Regents Exam Questions G.CO.A.1: Planes
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3 In the diagram below, line k is perpendicular to
plane P at point T.
1 As shown in the diagram below, FD and CB
intersect at point A and ET is perpendicular to both
FD and CB at A.
Which statement is true?
1) Any point in plane P also will be on line k.
2) Only one line in plane P will intersect line k.
3) All planes that intersect plane P will pass
through T.
4) Any plane containing line k is perpendicular to
plane P.
Which statement is not true?
1) ET is perpendicular to plane BAD.
2) ET is perpendicular to plane FAB.
3) ET is perpendicular to plane CAD.
4) ET is perpendicular to plane BAT.
2 In the prism shown below, AD ⊥ AE and
AD ⊥ AB.
4 In the diagram below, point K is in plane P.
How many lines can be drawn through K,
perpendicular to plane P ?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 0
4) an infinite number
Which plane is perpendicular to AD?
1) HEA
2) BAD
3) EAB
4) EHG
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5 As shown in the diagram below, FJ is contained in
plane R, BC and DE are contained in plane S, and
7 In the diagram below, AB is perpendicular to plane
AEFG.
FJ , BC , and DE intersect at A.
Which fact is sufficient to show that planes R and
S are perpendicular?
1)
2)
3)
4)
Which plane must be perpendicular to plane
AEFG?
1) ABCE
2) BCDH
3) CDFE
4) HDFG
FA ⊥ DE
AD ⊥ AF
BC ⊥ FJ
DE ⊥ BC
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6 In the diagram below, point P is not on line  .
8 As shown in the diagram below, EF intersects
planes P, Q, and R.
How many distinct planes that contain point P are
also perpendicular to line ?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 0
4) an infinite amount
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If EF is perpendicular to planes P and R, which
statement must be true?
1) Plane P is perpendicular to plane Q.
2) Plane R is perpendicular to plane P.
3) Plane P is parallel to plane Q.
4) Plane R is parallel to plane P.
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9 Lines k 1 and k 2 intersect at point E. Line m is
perpendicular to lines k 1 and k 2 at point E.
12 Point P lies on line m. Point P is also included in
distinct planes Q, R, S, and T. At most, how many
of these planes could be perpendicular to line m?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
13 In plane P, lines m and n intersect at point A. If
line k is perpendicular to line m and line n at point
A, then line k is
1) contained in plane P
2) parallel to plane P
3) perpendicular to plane P
4) skew to plane P
Which statement is always true?
1) Lines k 1 and k 2 are perpendicular.
2) Line m is parallel to the plane determined by
lines k 1 and k 2 .
3) Line m is perpendicular to the plane
determined by lines k 1 and k 2 .
4) Line m is coplanar with lines k 1 and k 2 .
14 If line  is perpendicular to distinct planes P and Q,
then planes P and Q
1) are parallel
2) contain line 
3) are perpendicular
4) intersect, but are not perpendicular
15 Lines j and k intersect at point P. Line m is drawn
so that it is perpendicular to lines j and k at point P.
Which statement is correct?
1) Lines j and k are in perpendicular planes.
2) Line m is in the same plane as lines j and k.
3) Line m is parallel to the plane containing lines j
and k.
4) Line m is perpendicular to the plane containing
lines j and k.
10 If two different lines are perpendicular to the same
plane, they are
1) collinear
2) coplanar
3) congruent
4) consecutive
11 Point W is located in plane R . How many distinct
lines passing through point W are perpendicular to
plane R ?
1) one
2) two
3) zero
4) infinite
16 In three-dimensional space, two planes are parallel
and a third plane intersects both of the parallel
planes. The intersection of the planes is a
1) plane
2) point
3) pair of parallel lines
4) pair of intersecting lines
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17 Line k is drawn so that it is perpendicular to two
distinct planes, P and R. What must be true about
planes P and R?
1) Planes P and R are skew.
