ISEE Middle Level Math : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Mathematics Achievement

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Example Questions

Example Question #241 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is  feet; it has one leg  feet long. Give its area in square inches.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a right triangle is half the product of the lengths of its legs, so we need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the other leg. Set :

The legs have length  and  feet; multiply both dimensions by  to convert to inches:

 inches

 inches.

Now find half the product:

Example Question #242 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

What is the area (in square feet) of a triangle with a base of  feet and a height of  feet?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is found by multiplying the base times the height, divided by

 

Example Question #1871 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Mathematics Achievement

What is the area of a triangle with a base of  and a height of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a triangle is \dpi{100} Area=\frac{1}{2}\times base\times height.

Plug the given values into the formula to solve:

\dpi{100} Area=\frac{1}{2}\times 12\times 3

\dpi{100} Area=\frac{1}{2}\times 36

\dpi{100} Area=18

Example Question #44 : Geometry

You have two traingular gardens next to each other.  They both have a base of  and a height of .  What is the total area?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a triangle is 

 

and since there are two identical traingles, them put together will just be 

.  

So your answer will just be .

Example Question #45 : Plane Geometry

Pentagon

The above figure depicts Square  with perimeter 240. , and  are the midpoints of , and , respectively.

Give the area of Polygon .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Square  has perimeter 240, so the length of each side is one fourth of this, or 

.

Segment , as seen below, divides Polygon  into two figures:

Pentagon 1

One figure is , with base and height 60 and 30, respectively. Its area is half their product, or 

The other figure is Rect , whose length and width are 60 and 30, respectively. Its area is their product, or

Add these areas:

.

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Area Of A Triangle

Right triangle 3

Give the area of the above triangle.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The area of a right triangle is half the product of the lengths of its legs, which here are 25 and 60. So

Example Question #52 : Triangles

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 10cm and a height that is half the base.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a triangle, we will use the following formula:

 

Now, we know the base has a length of 10cm.  We also know the height is half the base.  Therefore, the height is 5cm.  Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

Example Question #52 : Triangles

The roof of a skyscraper forms a right triangle with equal arms of length 50 meters. Find the area of the roof of the skyscraper.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The roof of a skyscraper forms a right triangle with equal arms of length 50 meters. Find the area of the roof of the skyscraper.

To find the area of a triangle, use the following:

Where b and h are the base and height.

In this case, we are told that the base and height are both 50 meters, thus, the perimeter will be:

So our answer is:

Example Question #53 : Triangles

Your neighbor is building a sandbox out of two by fours. The sandbox will be in the shape of a right triangle, with the legs being 12 feet and 16 feet. What will the area of the sandbox be?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Your neighbor is building a sandbox out of two by fours. The sandbox will be in the shape of a right triangle, with the legs being 12 feet and 16 feet. What will the area of the sandbox be?

The are of a triangle is found as follows:

Where b is the length of the base and h is the length of the height.

We are told two lengths of our triangle, and because it is a right triangle, we can use them as base and height. Note that it doesn't really matter which one is which.

Because this is an area question, our units must be squared.

Example Question #51 : Triangles

Find the area of a triangle with a base of length 6 feet and a height that is two times the base.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a triangle, we will use the following formula:

where b is the base and h is the height of the triangle. 

 

Now, we know the base has a length of 6 feet.  We also know the height is two times the base.  Therefore, the height is 12 feet.  Knowing this, we can substitute into the formula.  We get

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