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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. How do you solve a combination?


2. a² - b² is equal to






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






4. What degree angle is a line?






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


6. HIGH: What is a '30:60:90' triangle?






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






8. Explain how to calculate an average (arithmetic mean)






9. How do you divide fractions?






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






11. What'S the most important thing to remember about charts you'll see on the GRE?






12. HIGH: x^-n is equal to






13. HIGH: To divide powers with the same base...






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






15. HIGH: What is the mode?






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






17. HIGH: What are the percentages for standard deviation?






18. The three interior angles of a triangle add up to...






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






20. HIGH: Rough est. of v1 =






21. Diameter of a circle?






22. What number goes on the bottom of a probability fraction?






23. v4 =






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






25. What kind of triangle is this: has two sides of equal length - and a 90 degree angle?






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






27. HIGH: Area of a triangle?






28. HIGH: What is the factored version of x² + 2xy + y² ?






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


30. How many degrees does a circle contain?






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


32. Convert to a percentage: 3/5






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






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






35. How do you multiply fractions?






36. HIGH: Volume of a cube?






37. Explain how to use an 'Average Pie'






38. How do you calculate the percentage of change?






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






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






41. Area of a parallelogram?






42. Area of a square?






43. What is the 'distributive law'?






44. An integer is divisible by 6 if...


45. How is a range expressed with inequalities?






46. HIGH: Simplify this: v75/v27






47. Convert to a percentage: 1/4






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


49. What is a 'Right' angle?






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