Prerequisite Skills VOCABULARY CHECK 1. Is the distance from point P to line AB equal to the length of PQ? Explain why or why not. No; PQ is not perpendicular to AB. ANSWER
Prerequisite Skills SKILLS AND ALGEBRA CHECK Simplify the expression. All variables are positive. √(0 – h)2 2. ANSWER h 3. 2m + 2n 2 ANSWER m + n 4. |(x + a) – a| ANSWER x 5. √r2 + r2 ANSWER r√2
Prerequisite Skills SKILLS AND ALGEBRA CHECK PQR has the given vertices. Graph the triangle and classify it by its sides. Then determine if it is a right triangle. 6. P(2, 0), Q(6, 6), and R(12, 2) ANSWER isosceles; not a right triangle 7. P(2, 3), Q(4, 7), and R(11, 3) ANSWER scalene; not a right triangle
Prerequisite Skills SKILLS AND ALGEBRA CHECK Ray AD bisects BAC and point E bisects CB . Find the measurement. 8. CE ANSWER 24 9. m BAC ANSWER 102º 10. m ACB ANSWER 49º
Prerequisite Skills SKILLS AND ALGEBRA CHECK Solve. 11. x2 + 242 = 262 ANSWER ±10 12. 48 + x 2 = 60 ANSWER ±2√3 13. 43 > x + 35 ANSWER x < 8