Geometry Summer

Readiness Packet

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 Welcome to Geometry!
One goal of Skyline High School is to promote increased math performance at all grade levels.
Completing the Geometry Summer Readiness Packet allows each school, student, and parent/guardian
to work together to achieve this goal. Students who complete the summer geometry math packet will be
able to

• Increase retention of math concepts

• Improve and raise the level of math performance
• Work toward closing the gap in students understanding
• Appl math concepts to performance tasks
• Successfully complete Geometry by the end of the year
Student Responsibilities
Students will be able to improve their own math performance by:

• Completing the summer math packet

• Reviewing math skills throughout the summer, and
• Returning the math packet to next year’s math teacher by August 5th
___________________________________ _________________ __________________
Student Signature Grade Date
Parent/Guardian Responsibilities
Parent/Guardians will be able to promote student success in math by:

• Supporting the math goal at Skyline High School

• Monitoring student completion of the summer math packet
• Encouraging student, us of math concepts in summer activities, and
• Insuring the return of the summer math packet to school by August 5th
_________________________________________ ___________________
Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Students who complete and turn in this packet with work shown by Monday,
August 5th will receive a treat! 🙂
In addition to the examples and explanations in this packet, here is a list of other helpful resources if you get stuck along the way.
Khan Academy Take control of your learning by working on the skills you choose at your own pace.
Algebasics has video tutorials explaining the basics of algebra, equations, ratio and proportion, absolute value, polynomials, factoring, linear
equations, radicals, applications, and much more. Algebra-Class.com offers help with solving equations, graphing equations, writing equations,
inequalities, functions, exponents and monomials, polynomials, and the quadratic formula.
Algebra.help contains lessons on topics that include equations, simplifying, factoring, distribution, and trinomials, as well as equation
calculators and worksheets.
Algebra Help covers topics such as fractions, percents, decimals, algebraic expressions, addition, multiplication, and word problems. Each
section includes explanations and examples. College-Cram.com allows students to choose the algebra subject they are struggling with from a
drop-down menu, select the appropriate chapter, and pick resources. The pages will feature formula solvers, bottomless worksheets, flashcards,
quizzes, interactive overviews, and brief lessons and study sheets.
Interactive Mathematics has a large section on algebra, including information on factoring and fractions, the quadratic equation, exponents and
radicals, systems of equations, and more.
Math Expression has videos, worksheets, and lessons to help you develop your algebra skills. Math topics include algebra, exponents,
symmetry, fractions, measurements, angles, and more. The site also includes a list of useful resources.
Purplemath contains lessons with explanations on everything from absolute value and negative numbers to intercepts, variables, and factoring.
In addition, this site includes a forum that allows students to ask questions and receive answers, as well as a list of homework tips and
guidelines.

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 Table of Contents:
Order of Operations (Simplifying Expressions) ……………………… page 4

Evaluating Expressions …………………………………………………… page 5

Solving Two-Step Linear Equations …………………………………….. page 6 – 7

Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations ……………………………………. page 8 – 9

Coordinate Grid ……………………………………………………………… page 10

Slope…………………………………………………………………………… page 11 – 12

Graphing a Linear Equation y = mx + b …………. ……………………... page 13 – 14

Writing the Equation of a Line y = mx + b………………………………. page 15 – 16

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions – Combining Like Terms ……… page 17 – 18

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions – Distributive Property ………… page 19 – 20

Circles ………………………………………………………………………… page 21 – 22

Area of Figures ……………………………………………………………… page 23 – 24

Properties of Equality ……………………………………………………… page 25 – 26

Graphing Horizontal & Vertical Lines …………………………………… page 27

Math in the Real World: Interview …………..…………………………… page 28

Family Math Tree …………………………………………………………… page 29

ANSWER KEYS:
It is encouraged for students to check their own answers for each assignment and go back to correct the
ones they missed on their own.

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 1st: Parentheses
Order of Operations (Simplifying Expressions)
To simplify expressions with several operations, 2nd: Exponents
do them in this order:
Then: Multiplication
Show all steps below the original left to right
problem, and work down the page Division
instead of across.
Example: 5 + 3  4 Last: Addition
left to right
Mult. 1 : 5 + 12 = 17
st Subtraction

1. 2  10 + 10 = _______ 2. 12  3 + 1 = _______ 3. 32 + 2 = _______

4. (3 + 2)2 = _______ 5. 6 + 8  2 = _______ 6. (6 + 8)  2 = _______

7. -2(-20 – 5) = _______ 8. 15 – 20  2 = _______ 9. 42 – 15  3 = _______

10. (14 – 3) + (20  2) = _______ 11. 2  (18 – 3)  5 = _______

(8  3)
12. (8  3)  (3  4) = _______ 13. = _______
(3  4)

