Mark as true any statement that is always true. Mark as false any statement that is never true or that is not necessarily true. Be able to justify your answers.

1. The sentence “a:b = c:d” is a ratio.

2.

3. The mean proportional of m and n is



4. If three angles of one triangle are congruent to three angles of a second triangle, then the

triangles are similar.

5. If two triangles are similar, then they are congruent.


1. F—It is a proportion.
2. T
3. F—The mean proportional is ?mn
4. T
5. F: There are many counterexamples.

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A. = 5t2 + tan t + 4 - 5?2
B. = t2 + tan t + 4 - ?2
C. = t2 + cot t + 4 - ?2
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A. -2 B. -14 C. 7 D. 14

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A. Neither Truck 1 nor Truck 2 can pass under the bridge. B. Truck 2 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 1 cannot. C. Truck 1 can pass under the bridge, but Truck 2 cannot. D. Both Truck 1 and Truck 2 can pass under the bridge.

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Use the given information to find the exact value of the trigonometric expression.tan ? = ; ? < ? < Find sin(2?).

A.
B.
C. - 
D. - 

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