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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. What degree angle is a line?






2. HIGH: What is the factored version of (x+y)(x-y) ?






3. List all the prime numbers that are less than 30:






4. How do you divide fractions?






5. Explain how to use an 'Average Pie'






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


7. What should you do BEFORE you start to solve a GRE math problem?


8. HIGH: Describe and define three expressions of quadratic equations - in both factored and unfactored forms. Know these cold.






9. Explain how to solve for 7/¼






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






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






12. Explain how to divide fractions.






13. HIGH: What is the median?






14. An integer is divisible by 9 if...






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


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






17. a² - b² is equal to






18. Explain the difference between a digit and a number.


19. HIGH: How do you multiply powers with the same base?






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






21. v4 =






22. Does order matter for a permutation? How about for a combination?






23. HIGH: Rough est. of v1 =






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






25. In a coordinate system - identify the quadrants and describe their location.






26. HIGH: What is the mode?






27. Define the mode of a set of numbers.






28. HIGH: Area of a triangle?






29. HIGH: Explain a method for quickly comparing fractions with different denominators - to determine which is larger.


30. How do you add or subtract fractions?






31. What are 'vertical angles'?






32. What is the key to dealing with ratio questions?






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






34. Solve this: v6 * -v6 = ?






35. How is a range expressed with inequalities?






36. The three exterior angles of a triangle add up to...






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






38. HIGH: Simplify this: v75/v27






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






40. HIGH: What is the unfactored version of x²-y² ?






41. How do you solve a permutation?






42. How do you solve a combination?


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






44. If x² = 144 - does v144 = x?






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


46. HIGH: What is the unfactored version of (x-y)² ?






47. An integer is divisible by 5 if...






48. Area of a parallelogram?






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






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