3(8 + 2)
14. = _______ 15. 8  4  2 = _______
15

16. 5  (16 – 7) - 10 = _______ 17. 54  (10 – 5 + 4) = _______

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 Evaluating Expressions
If 6𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 11, 𝑥 = 5 → The only step you must do is plug in 5 wherever you see x using parenthesis.
F. -181
G. -119
H. 61
J. 119
K. 159

1. If −3𝑥 + 8, 𝑥 = 5 3 −2𝑥+5 3
2. If 4 𝑥 + 2, 𝑥 = −12 3. If ,𝑥 =2
2

4. If −10𝑥 + 6, 𝑥 = 0 −5𝑥+2 1
5. If , 𝑥=1 6. If 2𝑥 − 4, 𝑥 =
3 2

7. If |2𝑥 − 4|, 𝑥 = −7 8. If 4𝑥 2 + 6, 𝑥 = 3 9. If −3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 8, 𝑥 = 6

4𝑥 2 +5𝑥 11. If √2𝑥 + 4, 𝑥 = 30 12. If √𝑥 − 6, 𝑥 = 15

10. If 2
,𝑥 =3

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 Solving Two-Step Linear Equations
To solve linear equations, you must “undo” operations to get the
variable by itself. Make sure you follow PEMDAS in reverse!
Remember this! Parentheses
Addition “undo’s” Exponents
subtraction, Multiplication/Division
multiplication Addition/Subtraction
“undo’s” division, and
vice versa.

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Solve the two-step equations

1. 6 + 3b = -18 2. -3 + 5x = 12 3. 9x – 7 = 20 𝑡
4. 6 − 3 = 8

𝑓 𝑎 𝑘 5+𝑥
5. −12 = 8 + 6. 6 = +2 7. + 6 = −2 8. −1 =
2 4 4 6

𝑧+6 𝑓+18 𝑝−6 𝑑−7

9. =8 10. −8 = 11. −15 = 12. −2 =
3 −4 3 7

13. 13 = 8 – 5d 14. 16 – 3p = 34 15. –18 – 11r = 4 16. –15 = – 4m + 5

𝑦 𝑛 𝑦
17. −9 = − 3 − 6 18. − 8 − 5 = −2 19. 15 – 3t = -12 20. −5 − 10 = −8

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 Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations
When you are solving equations that have variables on both sides, you should be focused on
getting all the terms with a variable to one side, and all the terms without a variable to the
other side.

Ex 1.)

Sometimes, you will need to simplify an equation before you can solve it. Check each side of the equation to
see if you can combine like terms or use the Distributive Property.

Ex 2.)

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Solve the multi-step equations.

1. 3𝑘 + 2𝑘 = 60 2. − 43 − 𝑝 = 12 − 6𝑝

3. 28 − 8𝑏 = 13𝑏 − 35 4. −11𝑗 − 6 = −3𝑗 − 30

5. 12 − 5(3𝑟 + 2) = 17 6. 3(𝑥 − 2) + 5(2 − 𝑥) = 16

7. 3 = −1(𝑣 − 4) + 4(2𝑣 − 9) 8. 6(𝑞 − 7) = 3(4 − 𝑞)

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 Coordinate Grid

1. Plot and label the points in the coordinate plane.

6 y (__X_,__Y_)
5
H (2.5, 6)
4
3
B (-3.5, -1)
2
1 C (0, 2.9)
x
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 D (4, -3.1)
-1
-2 E (-1, -2.2)
-3 F (6, 3.7)
-4
G (3.4, -5.5)
-5
-6

2. Directions: For each point, state the quadrant or axis that point is on. Then write the coordinates of the point.

D ___________________ (____,____)
E ___________________ (____,____)
F ___________________ (____,____)
G ___________________ (____,____)
H ___________________ (____,____)
I ___________________ (____,____)
J ___________________ (____,____)
K ___________________ (____,____)
L ___________________ (____,____)
M ___________________ (____,____)

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 Slope

Finding Slope of a Line from the Graph

1. Choose two points that go through a grid line on the graph
a. pick smart
2. Count slope from left point to right point (L → R)
a. Count units up – positive /down - negative (y)
b. ALWAYS count right (x)
3. We want slope to be a fraction but simplify if possible.

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Find the slope of the line passing through the given points, using the slope formula.
1. (0, 4), (1, 10) 2. (3, 2), (2, 3) 3. (5, 2), (3, 8)

4. (4, 6), (–2, 6) 5. (2, 0), (1, 5) 6. (3, –9), (3, 8)

7. (2, 9), (–6, –7) 8. (–1, 4), (3, –2) 9. (7, 2), (–8, –3)

Find the slope of each line from the graph.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

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 Graphing a Linear Equation y = mx + b

1. 2.

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Identify the slope and y-intercept then graph the equation.

