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

3. Know and Use Facts About...
R x T = D
Certain Choices
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Triangles

4. Translate English Words into...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices
Triangles

5. Know How to Manipulate...
Carefully.
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Averages and Inequalities

6. Know How to Solve Problems Using the Formula...
Mathematical Expressions
R x T = D
Triangles
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities

7. When Calculating Answers...
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
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'
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)

8. Draw or Extend Lines in a Diagrams to...
Averages and Inequalities
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Triangles

9. Use the Given Information
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Triangles

10. Know How to Find Unknown Quantities (Area - Length - Arc & Angle) from...
Carefully.
Effectively (and Ignore Irrelevant Information)
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Make the Problem Simpler

11. Try Not to Make...
Tedious Calculations Since There is Usually an Easier Way
R x T = D
Carefully.
Averages and Inequalities

12. Know How to Eliminate...
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Carefully.
Mathematical Expressions
Certain Choices

13. Use New Definitions and Functions...
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Carefully.
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First

14. Remember Classic Expressions Such as...
X^2 - y^2 - x^2 + 2xy + y^2 - x^2 - 2xy + y^2 - x + y/xy
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Make a Problem Easier; Label Unknown Quantities
Certain Choices

15. Know How to Find Unknown Expressions by...
Mathematical Expressions
Adding - Subtracting - Multiplying - or Dividing Equations or Expressions
Easy but That Can Be Tricky - Beware of Choice A as a 'Lure Choice'
Certain Choices

16. Cancel Quantities to...
Mathematical Expressions
Known Quantities (the Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts)
Make the Problem Simpler
Carefully.

17. Know How to Use Units of...
Mathematical Expressions
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer
Prove or Disprove Your Guess
Certain Choices

18. When Each Choice Must Be Tested - Start with...
Choice E and Work Backward
Mathematical Expressions
Never Multiply and/or Do Long Division If - Reducing Can Be Done First
Time - Distance - Area or Volume to Find or Check Your Answer