Question ID 6d99b141

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6d99b141

In the figure, . The measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is . What is the value of
?

ID: 6d99b141 Answer

Correct Answer: 83

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that in the figure, . Thus, triangle is an isosceles triangle and the
measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle
is . Thus, the sum of the measures of the interior angles of triangle is . It's given that the measure of angle
is . It follows that the sum of the measures of angles and is , or . Since the
measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle , the measure of angle is half of , or . The sum
of the measures of the interior angles of triangle is . It's given that the measure of angle is . Since the
measure of angle , which is the same angle as angle , is , it follows that the measure of angle is
, or . Since angle and angle form a straight line, the sum of the measures of these
angles is . It's given in the figure that the measure of angle is . It follows that . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e10d8313
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: e10d8313

In the figure shown, points , , , and lie on line segment , and line segment intersects line segment at
point . The measure of is , the measure of is , the measure of is , and the measure
of is . What is the measure, in degrees, of ?

ID: e10d8313 Answer

Correct Answer: 123

Rationale
The correct answer is . The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a
triangle is degrees. It's given that the measure of is and the measure of is . Since points , ,
and form a triangle, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is
, or . It's also given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary
angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or .
Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum
theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . It's given that the measure of is .
Since and are supplementary angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure,
in degrees, of is , or . Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as
, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f88f27e5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f88f27e5
Intersecting lines r, s, and t are shown below.

What is the value of x ?

ID: f88f27e5 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 97. The intersecting lines form a triangle, and the angle with measure of is an exterior angle of this
triangle. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two nonadjacent interior
angles of the triangle. One of these angles has measure of and the other, which is supplementary to the angle with
measure , has measure of . Therefore, the value of x is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e5c57163
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e5c57163

Square A has side lengths that are times the side lengths of square B. The area of square A is times the area of
square B. What is the value of ?

ID: e5c57163 Answer

Correct Answer: 27556

Rationale
The correct answer is . The area of a square is , where is the side length of the square. Let represent the length
of each side of square B. Substituting for in yields . It follows that the area of square B is . It’s given that square
A has side lengths that are times the side lengths of square B. Since represents the length of each side of square B,
the length of each side of square A can be represented by the expression . It follows that the area of square A is
, or . It’s given that the area of square A is times the area of square B. Since the area of square A is
equal to , and the area of square B is equal to , an equation representing the given statement is
. Since represents the length of each side of square B, the value of must be positive. Therefore, the
value of is also positive, so it does not equal . Dividing by on both sides of the equation yields
. Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 983412ea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 983412ea

A right square prism has a height of units. The volume of the prism is cubic units. What is the length, in units, of an
edge of the base?

ID: 983412ea Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale
The correct answer is . The volume, , of a right square prism can be calculated using the formula , where
represents the length of an edge of the base and represents the height of the prism. It’s given that the volume of the prism
is cubic units and the height is units. Substituting for and for in the formula yields
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this
equation yields two solutions: and . The length can't be negative, so . Therefore, the length, in units,
of an edge of the base is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 947a3cde
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 947a3cde

In the figure above, and intersect at point P, , and .

What is the measure, in degrees, of ? (Disregard the degree symbol when
gridding your answer.)

ID: 947a3cde Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 30. It is given that the measure of is . Angle MPR and are collinear and therefore
are supplementary angles. This means that the sum of the two angle measures is , and so the measure of is
. The sum of the angles in a triangle is . Subtracting the measure of from yields the sum of the
other angles in the triangle MPR. Since , the sum of the measures of and is . It is
given that , so it follows that triangle MPR is isosceles. Therefore and must be congruent. Since
the sum of the measure of these two angles is , it follows that the measure of each angle is .

An alternate approach would be to use the exterior angle theorem, noting that the measure of is equal to the sum of

the measures of and . Since both angles are equal, each of them has a measure of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 858fd1cf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 858fd1cf

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at . Line is tangent to this circle at the point . Which of the following
points also lies on line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 858fd1cf Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the circle has its center at and that line is tangent to this circle at the point
. Therefore, the points and are the endpoints of the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. The
slope of a line or line segment that contains the points and can be calculated as . Substituting for
and for in the expression yields , or . Thus, the slope of this radius is . A line that’s
tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. It follows that line is perpendicular to
the radius at the point , so the slope of line is the negative reciprocal of the slope of this radius. The negative
reciprocal of is . Therefore, the slope of line is . Since the slope of line is the same between any two points on
line , a point lies on line if the slope of the line segment connecting the point and is . Substituting choice C,
, for and for in the expression yields , or . Therefore, the point lies on line .

