HSPT Math : HSPT Mathematics

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Example Questions

Example Question #311 : Geometry

How far from the origin is the point   on the coordinate plane?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Apply the distance formula, substituting the -coordinates for  and  and the -coordinates for  and :

 

Example Question #2091 : Hspt Mathematics

Two lines on the coordinate plane are perpendicular and intersect at the origin. One has slope . Give the equation of the other.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A line perpendicular to a line with slope has as its slope the opposite of the reciprocal of ; this number is . The line passes through the origin, which is the point ; this is also the -intercept. In slope-intercept form, its equation can be found by substituting in the equation:

This can be rewritten in standard form as follows:

Example Question #2093 : Hspt Mathematics

A line with slope passes through the origin and the point . Evaluate .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The origin is . In the following slope formula, set

,

and solve for :

Example Question #2091 : Hspt Mathematics

The lines of which two of the following equations are perpendicular to each other?

(I) 

(II) 

(III) 

Possible Answers:

I and II

No two of the equations given are represented by lines that are perpendicular to each other.

II and III

I and III

Correct answer:

I and II

Explanation:

 and  are represented by a horizontal line and a vertical line, respectively; therefore, their graphs are perpendicular.

 

As for the third equation, , this is represented by a line with slope , as seen below:

The equation is in slope-intercept form, and the slope of the line is the coefficient of , which is . It is perpendicular to a line with slope ; however, the horizontal line has slope 0, and the vertical line has undefined slope. 

The correct choice is therefore I and II.

Example Question #2095 : Hspt Mathematics

Start at the origin on the coordinate plane. Move up  units, right  units, down  units, and right  units, and you will be at the point .

Evaluate .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since you move right  units in the second step and right  units in the fourth, you will move a total of  units right; this means the -coordinate will be , which is equal to 72.

Since you move up  units in the first step and down  units in the third, you will move a total of  units up; this means the -coordinate will be , which is equal to 46.

We can form a system of equations and solve by adding, as follows:

         

Example Question #221 : Coordinate Geometry

What is the -intercept of the graph of the function

Possible Answers:

The graph has no -intercept.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The -intercept of the graph of a function is the point at which it intersects the -axis - that is, at which . This point is , so evaluate :

The -intercept is .

Example Question #1 : How To Find Surface Area

A right circular cylinder has a height of 41 in. and a lateral area (excluding top and bottom) 512.5π in2. What is the area of its bases?

Possible Answers:

312.5 in2

156.25 in2

78.125π in2

None of the other answers

39.0625π in2

Correct answer:

78.125π in2

Explanation:

The lateral area (not including its bases) is equal to the circumference of the base times the height of the cylinder. Think of it like a label that is wrapped around a soup can. Therefore, we can write this area as:

A = h * π * d or A = h * π * 2r = 2πrh

Now, substituting in our values, we get:

512.5π = 2 * 41*rπ; 512.5π = 82rπ

Solve for r by dividing both sides by 82π:

6.25 = r

From here, we can calculate the area of a base:

A = 6.252π = 39.0625π

NOTE: The question asks for the area of the bases. Therefore, the answer is 2 * 39.0625π or 78.125π in2.

Example Question #161 : Solid Geometry

The number of square units in the surface area of a right circular cylinder is equal to the number of cubic units in its volume. If r and h represent the length in units of the cylinder's radius and height, respectively, which of the following is equivalent to r in terms of h?

Possible Answers:

r = 2h/(h – 2)

r = h2/(h + 2)

r = h2 + 2h

r = h/(2h – 2)

r = 2h2 + 2

Correct answer:

r = 2h/(h – 2)

Explanation:

We need to find expressions for the surface area and the volume of a cylinder. The surface area of the cylinder consists of the sum of the surface areas of the two bases plus the lateral surface area.

surface area of cylinder = surface area of bases + lateral surface area

The bases of the cylinder will be two circles with radius r. Thus, the area of each will be πr2, and their combined surface area will be 2πr2.

The lateral surface area of the cylinder is equal to the circumference of the circular base multiplied by the height. The circumferece of a circle is 2πr, and the height is h, so the lateral area is 2πrh.

surface area of cylinder = 2πr2 + 2πrh

Next, we need to find an expression for the volume. The volume of a cylinder is equal to the product of the height and the area of one of the bases. The area of the base is πr2, and the height is h, so the volume of the cylinder is πr2h.

volume = πr2h

Then, we must set the volume and surface area expressions equal to one another and solve for r in terms of h.

2πr2 + 2πrhπr2h

First, let's factor out 2πr from the left side.

2πr(h) = πr2h

We can divide both sides by π.

2r(h) = r2h

We can also divide both sides by r, because the radius cannot equal zero.

2(h) = rh

Let's now distribute the 2 on the left side.

2r + 2h = rh

Subtract 2r from both sides to get all the r's on one side.

2h = rh – 2r

rh – 2r = 2h 

Factor out an r from the left side.

r(h – 2) = 2h

Divide both sides by h – 2

r = 2h/(h – 2)

The answer is r = 2h/(h – 2).

Example Question #1 : How To Find Surface Area

What is the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of  and a height of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When you're calculating the surface area of a cylinder, note that the cylinder will have two circles, one for the top and one for the bottom, and one rectangle that wraps around the "side" of the cylinder (it's helpful to picture peeling the label off a can of soup - it's curved when it's on the can, but really it's a rectangle that has been wrapped around).  You know the area of the circle formula; for the rectangle, note that the height is given to you but the width of the rectangle is one you have to intuit: it's the circumference of the circle, because the entire distance around the circle from one point around and back again is the horizontal distance that the area must cover.

Therefore the surface area of a cylinder = 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Cube

What is the surface area of a cube with a volume of 1728 in3?

Possible Answers:

1728 in2

432 in2

144 in2

72 in2

864 in2

Correct answer:

864 in2

Explanation:

This problem is relatively simple. We know that the volume of a cube is equal to s3, where s is the length of a given side of the cube. Therefore, to find our dimensions, we merely have to solve s3 = 1728. Taking the cubed root, we get s = 12.

Since the sides of a cube are all the same, the surface area of the cube is equal to 6 times the area of one face. For our dimensions, one face has an area of 12 * 12 or 144 in2. Therefore, the total surface area is 6 * 144 = 864 in2.

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