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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. Positions = number of position can be calculated by finding the ______ of the total number of items






2. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






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






4. A set of points in the seame plane equidistant from a fixed point - called its center






5. Distance from a ___________ to a _________ is the measure of the perpendicular line segment from the point to that line






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






7. 2 angles that have their vertices at the endpoints of the same side of a parallelogram are called ____________________






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






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






10. In order to decimal to a percentage you need to ______ by 100






11. A series adjacent points that connect






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






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






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






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






16. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






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






18. In complex numbers the square root of -1 = ______






19. 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)






20. The volume of a cube is






21. A line segment joining two poing on a circle is called a ________






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






23. A parallelogram that has tow adjacent sides that are equal and whose sides are perpendicular to each other






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






25. The inverse property of multiplication says that for every real number a - a cannot = 0 ther is a real number a^____such that a X a ^____ = a^____ X a =1






26. To calculate the diagnol of a square you multipy any ______by the _______________of 2






27. The square of a real number cannot be ___________






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






29. A parallelogram with right angles and equal diagonals






30. The set of all points on a half line and the dividing point itself






31. A rhomus with a right angle






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






33. What is the linear equation where a - b and c are constants b cannot = 0






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 larger than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees






36. The segment from the center of the polygon perpendicular to as side of the polygon






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






38. What is the formula for the area of a square






39. Is a polygon whose angles are equal in measurement






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






41. In a quadratic formula if the a value of the parabola is less than 0 the parabola opens ___________






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






43. A line segment connecting a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side is called a __________ of a triangle






44. Angles that are equal






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






46. Two angles whose sum totals 180 degrees






47. What is the closure property of multiplication for every real number a - for every real number b _________ is a real number






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






49. 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)






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