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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. Know How to Eliminate...
Certain Choices
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Mathematical Expressions
Carefully.

2. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Certain Choices
Choice E and Work Backward
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Triangles

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

4. Know How to Use Units of...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Averages and Inequalities

5. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Carefully.
Certain Choices
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

6. Know How to Manipulate...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Averages and Inequalities
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions

7. Translate English Words into...
Mathematical Expressions
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Triangles

8. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
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'

9. Know and Use Facts About...
Triangles
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Carefully.
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

10. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Carefully.
Triangles

11. Use the Given Information
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
R x T = D
Choice E and Work Backward
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

12. Cancel Quantities to...
Make the Problem Simpler
Certain Choices
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'

13. Try Not to Make...
Certain Choices
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

14. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Make the Problem Simpler
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Certain Choices

15. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
R x T = D
Averages and Inequalities
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

16. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
Triangles
R x T = D
Make the Problem Simpler
Choice E and Work Backward

17. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
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
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

18. When Calculating Answers...
Choice E and Work Backward
Carefully.
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First