Math Flashcards
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If 3x - 7 = 2x + 5, what is the value of x?
Answer: 12
Subtract 2x from both sides to get x - 7 = 5, then add 7 to get x = 12.
What is the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (6, 11)?
Answer: 2
Slope = (11 - 3)/(6 - 2) = 8/4 = 2.
A right triangle has legs of length 5 and 12. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Answer: 13
By the Pythagorean theorem, sqrt(5^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(169) = 13.
What is 20% of 250?
Answer: 50
20% of 250 = 0.20 × 250 = 50.
If f(x) = 2x^2 - 3x + 1, what is f(2)?
Answer: 3
f(2) = 2(4) - 3(2) + 1 = 8 - 6 + 1 = 3.
What is the value of |−8| + |3|?
Answer: 11
|−8| = 8 and |3| = 3, so the sum is 11.
The average of three numbers is 15. If two of the numbers are 10 and 20, what is the third?
Answer: 15
The sum must be 45; 45 - 10 - 20 = 15.