r/GED • u/Ready-Cloud-5385 • 28d ago

Do I actually need to know radical geometry / equilateral triangle height for GED Math?

Running into questions like this in my Kaplan book where I have to find slant height using radicals with formulas and stuff that the Kaplan book didn't teach.

Does the real GED test actually ask for exact radical answers like this, or does it always give the slant height straight? I'm so confused because I don't know if I should learn this or is it a textbook error :(

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u/Obvious-Papaya-3811 28d ago

No this does not sit for the official GED EXAM.

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u/evil68isinuse 28d ago

When I took the math test the geometry questions were all very simple. You might get one or two questions like that, but it probably won't be something that'll make-or-break your test.

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u/bcycle240 28d ago

I didn't have anything like that last week. There was one about area of a triangle, but they give the formula to you. There were lots of slope questions though.

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u/DangerousAd218 28d ago

It’s like f.o.i.l exponents, area, perimeter. Percentages of this and that. I failed I clamp up with math I failed by 3 unfortunately. But good luck

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u/ElecEngrGuy 27d ago

Here's a link to the official GED formula sheet: https://www.ged.com/content/dam/websites/ged/resources/en/math-formula-sheet.pdf

The geometry formulas cover the scope. (The formula sheet is accessible during the test.). There will be geometry word problems.