Practice PIEAS Pre Medical questions with answers and explanations.
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A vector has both magnitude and direction.
Acceleration describes the rate and direction of velocity change.
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Both sides of a valid physical equation must have the same dimensions.
Dimensional analysis can reveal inconsistent formulas.
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The newton is derived from base units as kg·m/s².
Metre, kilogram, and second are base units.
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Precision describes repeatability.
Measurements can be precise without being accurate.
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The units digits of powers of 7 cycle as 7, 9, 3, 1.
The fourth power therefore ends in 1.
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The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.
A number divisible by both must therefore be divisible by 12.
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Since 12 × 13 = 156, subtracting gives 157 - 156 = 1.
Thus, the remainder is 1.
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Division and multiplication have equal priority and are performed left to right.
So 48 ÷ 6 = 8, and 8 × 3 = 24.
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Multiplication is performed before addition.
Thus, 3 × 4 = 12 and 5 + 12 = 17.
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The operation inside parentheses is completed first.
Then 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
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The multiplicative inverse of a nonzero fraction is its reciprocal.
Interchanging numerator and denominator gives 7/5.
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A composite number has more than two positive factors.
The number 4 has factors 1, 2, and 4.
