SSAT Upper Level Math : SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math)

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Upper Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Height Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . In terms of , find the height.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is .

Example Question #151 : Properties Of Triangles

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . In terms of , find the height.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Height Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . What is the height?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is .

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Height Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . Find the height.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is .

Example Question #151 : Properties Of Triangles

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . Find the height.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is .

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Height Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

A triangle has an area of  and a base of . In feet, what is the height?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the formula to find the area of a triangle.

Now, plug in the values for the area and the base to solve for height .

The height of the triangle is  feet.

Example Question #821 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)

Heron

Give the area of the above triangle.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By Heron's formula, the area of a triangle given its sidelengths is 

Where  are the sidelengths and 

 ,

or half the perimeter.

Setting 

Therefore,

Example Question #822 : Ssat Upper Level Quantitative (Math)

Heron

Give the area of the above triangle.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By Heron's formula, the area of a triangle given its sidelengths is 

,

where  are the sidelengths and 

 ,

or half the perimeter.

Setting 

.

Therefore,

 

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Area Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

The base of the triangle is . The height of the triangle is a multiple of  between  and . What is the area of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find the height of the triangle by listing out the multiples of .

Since  is the only multiple of  that is between  and , it must be the height.

Now, find the area of the triangle.

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

The base of an obtuse triangle is , and the height is . What is the area of the triangle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the following formula to find the area of a triangle:

Now, substitute in  for the base and  for the height.

The area of the triangle is .

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