h, in metres, and the age, a, in
years, of a tree.

What is the approximate height

of the tree if it is 10 years old?
A

10.5 m

8.5 m

6.5 m

4.5

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4. Sergio sells 7 models of CD

players. The table shows the
unit cost of each model and
the number of CD players of
that model sold in the past
month.
Model

Unit cost ($)

Number sold

55

11

70

14

90

17

100

21

120

24

150

29

200

41

Which statement about the

relationship between the unit
cost and the number of CD
players sold is true?
F

There is no relationship
between the unit cost
and the number sold.
As the unit cost
increases, the number
sold decreases.

As the unit cost

increases, the number
sold is constant.

As the unit cost

increases, the number
sold increases.

The following scatter plot shows

the relationship between N, the
number of pages in Annies
textbook that she has left to
read, and t, the time in minutes
she spends reading the book.
N A(10,95)

B(50,75)

Which equation represents the

line above?
A

1
N t 100
2

1
N t 200
2

N t 100

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N t 200

Which of the following

statements does the data in
the graph most likely
suggest about the cubes?

6. For a new game, Xiao makes

two numbered cubes: one
green and one red. She
randomly assigns numbers
an the six faces of each of
the cubes, possibly
repeating some numbers.
She rolls the red and the
green cubes together nine
times. She displays the
results in a graph.

Each cube has fewer

than 6 distinct numbers
on its faces, as some
numbers are repeated on
the cubes faces.

Each cube has 6 distinct

numbers on its faces, as
no numbers are repeated
on the cubes faces.

The green cube has

fewer than 6 distinct
numbers on its faces, as
some numbers are
repeated on the cubes
faces.

The red cube has fewer

than 6 distinct numbers
on its faces, as some
numbers are repeated on
the cubes faces.

Open Response Questions

7

Thrill Rides
Susanna travels to different amusement parks to ride 15 roller
coasters and collect data about each ride.
She constructs a scatter plot to show the relationship between the
total length of the ride, l, in metres, and the maximum height of
its peaks, h, in metres.

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a)

Draw a line of best fit to represent the data.

b) Determine an equation for your line of

best fit. Justify your answer.
c)

Susanna rides another roller coaster.

The length of the ride on this roller
coaster is 500 m.
Determine its maximum height, using
your results from part a) or b).
Justify your answer.

d) Susanna collects data about the relationship

between the cost of each ride, C, in dollars,
and the time the ride lasts, t, in seconds.
She plots the data on the graph to the right.
Susanna graphs the equation C = 0.05t.
She notices that its line is not the line of
best fit.
Describe how to change the equation
so that it represents the equation of a line of
best fit for her data.
Justify your answer.
Number of Plans
8 Population
Population

years
(in millions),
since 2000,
P the population of Canada. He finds data for the
Alvint is researching
year 2001 and predictions for every 5 years after that, as shown
1
31.1
below.
6
32.2
11
33.4
16
34.4
21
35.4
21
26
36.2

Determine an algebraic model for Alvins data, and use it to make a

reasonable prediction for the population of Canada in 2036

EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

Strand:
Overall Expectation:

Analytic Geometry
By the end of this course, students will;
determine the relationship between the form of an equation and
the shape of its graph with respect to linearity and non-linearity;

22

 determine, through investigation, the properties of the slope

and y-intercept of a linear relation.

1.

Which of the following equations

is not represented by a straight
line on a graph?
A

x = 3y 4

y = - 2x

x=4

y = 2x2 2
What is the slope?

2.

Salazar is asked to graph the

linear relation represented by 2x
3y + 6 = 0.
What is the y-intercept of this
line?
F

-6

-2

4
5

5
4

4
5

The following graph shows the

quadrilateral ABCD.

3. Imagine the graph for the

relation
4x 5y + 20 = 0.
23

2
x 2?
3

Which of the following

statements is false?
F

AD is parallel to BC.

DC is parallel to AB.

CB is perpendicular to AB.

DA is perpendicular to AB.

Line 1

5. Which graph represents the

relation

Line 3

The grid below shows the graphs

of four linear relations.
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Line 4

Line 2

y=x2
y = 2 4x
y = x2 + 8

Which of the following matches

the line with its equation?
F
G
H
J

Line 1:
Line 2:
Line 3:
Line 4:

one

two

three

none

8. Rearrange 4y x = 8 so that
it is in the form y = mx + b.

3
y x5
2

y x8

y x 2

1
y x2
4

2 x 3 y 12 0

3
x5
2

2 x 3 y 12 0

1
x2
4

9. What is the equation of the

line that passes through the
point (2,0) and is parallel to
the line y = -3x + 4?

