Question ID f67e4efc

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f67e4efc

A right circular cylinder has a volume of . If the height of the cylinder

is 5, what is the radius of the cylinder?

A. 3

B. 4.5

C. 9

D. 40

ID: f67e4efc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder with a radius of r is the product of the area of the base, , and
the height, h. The volume of the right circular cylinder described is and its height is 5. If the radius is r, it follows that

. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the square root of both sides yields
or . Since r represents the radius, the value must be positive. Therefore, the radius is 3.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from finding that the square of the radius is 9, but then from dividing 9 by 2, rather than
taking the square root of 9. Choice C is incorrect. This represents the square of the radius. Choice D is incorrect and may
result from solving the equation for , not r, by dividing by on both sides and then by subtracting, not
dividing, 5 from both sides.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5afbdc8e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5afbdc8e

What is the length of one side of a square that has the same
area as a circle with radius 2 ?

A. 2

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5afbdc8e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area A of a circle with radius r is given by the formula . Thus, a circle with radius 2 has area

, which can be rewritten as . The area of a square with side length s is given by the formula . Thus, if a

square has the same area as a circle with radius 2, then . Since the side length of a square must be a positive

number, taking the square root of both sides of gives . Using the properties of square roots, can

be rewritten as , which is equivalent to . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect. The side length of the square isn’t equal to the radius of the circle. Choices B and D are incorrect and
may result from incorrectly simplifying the expression .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID ec5d4823
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ec5d4823

What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of a right rectangular prism that has a
length of 4 centimeters, a width of 9 centimeters, and a height of 10 centimeters?

ID: ec5d4823 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 360. The volume of a right rectangular prism is calculated by multiplying its dimensions: length, width,
and height. Multiplying the values given for these dimensions yields a volume of cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 151eda3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 151eda3c

A manufacturing company produces two sizes of cylindrical containers that each

have a height of 50 centimeters. The radius of container A is 16 centimeters, and
the radius of container B is 25% longer than the radius of container A. What is the
volume, in cubic centimeters, of container B?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 151eda3c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. If the radius of container A is 16 centimeters and the radius of container B is 25% longer than the radius
of container A, then the radius of container B is centimeters. The volume of a cylinder is , where

r is the radius of the cylinder and h is its height. Substituting and into yields that the volume of cylinder

B is cubic centimeters.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by the radius of cylinder A rather than squaring
the radius of cylinder B. Choice C is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by 25 rather than
squaring it. Choice D is incorrect and may result from taking the radius of cylinder B to be 25 centimeters rather than 20
centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 38517165
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 38517165

A circle has a circumference of centimeters. What is the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle?

ID: 38517165 Answer

Correct Answer: 31

Rationale

The correct answer is 31. The circumference of a circle is equal to 2𝜋𝑟 centimeters, where 𝑟 represents the radius, in
centimeters, of the circle, and the diameter of the circle is equal to 2𝑟 centimeters. It's given that a circle has a circumference
of 31𝜋 centimeters. Therefore, 31𝜋 = 2𝜋𝑟. Dividing both sides of this equation by 𝜋 yields 31 = 2𝑟. Since the diameter of the
circle is equal to 2𝑟 centimeters, it follows that the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle is 31.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 08b7a3f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 08b7a3f5

A triangular prism has a height of and a volume of . What is the area, , of the base of
the prism? (The volume of a triangular prism is equal to , where is the area of the base and is the height of the
prism.)

ID: 08b7a3f5 Answer

Correct Answer: 27

Rationale

The correct answer is 27. It's given that a triangular prism has a volume of 216 cubic centimeters cm3 and the volume of a
triangular prism is equal to 𝐵ℎ, where 𝐵 is the area of the base and ℎ is the height of the prism. Therefore, 216 = 𝐵ℎ. It's also
given that the triangular prism has a height of 8 cm. Therefore, ℎ = 8. Substituting 8 for ℎ in the equation 216 = 𝐵ℎ yields
216 = 𝐵8. Dividing both sides of this equation by 8 yields 27 = 𝐵. Therefore, the area, in cm2 , of the base of the prism is 27.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID a2e76b60
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a2e76b60

A cylindrical can containing pieces of fruit is filled to the top with syrup before
being sealed. The base of the can has an area of , and the height of the can

is 10 cm. If of syrup is needed to fill the can to the top, which of the
following is closest to the total volume of the pieces of fruit in the can?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a2e76b60 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The total volume of the cylindrical can is found by multiplying the area of the base of the can, ,

by the height of the can, 10 cm, which yields . If the syrup needed to fill the can has a volume of , then the
remaining volume for the pieces of
fruit is .

Choice A is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be of syrup needed

to fill the can to the top. Choice B is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be

of syrup needed to fill the can to the top. Choice D is incorrect because it is the total volume of the
can, not just of the pieces of fruit.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 37dde49f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 37dde49f

The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. What is the value of k, in centimeters?

A. 2.52

B. 7.67

C. 7.79

D. 10.11

ID: 37dde49f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Using the volume formula and the given information that the volume of the glass is 473
cubic centimeters, the value of k can be found as follows:

Therefore, the value of k is approximately 10.11 centimeters.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Substituting the values of k from these choices in the formula results in volumes of
approximately 7 cubic centimeters, 207 cubic centimeters, and 217 cubic centimeters, respectively, all of which contradict
the given information that the volume of the glass is 473 cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID cf53cb56
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: cf53cb56

In the xy-plane shown, square ABCD has its diagonals on the x- and y-axes. What
is the area, in square units, of the square?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 50

D. 100

ID: cf53cb56 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The two diagonals of square ABCD divide the square into 4 congruent right triangles, where each triangle

has a vertex at the origin of the graph shown. The formula for the area of a triangle is , where b is the base length
of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. Each of the 4 congruent right triangles has a height of 5 units and a base

length of 5 units. Therefore, the area of each triangle is , or 12.5 square units. Since the 4 right triangles are

congruent, the area of each is of the area of square ABCD. It follows that the area of the square ABCD is equal to
, or 50 square units.

Choices A and D are incorrect and may result from using 5 or 25, respectively, as the area of one of the 4 congruent right
triangles formed by diagonals of square ABCD. However, the area of these triangles is 12.5. Choice B is incorrect and may
result from using 5 as the length of one side of square ABCD. However, the length of a side of square ABCD is .

Question Difficulty: Medium