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Praxis I Math

Subjects : praxis, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Distance from a ___________ to a _________ is the measure of the perpendicular line segment from the point to that line






2. For each real number a - for each real number b - if a= b - then b=a






3. Is a polygon whose angles are equal in measurement






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






5. The measure of a minor arc is the measure of the __________that intercepts the arc






6. What property of equality says that a=a






7. A closed three sided figure is called a ____________






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






9. When you have a linear equation such as ax + by = c you may use ___________ or _____________ to solve the problem - (you may first have to multiply through one of the equation to make either the x or y value equal)






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






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






12. When you see f of g replace the x in f(x) with the ___________






13. The _________property of addition says that for every real number a - for every real number b for every real number c (a+b) + c = a + (b+c)






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






15. Two angles with a common vertex and with sides that are 2 pairs of opposite rays






16. Two lines are said to be ______________ if they intersect and form right angles






17. A triangle with a 90 degrees angle






18. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






19. What is a quadrilateral with 2 and only 2 sides parallel






20. What are the 2 formulas to calculate the circumference of a circle






21. ___________is a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel






22. Operation in steps = if an event a ways and followed by b ways followed by c ways the total number of ways it can be done is






23. In the law of proportion if a/b = c/d then ad =






24. What is the formula the formula for an arc if you know the radius and the n= central angle






25. What is the area of a pyramid or cone (hint B= area of Base)






26. Angles that are equal






27. What is the formula to calculate the area of a rectangle






28. A triangle whose sides are equal






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






30. A triangle whose angles all equal 60 degrees






31. Two angles with a common vertex and a common side but no common interior points






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






33. In a quadratic equation with 2 unknown which has the formula ax^2 + bxy + cy^2 + dx + ey + f the graph is _____________ or a pair of __________ if ( b^2-4ac= 0) which may be coincident or it does not exist






34. x= - b (+ or -) square root of (b^2-4ac) divided by 2a - is called the _____________ and can be used to find the roots of a problem






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






36. What is the square of ((x1-x2) + (y1- y2)) =






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






38. A triangle with three acute angles (less than 90 degrees)






39. The square of both a positive number and a negative real number is _____________






40. i^2 = _____________






41. The possible solution of a quadratic equatin ax^2 + bx + c= 0 are called the_______






42. A ___________is a figure with the same number of sides as angles






43. What is the surface area of a right circular cylinder with a radius of r and a height of h






44. What type of trapezoid has its non parallel sides equal






45. Three or more points are said to be ___________if an only if they lie on the same line






46. 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 ___________






47. What is the formula for a combination (where order matters)






48. The square of 0 is _____






49. The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the ________of sides X the _____________ of sides






50. 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 __________ (b^2-4ac greater then 0)