Errata – Geometry, 6th Edition


Cover for 6th Edition

Release Date:
December 2, 2014

6.0

Page Loc Description Erroneous Text Correction
20 Bottom The correct answer should be 4, NOT 3. The correct answer is 3. The correct answer is 4.
23 Top The first sentence says “ahree” when it should say “three” Start using the following ahree-step approach on all Quant problems: Start using the following three-step approach on all Quant problems:
63 Top In the list of 6 inequalities to the right of the triangle, the third inequality in the first row should be addition, NOT subtraction. 9 – 8 > 5 9 + 8 > 5
93 E-BOOK ONLY The question stem should read x = (y / 80) – 20. The -20 is missing from the e-book version. The solution would be (0, 0) using the misprinted formula of x = y / 80 in the e-book. x = (y / 80) x = (y / 80) – 20
95 Bottom The second half of the explanation for question #5 is actually the explanation for question #8.  
96 Bottom The rest of the explanation for question #8 is on the previous page, under question #5. Everything after “The line intersects the x-axis when y = 0.”  
106 Middle People have asked about the fact that the slope equation printed here is different than it is elsewhere in the book. The slope equation works both ways (either “2 – 1” or “1 – 2”) as long as you consistently use the same order on top and bottom.
142 Top The top right triangle (30–60–90) is mislabeled.   Swap the 30° and 60° labels in the triangle.