Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis I Math

Subjects : praxis, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A point has no ________or thickness






2. The y value of the vertex of parabola is the equation






3. When solving a system of equation involving quadratics and one is linear and the other is quadratic - solve the _______ first - then substitue the found value into the quadratic and solve for the other unknown






4. If a=0 in a quadratic formula - the quadratic is reduced to a linear function and a ____________






5. A __________________ is a circle passing through all the vertices of a polygon






6. Every real number is a ______________






7. When you find the inverse of a function switch the x value with a ____ - solve for y






8. In a logarithm the answer following the = sign is the __________






9. A series adjacent points that connect






10. A __________is any process that assigns a ___________value of y to each number of x






11. The __________property of multiplicaiton for every real numver a - for every real number b ab= ba






12. The __________of a triangle is a line segment from a vertex of the triangle perpendicular to the opposite side






13. An angle whose measure is greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees






14. The _______says for every reals number a - for every real number b and for every real number c - a(b+c) = ab + ac






15. How do you calculate the area of a trapezoid (hint h= altitude - perpendicular segment)






16. The x value of the vertex of a parabola is the equation






17. Angles that are equal






18. The value of x where a point intersects the Y axis= ___________






19. Log base b to the b = ____________






20. An angle whose measure is larger than 0 degrees but smaller than 90 degrees






21. An angle whose measure is larger than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees






22. The graph of y= ax^2 + bx + c is a curve know as a ____________






23. What is the volume of a sphere with a radius r






24. What is the formula for the area of a triangle






25. A line that joins the midpoint of two sides of a triangle is called the__________






26. A _________ number is a number that can be written in the form of a + bi






27. ___________is a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel






28. Once you find the roots of a radical equation you must check them to see if any are __________roots (which means they are not equal when plugged back into the original formula) these roots must be ___________






29. The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle






30. In a function the x value is the ___________variable






31. If a triangle has two congruent sides then it is an _________triangle






32. A line that intersects a circle in tow point is called the _______






33. In the law of proportion if a/b = c/d then (a+b)/ b =






34. 1/a^n can also be written as a to the ______






35. Two angles whose sum totals 180 degrees






36. A collection of points lying on a flat surface that extend indefinitely in any direction






37. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle = ___________






38. The value of y where a point intersects the x axis = __________






39. When calculating the number of sides in a polygon make 360 degrees/ n = ______________






40. In a quadratic equation in 2 unknowns has the general formula ax^2 + bxy + cy^2+dx +ey+ f = 0 the graph is called an __________or a __________ or __________(b=0 and a=c)






41. In a quadratic equation in 2 unknowns has the general formula ax^2 + bxy + cy^2+dx ey+ f = 0 the graph is called an __________ (if a - b and c are not zero)






42. A __________of a circle is a line segment drawn from the center of the circle to any point on the circle






43. The surface area of a cube is what formula






44. The associative property of multiplicaiton for every real number a - for every realy number b for every real number c (ab)c = ______






45. What property of equality says that a=a






46. The __________ of a regular polygon is the segment joining an vertex with the center of the polygon






47. A triangle with having at least 2 equal sides






48. Is a polygon whose sides are equal in measure






49. What is the closure property of addition - for every real number a - for every real number b ______________ is a real number






50. When proving 2 polygons are similar - what is the formula you use (hint: n= the number of sides)