ACT Terms Practice

What does this formula stand for?

• the slope of a line through two points

• the mean of a set of numbers

• the density of a liquid

• the area of a triangle

What does this equation represent?

• the slope of a line

• a point lying equidistant and between (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂)

• the perimeter of a cylinder

• the mean of a set of terms

What is the formula for distance traveled?

• distance = rate x time

• distance = steps x angle of hills

• distance = time

• distance = rate - time

What is the measure of a continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure?

• area

• perimeter

• density

• volume

What is the total space taken up by a flat (2-D) surface or shape of an object?

• density

• perimeter

• area

• volume

What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?

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What does y equal in this formula?

y = mx + b

• the midpoint of two points on a graph

• the x - intercept on a graph

• the area of figure mx

• the outputs (dependent variable)

What does this symbol stand for?

• x times itself

• the square of x

• the square root of x

• the derivative of x

What is the sum of the measures of all four interior angles?

• 360

• 180

• 90

• 420

How many degrees are in a right angle?

• 90

• 180

• 85

• 95