1. Without using any examples mentioned in this unit, name five places you would expect
to find fractions used in the world around you. Why do you think fractions would be
appropriate for each example?

answer is

b.

1.67

hope you get this right.

1. which statement below is true for hyperbolic geometry?

answer: d  

the sum of the measures of the angles in a triangle is always less than 180 degrees.

2. identify the statement that is true in spherical geometry.

answer: d  

the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is greater than 180.

3. what can be said about the vertices of an equilateral triangle drawn in poincaré’s system?

answer: b  

the vertices are equidistant from the center of the circle.

4. satellites sputnik, yeltsin, and plekov often temporarily line up in order in a great circle. the circumference of the earth is 24,900 miles, and the satellites orbit at about 150 miles above the surface. if, while in a great circle, sputnik is 9,000 miles from yeltsin, and yeltsin is 10,500 miles from plekov, how far apart are sputnik and plekov?

answer: b  

6,342 miles

5. identify the statement that is true in spherical geometry.

answer: d  

two distinct lines intersect in two points.