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ACT Prep Math
Question | Answer |
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even numbers | divide evenly by 2 |
odd numbers | can not be divided by 2, remainder |
digits | 1, ,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 are used to make other numbers |
prime numbers | cab be divided by 1 and itself |
absolute value | always even |
variables | the letters next to the numbers 2x |
coefficients | the numbers next to the letters 2x |
divisibility rules | any even number can be divided by 2 any number divisible by 3 if sum of its digits can be evenly divided by 3 any number is divisible by 5 its last digits are 0 or 5 any number is divisible by 6 if i it can be divided by its factors |
divisibility rules 2 | any number divisible by 8 if the last 3 digits is also divisible by 8 any number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9 |
equal sign | = |
NOT equal sign | ≠ |
greater than, strict inequality | > |
less than, strict inequality | |
greater than inequality | ≥ |
less than inequality | ≤ |
parentheses | ( ) |
brackets | [ ] |
plus sign | + |
minus sign | - |
plus minus sign | plus sign over the minus sign |
asterick | * |
time sign | x |
multiplication dot | • |
division sign | ÷ |
division slash | / |
which questions should you answer first? | the easiest |
how many questions do you need to answer in 60 minutes | 60 |
if you are trying to get a 24 on the ACT math, how many do you have to answer correct | 39-40 |
what kind of math is on the test? | pre algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, plane geometry, and trigonometry |
if you do not know the answer to a question what should you do? | guess |
angle | formed by 2 lines or line segments which intersect a one point |
vertex | the point of intersections |
what are angles measured in? | degree or radian |
acute angle | measurement 0-90 degrees |
right angle | an angle whose measurement in degrees are exactly 90 |
obtuse angle | an angle whose degree measure is between 90-180 |
straight angle | an angle whose degree measure is exactly 180 |
perpendicular | lines are formed when the angle between two lines is 90 degrees |
supplementary | 2 angles= 180 degrees |
complementary | 2 angles= 90 degrees |
bisect | angle means to cut it in half |
integers | -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 |
rationals | fractions, that is, anything expressible as ration of integers |
real numbers | integers, rationals, radicals |
order of operations | PEMDAS. parentheses, exponents, multiplication, divide, add, subtract |
mean | average |
median | middle number |
mode | number that occurs most |
probability | # of desired outcomes over # of total outcomes |
area | 1/2bh |
circle area | πr squared |
circle circumference | 2πr |
full circle = how many degrees | 360º |