Hands-on math!

Washington State Math Olympiad
Hints and Solutions
2016 Grade 5 Geometry

Problem
Hint
1) What is the measure of angle X?
(Figure is not to exact scale)
1. Note the right triangle in this figure.
2. The unlabeled angle of the right triangle is complementary with the 41o angle and is _____ degrees.
3. Angle X is vertical with it and is _____ degrees.

2) The largest angle of an isosceles triangle is 114 degrees. What is the measure of each of the other two angles?

1. The angles of a triangle all add up to ____ degrees.
2. Because the triangle is isosceles, the other two angles are the same measure, which is _____ degrees.

Problem
Hint
3). What is the area of the polygon shown in the figure?
(Figure is not to scale)
Method 1:Cit it up into a triangle and 3 rectangles.
OK, how to cut this up? Many ways, but vertical cuts look the easiest:
1. Draw a vertical cut along the 5 m side of the triangle.
2. Draw a second vertical cut making a little 2 x 3 rectangle in the lower right corner.
3. Compute the area of the triangle = _____ sq. m.
4. Compute the area of the 3 rectangles = _____ sq. m.
5. Add them for the total area of the figure = ____ sq. m.

Method 2: Use area subtraction:
Complete the outer rectangle, compute it's area and subtract the triangle and the rectangle = _____

4) What is the angle between the hour and minute hands of a standard clock face at 5:00 pm?
1. In one hour, the hour hand of a clock moves ___ degrees.
2. At 5 pm, the hour hand makes a _____ degree angle from 12 o'clock.
3. The minute hand is pointed at 0( straight up).
4. The angle between them is ____ degrees.
5) If the trapezoid is moved 6 spaces down and rotated 90o counter clockwise around A. What is the coordinate of B?
  1. Counter clockwise is this way:
  2. The coordinates of B are (___,___) and A is (___,___)
  3. When you move it down 6 spaces, their new coordinates are:
    A = (___,___) and B = (___,___)
  4. Draw these coordinates on the graph.
  5. To rotate one point 90 degrees counterclockwise around another:
    1. Determine the offset of point A from point B by subtracting B from it: A - B = (___,___) - (___,___) = (___,___)
    2. To rotate a point counterclockwise around another you exchange coordinates and negate the y coordinate:
      (x,y) => (-y,x), so B: (___,___) becomes (___,___)
    3. Add the coordinates of A back:
      (___,___) + (___,___) = (___,___)