Practice USAT-E questions with answers and explanations.
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The second is the SI base unit of time.
Minutes and hours are accepted non-SI units derived from it.
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A scalar has magnitude only.
Speed has no associated direction.
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A vector has both magnitude and direction.
Acceleration describes the rate and direction of velocity change.
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An irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers.
The number √2 has a nonterminating, nonrepeating decimal expansion.
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The expression 2⁵ means multiplying five factors of 2.
Thus, 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 32.
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The square root is the number whose square equals 196.
Since 14 × 14 = 196, the answer is 14.
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The cube root is the number that gives 729 when cubed.
Since 9³ = 729, the answer is 9.
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The sequence increases by 3 each time.
Adding 3 to 11 gives 14.
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The sum of the first n natural numbers is n(n + 1)/2.
For n = 10, the sum is 10 × 11 ÷ 2 = 55.
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The sum of the first n odd numbers equals n².
For n = 8, the sum is 8² = 64.
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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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The units digits of powers of 7 cycle as 7, 9, 3, 1.
The fourth power therefore ends in 1.
