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Geometry and Measurement
Skills needed to score in this band
SKILL 1: Solve geometry problems involving basic shapes (e.g., triangles, circles, and segments)
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Solve geometry problems involving basic shapes (e.g., triangles, circles, and segments)
Example
In the figure above,
,
, and
lie on the same line.
is the center of the larger circle, and
is the center of the smaller circle. If the radius of the larger circle is
, what is the radius of the smaller circle?
Skills needed to score in the next band
Recall basic mathematical facts about triangles (e.g., properties of isosceles triangles and the 180° angle sum property)
