Greg is making a triangular sail for a boat, shaped like a right triangle and shown below.
To determine how much trim to buy for the sail, Greg calculated the sail's perimeter. What is the sail's perimeter, in feet?
(A) 275
(B) 300
(C) 290
(D) 220
(E) 170
If pq– 3r= 2, what is the value of qin terms of pand r?
(F) 2p+ 3pr(G) 2p– 3pr(H) 
(J) 
(K) 
Correct Answer: H
A right triangle has sides measuring 12 inches, 35 inches, and 37 inches. What is the cosine of the angle that lies opposite the 35-inch side?
(F) 
(G) 
(H) 
(J) 
(K) 
Correct Answer: J
In the following figure, the base of the pyramid has the same area as the base of the cylinder, and the cylinder is twice the height of the pyramid. What is the ratio of the volume of the pyramid to the volume of the cylinder?
(A) 1 to 3(B) 1 to 6(C) 2 to 3(D) 3 to 2(E) 6 to 1
Correct Answer: B
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- 1In the standard (x, y) coordinate plane, what is the slope of the line with equation 7y - 3x = 21?
- 2Given that m and n are parallel lines, T is a transversal crossing both m and n, and m
b = 100°, what is the measure of e?
- 3
A ramp used to access the side entrance to the DPC Candy Store, which is located 7 meters above the ground, covers 24 meters along the level ground from the edge of the building. How many meters long is the ramp?
- 4If the monthly payment, m dollars, on a house that costs P dollars is given by the formula
, what is the monthly payment, to the nearest dollar, on a house that costs $200,000? - 5
Matt needs
gallons of hydrochloric acid for an experiment. He has 
gallons already. How many more gallons of hydrochloric acid does Matt need?