HSPT Math : HSPT Mathematics

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1901 : Hspt Mathematics

How many meters of fence are needed to enclose a rectangular field that has a length of 1000 meters and a width of 100 meters?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2000\ meters\)

\(\displaystyle 1100\ meters\)

\(\displaystyle 10,000\ meters\)

\(\displaystyle 100,000\ meters\)

\(\displaystyle 2200\ meters\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2200\ meters\)

Explanation:

The perimeter of a rectangle is simply the sum of the four sides:

\(\displaystyle 1000+1000+100+100=2200\; meters\)

Example Question #31 : Quadrilaterals

The perimeter of a rectangle with a length of \(\displaystyle 10x\) and a width of \(\displaystyle 6x\) is \(\displaystyle 64\ in\). Find \(\displaystyle x\).

 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 1\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Explanation:

We know that:

 

\(\displaystyle Perimeter=2(a+b)\)

 

where:

 

\(\displaystyle a=Length \ of\ the\ rectangle\)

\(\displaystyle b= Width\ of\ the\ rectangle\)

 

So we can write:

 

\(\displaystyle 64=2(10x+6x)\Rightarrow 10x+6x=32\Rightarrow 16x=32\Rightarrow x=2\)

Example Question #264 : Plane Geometry

Find the perimeter of the parallelogram.

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Possible Answers:

18 in

13 in

26 in

36 in

Correct answer:

26 in

Explanation:

To find the perimeter of a parallelogram, add the lengths of the sides. Opposite sides of a parallelogram are equivalent.

\(\displaystyle P=9+4+9+4=26\: in\)

Example Question #2 : Parallelograms

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Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.

 \(\displaystyle a = 18\; \textrm{in} ,b=26\; \textrm{in},h=12\; \textrm{in}\), where \(\displaystyle a\) and \(\displaystyle b\) represent side lengths of the parallelogram and \(\displaystyle h\) represents the height.

Find the perimeter of the parallelogram in the diagram.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 46 \;\textup{in}\)

\(\displaystyle 60 \;\textup{in}\)

\(\displaystyle 76 \;\textup{in}\)

\(\displaystyle 44 \;\textup{in}\)

\(\displaystyle 88 \;\textup{in}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 88 \;\textup{in}\)

Explanation:

The perimeter of the parallelogram is the sum of the four side lengths - here, that formula becomes

\(\displaystyle P = a + b + a + b = 18 + 26 + 18 + 26 = 88\).

Note that the height \(\displaystyle h\) is irrelevant to the answer.

Example Question #1902 : Hspt Mathematics

What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a width of 3 and a length of 10?

Possible Answers:

60

13

26

30

12

Correct answer:

26

Explanation:

The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is \dpi{100} Perimeter=2l+2w\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} Perimeter=2l+2w\).

Plug in our given values to solve:

\dpi{100} Perimeter = 2(20)+2(3)\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} Perimeter = 2(20)+2(3)\)

\dpi{100} Perimeter = 20+6\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} Perimeter = 20+6\)

\dpi{100} Perimeter = 26\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} Perimeter = 26\)

Example Question #1 : Isosceles Triangles

Two sides of an isosceles triangle are 20 and 30. What is the difference of the largest and the smallest possible perimeters?

Possible Answers:

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15

30

10

Correct answer:

10

Explanation:

The trick here is that we don't know which is the repeated side. Our possible triangles are therefore 20 + 20 + 30 = 70 or 30 + 30 + 20 = 80.  The difference is therefore 80 – 70 or 10.

Example Question #1 : Equilateral Triangles

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A square rug border consists of a continuous pattern of equilateral triangles, with isosceles triangles as corners, one of which is shown above. If the length of each equilateral triangle side is 5 inches, and there are 40 triangles in total, what is the total perimeter of the rug?

The inner angles of the corner triangles is 30°.

Possible Answers:

208

200

188

180

124

Correct answer:

188

Explanation:

There are 2 components to this problem. The first, and easier one, is recognizing how much of the perimeter the equilateral triangles take up—since there are 40 triangles in total, there must be 40 – 4 = 36 of these triangles. By observation, each contributes only 1 side to the overall perimeter, thus we can simply multiply 36(5) = 180" contribution.

The second component is the corner triangles—recognizing that the congruent sides are adjacent to the 5-inch equilateral triangles, and the congruent angles can be found by

180 = 30+2x → x = 75°

We can use ratios to find the unknown side:

75/5 = 30/y → 75y = 150 → y = 2''.

Since there are 4 corners to the square rug, 2(4) = 8'' contribution to the total perimeter. Adding the 2 components, we get 180+8 = 188 inch perimeter.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Square

A circle with a radius 2 in is inscribed in a square. What is the perimeter of the square?

Possible Answers:

12 in

24 in

32 in

16 in

28 in

Correct answer:

16 in

Explanation:

To inscribe means to draw inside a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible without overlapping. The circle is inside the square such that the diameter of the circle is the same as the side of the square, so the side is actually 4 in.  The perimeter of the square = 4s = 4 * 4 = 16 in.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of A Square

Square X has 3 times the area of Square Y.  If the perimeter of Square Y is 24 ft, what is the area of Square X, in sq ft?

Possible Answers:

144

54

72

112

108

Correct answer:

108

Explanation:

Find the area of Square Y, then calculate the area of Square X.

If the perimeter of Square Y is 24, then each side is 24/4, or 6.

A = 6 * 6 = 36 sq ft, for Square Y

If Square X has 3 times the area, then 3 * 36 = 108 sq ft.

Example Question #253 : Plane Geometry

A square has an area of \(\displaystyle 36 in^{2}\).  If the side of the square is reduced by a factor of two, what is the perimeter of the new square?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 24\ in.\)

\(\displaystyle 48\ in.\)

\(\displaystyle 32\ in.\)

\(\displaystyle 16\ in.\)

\(\displaystyle 12\ in.\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 12\ in.\)

Explanation:

The area of the given square is given by A = s^{2}\(\displaystyle A = s^{2}\) so the side must be 6 in.  The side is reduced by a factor of two, so the new side is 3 in.  The perimeter of the new square is given by \(\displaystyle P = 4s = 4\cdot 3 = 12 in\).

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