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GRE High Frequency Math Terms

Subjects : gre, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. v4 =






2. What is a 'Right' triangle?






3. HIGH: How do you calculate the length of an arc?


4. HIGH: Volume of a cylinder?






5. HIGH: What numbers does ETS hope you'll forget to consider - for quant comp questions?






6. What causes 80% of errors on the math section of the GRE?






7. How many angles are formed when 2 lines intersect? and what is the sum of these angles?






8. HIGH: Rough est. of v2 =






9. What is the sum of any 'big' angle and any 'Small' angle?






10. HIGH: What is the formula for the diagonal of any square?






11. When a pair of parallel lines is intersected by another line - two types of angles are formed. What are they?


12. For a bell curve - what three terms might be used to describe the number in the middle?






13. What is the name of a line that extends from the center of a circle to the edge of a circle?






14. On the GRE - should you ever assume that diagrams are truthful?






15. What is the 'Third side' rule for triangles?






16. If something is certain to happen - how is the probability of this event expressed mathematically?






17. What are the side ratios for a 30:60:90 triangle?






18. HIGH: Describe how to deal with 2 sets of parentheses.






19. HIGH: how do you calculate a diagonal inside a 3-dimensional rectangular box?






20. Area of a square?






21. HIGH: How do you get rid of the fraction in this equation: 5x + 3/2 = 7x






22. HIGH: What is the order of math operations - and the mnemonic to remember it?






23. Convert to a percentage: 2/5






24. HIGH: How much of your times table should you know - for the GRE?






25. HIGH: Define the formula for calculating slope.






26. HIGH: What is the mode?






27. HIGH: Rough est. of v3 =






28. HIGH: What is the equation of a line?


29. In a coordinate system - what is the origin?






30. HIGH: Define the 'Third side' rule for triangles


31. HIGH: What is the side ratio for a 30:60:90 triangle?






32. Explain the difference between handling a permutation versus a combination.






33. HIGH: What is the median?






34. How precise do you need to be - using p on the GRE?


35. Explain the special properties of zero.






36. An integer is divisible by 4 if...


37. What is the formula to determine probability?






38. Solve this: v6 * -v6 = ?






39. HIGH: Explain the process to solve '56 is what percent of 80?'


40. HIGH: What is a 'Right isosceles' triangle?






41. Define the mode of a set of numbers.






42. Probability Formula






43. Convert to a percentage: 1/4






44. Simplify this: v32






45. HIGH: How do you calculate the circumference of a circle?






46. Diameter of a circle?






47. How do you calculate the probability of two events in a row? (Probability of A and B)






48. What is one misleading characteristic of quadratic equations that will be exploited on the GRE?






49. Explain how to divide fractions.






50. When 2 lines are perpendicular to each other - their intersection forms 4 angles. What degree are these 4 angles?