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SAT Math Tricks 2

Subjects : sat, math

Instructions:

Answer 18 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Mathematical Expressions
Carefully.

2. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
R x T = D
Prove or Disprove Your Guess

3. Watch Out for Questions That Seem Very...

4. Know and Use Facts About...
Certain Choices
Triangles
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

5. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
Certain Choices
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
R x T = D
Choice E and Work Backward

6. Know How to Eliminate...
Certain Choices
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Mathematical Expressions

7. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
R x T = D
Choice E and Work Backward
Carefully.

8. Translate English Words into...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Certain Choices
Mathematical Expressions
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

9. Know How to Use Units of...
Choice E and Work Backward
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Certain Choices

10. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Choice E and Work Backward
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way

11. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
R x T = D

12. Cancel Quantities to...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Make the Problem Simpler
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Triangles

13. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Carefully.
Mathematical Expressions
Prove or Disprove Your Guess

14. Use the Given Information
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
R x T = D

15. Try Not to Make...
Triangles
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

16. When Calculating Answers...
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

17. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
R x T = D
Make the Problem Simpler
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

18. Know How to Manipulate...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Carefully.
Averages and Inequalities