Blue Book math help

natashashah81
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:08:05 +0000

there are two problems for the practice tests that I am having a lot of trouble understanding.


a pyramid has an altitude of h, and a square base of side m. The four edges that meet at V, the vertex of the pyramid, each have a length of e. If e = m, what is the value of h in terms of m?


a) m/square root of 2
b)m times square root of 3/2
c)m
d)2m/square root of 3
e)m times square root of 2
(srry, didnt know how to do radical symbol!)


A salesperson’s commission is k percent of the selling price of a car. Which of the following represents the commission in dollars, on 2 cars that sold for $14,000 each?
a)280k
b)7000k
c)28000k
d)14000/(100+2k)
e)(28000 + k)/100


both answers are A in the back of the book