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SAT Math Tricks 2
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Subjects
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sat
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math
Instructions:
Answer 18 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Mathematical Expressions
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
2. Know and Use Facts About...
Triangles
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Certain Choices
Make the Problem Simpler
3. Try Not to Make...
R x T = D
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
4. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Mathematical Expressions
5. Watch Out for Questions That Seem Very...
6. Know How to Use Units of...
Make the Problem Simpler
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Averages and Inequalities
Mathematical Expressions
7. Use the Given Information
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles
Choice E and Work Backward
8. When Calculating Answers...
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
9. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Mathematical Expressions
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Triangles
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
10. Cancel Quantities to...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Make the Problem Simpler
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
11. Translate English Words into...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Mathematical Expressions
12. Know How to Eliminate...
Triangles
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
13. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Triangles
Carefully.
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
14. Know How to Manipulate...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Mathematical Expressions
Averages and Inequalities
15. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Carefully.
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Make the Problem Simpler
16. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
R x T = D
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
17. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities
Carefully.
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
18. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Triangles
Certain Choices