7. How many of these

equations represent straight
lines?

25

y = 3x + 2

y = 3x + 6

y = -3x + 2

y = -3x + 6

10. The equations y = -x 5 and y =

3 represent straight lines that
intersect. y
st

nd

2 quadrant 1 quadrant

O
3rd quadrant

(3,-2)

D (-2,3)
12. A is the point (-2,1), B is the
point (1,-4) and D is the
point (1,6).
y

4th quadrant

In which quadrant do they

intersect?
F

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

If ABCD is a rhombus, which

of the following points is
point C?

(2,3)

(3,2)

11. What are the coordinates of the

point of intersection of the lines
y = -x + 1 and
x = 3?
y

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(1,1)

(1,4)

(4,1)

(4,4)

Open Response Questions

13 Lineup
The line

1
x 50
5

passes through only one pair of points below.

.D
.B

.C
40

.A
x

Which pair of points could the line pass through? Justify your
response.

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EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Academic Mathematics

Strand:

Measurement and Geometry

Overall Expectations:

By the end of this course, students will;

determine, through investigation, the optimal values of
various measurements;
solve problems involving the measurements of twodimensional shapes and the surface areas and volumes of
three-dimensional figures;

1. Elisa wants to pack CD cases

into a storage box.
1 cm

12.5 cm
14 cm

2. The floor plan of the lobby of

a hotel is shown below.

10 cm

28 cm
38 cm

What is the largest number of

CD cases Elisa can pack inside
the covered storage box?
A

about 40

about 50

about 60

about 70

Which of the following

formulas is not useful to
determine the area of part of
the lobby?
F

28

bh
2

r 2
2

4
r 3
3

The volume of the volleyball

is 9 times the volume of the
tennis ball.

The surface area of the

volleyball is 9 times the
surface area of the tennis
ball.

The surface area of the

volleyball is 27 times the
surface area of the tennis
ball.

J lw
3. Hunaid is wrapping the gift shown
below.

h
w

5. Examine the tent below.

l
Which formula should he use to
determine the amount of
wrapping paper he needs to
cover the box?

4.

V lwh

A lw

P 2l 2 w

SA 2( wh lw lh)

1.7 m

1.5 m
2.5 m

1.5 m

Which of the following is the

surface area of the tent,
including the ends and the
floor?

If the diameter of a volleyball is

three times the diameter of a
tennis ball, which statement
below is true?
F

The volume of the volleyball

is 3 times the volume of the
tennis ball.
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4.6 m2

10.5 m2

C
D

6.

14.5 m2
20.0 m2

Brad has a cylindrical metal

container that is open at the top.
He wants to paint the outer
surfaces of the container,
including the bottom.

2( (20) 2 (20)(50))cm 2

( ( 20) 2 2 ( 20)(50))cm 2

7. The positions of the water

fountain, the picnic table and
the swings at a local park are
shown below.
Picnic Table

20 cm

24 m
50 cm

15 m

Swings
Water Fountain

Which expression should he use

to calculate the area to be
painted?
F

( 20)(50)cm 2

2 ( 20)(50)cm 2

The Pythagorean theorem

was used to determine the
distance, metres, from the
water fountain to the swings.

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Which of the following is the

closest to this distance?
A

28 m

19 m

15 m

8.

The shaded part starts full of

sand. The sand empties into the
unshaded cone and fills it top
the top. What is the height of
the unshaded cone?
F

6.0 cm

8.3 cm

9.7 cm

12.5 cm

9m

Sand is being poured from one

container to another, as shown
below. The sand flows from the
shaded part to the unshaded
5 cm
cone.

9. Box A and Box B have about

the same volume. The cost
to make a box depends on
the amount of cardboard
used.
Box A

4 cm

..
.
. .
..
....
...

20 cm

2 cm

20 cm

55 cm
Box B

6 cm

28 cm

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28 cm
28 cm

Which of the following

statements is correct?
A

Box B costs less; it uses

48cm3 less cardboard to
make.

Box A costs less; it uses

290cm3 less cardboard to
make.

Box B costs less; it uses

496cm2 less cardboard to
make.

Box A costs less; it uses

496cm2 less cardboard to
make

Open Response Questions

10 Big Bridge
The dimensions of a side of a bridge are shown in the diagram
below. The arches are semicircles with the same radius.
20 m

8m

3m

2m

3m

Determine the area of the side of the bridge shown. Show your
work.

11 Pizza Puzzle

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One weekend, a pizza shop offers two specials for the same price.
The pizzas are always the same thickness.

