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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. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
Make the Problem Simpler
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
R x T = D

2. Know and Use Facts About...
Choice E and Work Backward
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Triangles

3. Translate English Words into...
Triangles
Mathematical Expressions
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

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

5. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
R x T = D
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Make the Problem Simpler

6. When Calculating Answers...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Choice E and Work Backward

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

8. Know How to Eliminate...
Triangles
Carefully.
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices

9. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Choice E and Work Backward
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Carefully.
R x T = D

10. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
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
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)

11. Use New Definitions and Functions...
R x T = D
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Carefully.

12. Use the Given Information
Triangles
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Mathematical Expressions
Carefully.

13. Cancel Quantities to...
Make the Problem Simpler
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
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

14. Use Specific Numerical Example to...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
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

15. Know How to Manipulate...
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Averages and Inequalities
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices

16. Know How to Use Units of...
Choice E and Work Backward
Triangles
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

17. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Certain Choices

18. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
R x T = D
Averages and Inequalities
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'