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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. Watch Out for Questions That Seem Very...

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2. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Make the Problem Simpler
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Choice E and Work Backward

3. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Certain Choices
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

4. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Triangles

5. Know How to Eliminate...
Make the Problem Simpler
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Certain Choices
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

6. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Mathematical Expressions
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

7. Know and Use Facts About...
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Triangles
Certain Choices

8. Translate English Words into...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Make the Problem Simpler
Mathematical Expressions
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer

9. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Certain Choices
Choice E and Work Backward
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy

10. Know How to Manipulate...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Triangles
Averages and Inequalities

11. Try Not to Make...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Carefully.

12. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Averages and Inequalities
Carefully.
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions

13. Know How to Use Units of...
Choice E and Work Backward
Averages and Inequalities
Make the Problem Simpler
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer

14. Cancel Quantities to...
R x T = D
Certain Choices
Triangles
Make the Problem Simpler

15. Use the Given Information
Mathematical Expressions
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles
Prove or Disprove Your Guess

16. When Calculating Answers...
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Carefully.
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

17. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
R x T = D
Carefully.
Choice E and Work Backward
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

18. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Carefully.