Galileo Special

FIBONACCI SPECIAL

One Pizza

Two Pizzas

25 cm

25 cm

Determine the diameter of the Galileo Special if the two specials

contain the same amount of pizza. Show your work.

12 Calculating Crates
The Ultraflight Golf Ball Company is designing new
shipping crates for its golf balls.
The company requires large crates with a volume of
64 000 cm3 for shipping boxes of golf balls. The table
below gives data about five different crates with heights of 25cm.
. ...
......
. . . . . ..

Crate

Height = 25 cm
Length

Crate

Length
(cm)

Width
(cm)

Height
(cm)

1
2
3
4
5

128
102.4
80
64
50.6

20
25
32
40
50.6

25
25
25
25
25

Volume
(cm3)
V=lwh
64 000
64 000
64 000
64 000
64 000

Surface Area
(cm3)
SA=2(wh+lw+lh)
12 520
11 500
?
10 320
10 180

Width

a) Determine the surface area of Crate 3. Show your work.

b) In the table, Crate 5 has the smallest surface area.
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Describe the relationship between the length and width that

makes it have the smallest surface area. Justify your answer.
c) The company designs a new crate with a volume of 64 000
cm3. Its height is
40 cm.
Use the relationship you found in b) to determine the length and
width of the crate with the smallest surface area. Justify your
answer.
d) Golf balls come in packages of three.
The radius of each golf ball is 2 cm.

12 cm

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. . . . . ..

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......
. . . . . ..

How much wasted space (air) is in the package? Show your

work.
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4 cm

13 Choc-o-Can

Sweet Shapes is a company that makes chocolate. Each year, the

company produces a new can for its specialty chocolates. This
years can is illustrated below. The top of the can swings open for
easy access.

Chocol
ates

15 cm

Derek makes a sketch of the bottom of the can and records the
measurements below.
10 cm

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20 cm

4 cm

a) Determine the area of the bottom of the can. Show your work.
b) The can contains individually wrapped chocolates that take up
about 28 cm3 of space.
Determine how many chocolates a container of height 15cm will
hold.
Show your work.
c) Next year Sweet Shapes will produce a cylindrical can for
chocolates. The can will contain 75 wrapped chocolates, each
with a volume of 19 cm3. This can will also have a height of 15
cm.
Determine the radius of this can. Show your work.
15 cm

Chocol
ates

EQAO Practice Booklet Grade Nine Applied Mathematics

1.

Strand:

Measurement and Geometry

Overall Expectations:

By the end of this course, students will determine, through

investigation facilitated by dynamic geometry software,
geometric properties and relationships involving twodimensional shapes, and apply the results to solving
problems.

Determine the value of x.

30o

48

x = 18o

x = 30o

x = 48o

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D
2.

x = 78o

ABC is an equilateral triangle.

BC is extended to D so that
CAD = 25o.
A
25o
?
B

What is the measure of ADC?

F

ABCD is a quadrilateral.

25

35o

45o

J 55o
3. Determine the measure of x. B

D
4x

3x

2x

What is the measure of BAD?

130

47o

x = 18o

x = 30o

x = 78o

x = 83o

108o

120o

132o

144o

Examine the figure below.

F
72o

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7. In the diagram below, line

segment EB bisects ABD.
What is the measure of FEG?
A

60o

x = 36o

x = 54o

x = 60

x = 72o

6. A flowerpot hangs from a

brace.
MNQ and MNP form the
brace.

70o

60o

65o

70o

D 130o
In the figure, BC is extended to
D. BAC = 42o and ACD = 105o.

Q
M
N

What is the measure of

ABE?

110o
30o

42O

105O
C

What is the value of x?

What is the value of ABC?

22o

30o

33o

40o

42o

50o

52o

63o

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Open Response Questions

9 Deck Boards
Sonya is building a rectangular deck in her backyard. The deck will
have support beams running through the centre, making 4 isosceles
triangles, as shown below.

37o

Determine the values of x and y. Justify your answers.

10 Wind in the Sail

Marco is designing a new sail for his windsurfer.
The bottom part of the sail is made of two rectangles.
A

A bar labeled ED crosses the two rectangles.

D
o

145
Determine the measures of w and y in the diagram
below.
B
w
y

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E

Justify your answers.

11 Pauls Quilt
Pauls grandmother wants to use quilt pieces to make an eightpointed star like the one shown.
Eight-Pointed Star

130o

Her quilt pieces are in the shape of a rhombus with two angles of
130o.
Is it possible to make an eight-pointed star using copies of her
quilt piece?
Justify your answer.

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