2) Planes P and R are parallel.
3) Planes P and R are perpendicular.
4) Plane P intersects plane R but is not
perpendicular to plane R.
22 Plane R is perpendicular to line k and plane D is
perpendicular to line k. Which statement is
correct?
1) Plane R is perpendicular to plane D.
2) Plane R is parallel to plane D.
3) Plane R intersects plane D.
4) Plane R bisects plane D.
18 Plane A is parallel to plane B. Plane C intersects
plane A in line m and intersects plane B in line n.
Lines m and n are
1) intersecting
2) parallel
3) perpendicular
4) skew
23 Point A lies in plane B. How many lines can be
drawn perpendicular to plane B through point A?
1) one
2) two
3) zero
4) infinite
24 Through a given point, P, on a plane, how many
lines can be drawn that are perpendicular to that
plane?
1) 1
2) 2
3) more than 2
4) none
19 If distinct planes R and S are both perpendicular to
line , which statement must always be true?
1) Plane R is parallel to plane S.
2) Plane R is perpendicular to plane S.
3) Planes R and S and line  are all parallel.
4) The intersection of planes R and S is
perpendicular to line  .
25 If two distinct planes, A and B, are perpendicular
to line c, then which statement is true?
1) Planes A and B are parallel to each other.
2) Planes A and B are perpendicular to each
other.
3) The intersection of planes A and B is a line
parallel to line c.
4) The intersection of planes A and B is a line
perpendicular to line c.
20 Lines m and n intersect at point A. Line k is
perpendicular to both lines m and n at point A.
Which statement must be true?
1) Lines m, n, and k are in the same plane.
2) Lines m and n are in two different planes.
3) Lines m and n are perpendicular to each other.
4) Line k is perpendicular to the plane containing
lines m and n.
21 Point A is not contained in plane B. How many
lines can be drawn through point A that will be
perpendicular to plane B?
1) one
2) two
3) zero
4) infinite
26 Point A is on line m. How many distinct planes
will be perpendicular to line m and pass through
point A?
1) one
2) two
3) zero
4) infinite
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27 Lines a and b intersect at point P. Line c passes
through P and is perpendicular to the plane
containing lines a and b. Which statement must be
true?
1) Lines a, b, and c are coplanar.
2) Line a is perpendicular to line b.
3) Line c is perpendicular to both line a and line
b.
4) Line c is perpendicular to line a or line b, but
not both.
31 Plane P is parallel to plane Q. If plane P is
perpendicular to line , then plane Q
1) contains line 
2) is parallel to line 
3) is perpendicular to line 
4) intersects, but is not perpendicular to line 
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32 If AB is contained in plane P, and AB is
perpendicular to plane R, which statement is true?
1)
2)
28 Plane A and plane B are two distinct planes that are
both perpendicular to line . Which statement
about planes A and B is true?
1) Planes A and B have a common edge, which
forms a line.
2) Planes A and B are perpendicular to each
other.
3) Planes A and B intersect each other at exactly
one point.
4) Planes A and B are parallel to each other.
3)
4)
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AB is parallel to plane R.
Plane P is parallel to plane R.
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AB is perpendicular to plane P.
Plane P is perpendicular to plane R.
33 Point A lies on plane P. How many distinct lines
passing through point A are perpendicular to plane
P?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 0
4) infinite
29 A support beam between the floor and ceiling of a
house forms a 90º angle with the floor. The builder
wants to make sure that the floor and ceiling are
parallel. Which angle should the support beam
form with the ceiling?
1) 45º
2) 60º
3) 90º
4) 180º
30 Point P is on line m. What is the total number of
planes that are perpendicular to line m and pass
through point P?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 0
4) infinite
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As originally administered, this question read, “Which fact is not sufficient to show that planes R and S are
perpendicular?” The State Education Department stated that since a correct solution was not provided for
Question 11, all students shall be awarded credit for this question.
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