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

2. When Calculating Answers...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Triangles
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

3. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Averages and Inequalities
Make the Problem Simpler
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Choice E and Work Backward

4. Know How to Manipulate...
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Averages and Inequalities
R x T = D

5. Translate English Words into...
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Mathematical Expressions
Choice E and Work Backward
Make the Problem Simpler

6. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Carefully.
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy

7. Know How to Eliminate...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Choice E and Work Backward
Certain Choices
Make the Problem Simpler

8. Try Not to Make...
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Choice E and Work Backward
Carefully.
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

9. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Choice E and Work Backward
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Triangles
Mathematical Expressions

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

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11. Know How to Use Units of...
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

12. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Carefully.
Certain Choices
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer

13. Cancel Quantities to...
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles
Make the Problem Simpler
R x T = D

14. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Make the Problem Simpler
Triangles
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions

15. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Choice E and Work Backward
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Averages and Inequalities

16. Use the Given Information
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Mathematical Expressions
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

17. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
R x T = D
Mathematical Expressions
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

18. Know and Use Facts About...
Triangles
Certain Choices
Averages and Inequalities
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy