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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. HIGH: Volume of a cylinder?






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






3. What are 'vertical angles'?






4. HIGH: what is the side ratio for a Right Isosceles triangle?






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


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






7. Area of a square?






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






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






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


11. If x² = 144 - does v144 = x?






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






13. HIGH: x^-n is equal to






14. What is a 'Right' triangle?






15. Explain the special properties of zero.






16. Define the median of a set of numbers - and how to find it for an odd and even number of values in a set.


17. HIGH: how do you calculate the surface area of a rectangular box?






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






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






20. HIGH: Define the formula for calculating slope.






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






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






23. Explain how to divide fractions.






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






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






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






27. What'S one way to avoid mistakes on algebra questions in the GRE?


28. How do you solve a combination?


29. What do permutation problems often ask for?






30. v4 =






31. HIGH: Rough est. of v1 =






32. HIGH: What is the median?






33. HIGH: Rough est. of v3 =






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


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






36. Area of a parallelogram?






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






38. What is the factored version of x² -2xy + y² ?






39. Explain how to solve for 7/¼






40. HIGH: Simplify this: v75/v27






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






42. Solve this: v6 * -v6 = ?






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


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


45. How do you divide fractions?






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






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






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






49. How is a range expressed with inequalities?






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