1
1. y = x + 3 2. y = 2 x − 1 3. y = − x−3
2

2
4. y = − x + 4 5. y= x 6. y = 3x + 2
3

7. y = 4 x + 4 8. y = x + 1 9. y = 4 x + 1

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 Writing the Equation of a Line y = mx + b

a.

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Write an equation of the line with the given slope and y-intercept.
1. slope: 3 2. slope: − 4 3. slope: 0
y-intercept: 8 y-intercept: 0 y-intercept: − 2

4. slope: 3 5. slope: 0 6. slope: − 2

5
y-intercept: − 9 y-intercept: 3 y-intercept: 7

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form.

7. 8.

9. 10.

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Simplifying Algebraic Expressions – Combining Like Terms

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Simplify each expression by combining like terms.
1)  − x −  2) n +  + n − 

3) b − b 4)  + a +  − a

5)  + n − n −  6) m +  + m + 

7)  + x − x 8) x −  +  − x

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 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions – Distributive Property

Simplify the expression by the distributive property.

1.) 𝟒(𝒙 − 𝟑) 2.) −𝟐(𝒙 − 𝟖)

Simplify the expression by the distributive property & combining like terms.

3.) 𝟑(𝒙 + 𝟕) − 𝒙 4.) 𝟓(𝒙 − 𝟑) + 𝟏𝟏

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Simplify each expression by distributive property.
1) ( + x) ) −( + k)

3) −(− + x) ) −( + k)

5) (a + ) ) −( − b)

7) ( − n) ) ( − v)

) (x − )
9) −( − x)

Simplify each expression by distributive property & combining like terms.

11) − − (k + ) ) −( + m) − m

13) −( − n) − n ) (a − ) + a

15) −n − ( − n) ) −(−n − ) + 

17) (x − ) + x ) − + (m + )

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 Circles

Calculate the circumference of each circle in terms of pi (𝝅).

1. 2.

Calculate the area of each circle in terms of pi (𝝅).

1.

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Calculate the circumference and area of each circle in terms of pi (𝝅)
1.) 2.)

3.) 4.)

5.) 6.)

7.) 8.)

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Area of Figures

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Find the area of each figure.

1.) 2.)

3.) 4.)

5.) 6.)

7.) 8.)

9.) 10.)

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 Properties of Equality
Use google to search for the definition and complete the table.

Properties of Equality
Addition
Property

Subtraction
Property

Multiplication
Property

Division
Property

Distributive
Property

Substitution
Property

Reflexive
Property
of Congruency, too

Symmetric
Properties

Property

Transitive
Property

Definitions

Definition of
Congruence (in math)

Definition of

Similarity (in math)

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Directions: Match the mathematical expression to the property of equity that justifies each
expression.

𝑖𝑓 𝑎 = 3𝑏, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 − 𝑐 = 3𝑏 − 𝑐 Addition Property of Equality

10𝑥 = 10𝑥 Subtraction Property of Equality

4(𝑝 + 8) = 4𝑝 + 32 Multiplication Property of Equality

𝑖𝑓 − 6𝑘 = −24, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑘 = 4 Division Property of Equality

𝑖𝑓 𝑚 + 𝑛 = 19 and 𝑛 = 8, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑚 + 8 = 19 Distributive Property

𝑥
𝑖𝑓 = −7, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −21 Substitution Property
3

𝑖𝑓 𝑤 2 = 4𝑥 and 4𝑥 = 𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤 2 = 𝑦 Reflexive Property

𝑖𝑓 𝑐 − 3 = −1, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑐 = 2 Symmetric Property

𝑖𝑓 𝑛 = −7, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 − 7 = 𝑛 Transitive Property

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 Graphing Vertical & Horizontal Lines
Horizontal Lines Vertical Lines
It has a zero slope It has an undefined slope
Equation is in the form 𝒚 = # Equation is in the form 𝒙 = #
𝒚=𝟓 𝒚 = −𝟑 𝒙 = −𝟐 𝒙=𝟏

Sketch the graph of each line.

1. 𝑦 = −8 2. 𝑦 = 1 3. 𝑦 = −6

4. 𝑥 = 9 5. 𝑥 = −7 6. 𝑥 = −3

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 Math in the Real World: Interview
Directions: Interview an adult about how they used mathematics this summer. Tell them, “Part of my math
class is to conduct an interview. Can you please tell me 5 specific ways that you used math this summer?” Use
the space below to write them down. Number each and write neatly.

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 Family Math Tree
Directions: Create a Family Tree. Ask each one of your “family” members how they feel about mathematics.
Draw a happy face if they like math and sad face if they don’t like math. If they don’t feel one way or the
other, indicate that in your family tree. If someone in your family is too young to know whether they like math or
not (a Baby for instance), then still include them in your family tree but write TBD which stands for To Be
Determined.

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REMEMBER,
CHECK
YOUR
WORK!

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