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If side a = 4, side b = 5, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?
| \( \sqrt{5} \) | |
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| \( \sqrt{117} \) | |
| \( \sqrt{41} \) |
According to the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared:
c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 42 + 52
c2 = 16 + 25
c2 = 41
c = \( \sqrt{41} \)
Which of the following statements about math operations is incorrect?
all of these statements are correct |
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you can add monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent |
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you can subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent |
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you can multiply monomials that have different variables and different exponents |
You can only add or subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent. For example, 2a + 4a = 6a and 4a2 - a2 = 3a2 but 2a + 4b and 7a - 3b cannot be combined. However, you can multiply and divide monomials with unlike terms. For example, 2a x 6b = 12ab.
Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:
normalizing |
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factoring |
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squaring |
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deconstructing |
To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.
Which of the following statements about a triangle is not true?
perimeter = sum of side lengths |
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exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles |
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sum of interior angles = 180° |
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area = ½bh |
A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.
Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?
the area is length x width |
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all interior angles are right angles |
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the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides |
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the lengths of all sides are equal |
A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s2).