Math PAT Practice

Question 1

scale diagram, proportion formula

Answer 1

new/old

diagram/actual

Question 2

area or rectangle

Answer 2

lw

Question 3

area of square

Answer 3

s^2

Question 4

area of triangle

Answer 4

bh/2

Question 5

area of circle

Answer 5

πr^2

Question 6

circumference

Answer 6

πd
or
2πr

Question 7

volume of rectangular prism

Answer 7

lwh

Question 8

volume triangular prism

Answer 8

bh1/2 x bh2

Question 9

volume of cylinder

Answer 9

πr^2h

Question 10

surface area of rectangular prism

Answer 10

front + back → 2lw
top + bottom → 2lh
left + right → 2wh
and add up

Question 11

surface area of cylinder

Answer 11

2 circles + rectangle

2πr^2 + πdh

Question 12

Surface area of

triangular prism

Answer 12

2 triangle + 1 rectangle (bottom) + 2 rectangle (side)

Question 13

product law

Answer 13

in multiplication, add exponents with same base

Question 14

quotient law

Answer 14

in division, subtract exponents with same base

Question 15

power law

Answer 15

multiply exponents when there is a power to a power

(2^2)^3 = 2^6

Question 16

inverse law

Answer 16

flip numbers around to solve

Question 17

monomial

Answer 17

1 term

Question 18

binomial

Answer 18

2 terms

Question 19

trinomial

Answer 19

3 terms

Question 20

polynomial

Answer 20

more than 3 terms

Question 21

degree of term

Answer 21

sum of exponents in variables

Question 22

degree of polynomial

Answer 22

highest term in polynomial

Question 23

like terms

Answer 23

terms with same variable degree

3x^2 and 2x^2

Question 24

variable

Answer 24

symbol for unknown number

x

Question 25

coefficient

Answer 25

number used to multiply variable | 2x → 2

Question 26

constant

Answer 26

number on its own

Question 27

leading coefficient

Answer 27

highest variable in term

Question 28

similar

Answer 28

same shape different size

Question 29

scale factor greater than 1

Answer 29

enlarge

Question 30

scale factor less than 1

Answer 30

reduction

Question 31

mean

Answer 31

average of a set of numbers

Question 32

median

Answer 32

middle number in a set in ascending order

Question 33

mode

Answer 33

most frequent number that occurs

Question 34

range

Answer 34

difference between largest and smallest number

Question 35

bacteria questions formula

Answer 35

``` original ("doubles") ^time Amount now ("triples") ^-time ```

Question 36

stratified

Answer 36

dividing population into distinct groups and choose same fraction from each

Question 37

systematic

Answer 37

choosing individuals at fix intervals from an ordered list

Question 38

theoretical

Answer 38

equal, prediction, math

Question 39

experimantal

Answer 39

actually surveying

Question 40

ethics

Answer 40

does question have inappropriate behaviors.

Question 41

linear relations formula

Answer 41

mx+b

Question 42

how to find "m" in linear relations

Answer 42

x - run y- raise raise/run

Question 43

cord

Answer 43

line segment to both ends of circle

Question 44

arc

Answer 44

proportion of circumference

Question 45

perpendicular bisector

Answer 45

passes through center of line segment at 90 degrees

Question 46

tangent

Answer 46

point touches in one point outside of circle