Choice A is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Choice B is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Choice D is incorrect. The slope of the line segment connecting and is , or , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9966235e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 9966235e

A cube has an edge length of inches. A solid sphere with a radius of inches is inside the cube, such that the sphere
touches the center of each face of the cube. To the nearest cubic inch, what is the volume of the space in the cube not taken
up by the sphere?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9966235e Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The volume of a cube can be found by using the formula , where is the volume and is the
edge length of the cube. Therefore, the volume of the given cube is , or cubic inches. The volume of a
sphere can be found by using the formula , where is the volume and is the radius of the sphere. Therefore,
the volume of the given sphere is , or approximately cubic inches. The volume of the space in the
cube not taken up by the sphere is the difference between the volume of the cube and volume of the sphere. Subtracting the
approximate volume of the sphere from the volume of the cube gives cubic inches.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a0369739
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a0369739

In triangle , the measure of angle is and is an altitude of the triangle. The length of is and the
length of is greater than the length of . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a0369739 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that in triangle , the measure of angle is and is an altitude of the triangle.
Therefore, the measure of angle is . It follows that angle is congruent to angle and angle is congruent to
angle . By the angle-angle similarity postulate, triangle is similar to triangle . Since triangles and
are similar, it follows that . It's also given that the length of is and the length of is greater than the
length of . Therefore, the length of is , or . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of . Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a07ed090
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a07ed090

The figure shown is a right circular cylinder with a radius of and height of . A second right circular cylinder (not shown)
has a volume that is times as large as the volume of the cylinder shown. Which of the following could represent the
radius , in terms of , and the height , in terms of , of the second cylinder?

A. and

B. and

C. and

D. and

ID: a07ed090 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder is equal to , where is the radius of a base of the cylinder
and is the height of the cylinder. It’s given that the cylinder shown has a radius of and a height of . It follows that the
volume of the cylinder shown is equal to . It’s given that the second right circular cylinder has a radius of and a
height of . It follows that the volume of the second cylinder is equal to . Choice C gives and .
Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second cylinder yields ,
or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to times the volume of the
cylinder shown, . Therefore, and could represent the radius , in terms of , and the height , in
terms of , of the second cylinder.

Choice A is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second
cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is equal to
, not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.

Choice B is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second
cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression is
equal to , not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.

Choice D is incorrect. Substituting for and for in the expression that represents the volume of the second
cylinder yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . This expression
is equal to , not , times the volume of the cylinder shown.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2d2cb85e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2d2cb85e

In the figure, , the measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is . What is the value of ?

ID: 2d2cb85e Answer

Correct Answer: 156

Rationale
The correct answer is . In the figure shown, the sum of the measures of angle and angle is . It’s given
that the measure of angle is . Therefore, the measure of angle is , or . The sum of the
measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . In triangle , the measure of angle is and it's given that
the measure of angle is . Thus, the measure of angle is , or . It’s given that
. Therefore, triangle is an isosceles triangle and the measure of is equal to the measure of angle
. In triangle , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . Thus, the measure of
angle is , or . The figure shows that the measure of angle is , so the value of is
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 345cc36a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 345cc36a

In the figure shown, and intersect at point . , , , and . What is the

length of ?

ID: 345cc36a Answer

Correct Answer: 54

Rationale
The correct answer is . The figure shown includes two triangles, triangle and triangle , such that angle
and angle are vertical angles. It follows that angle is congruent to angle . It’s also given in the
figure that the measures of angle and angle are . Therefore angle is congruent to angle . Since triangle
and triangle have two pairs of congruent angles, triangle is similar to triangle by the angle-angle
similarity postulate, where corresponds to , and corresponds to . Since the lengths of corresponding
sides in similar triangles are proportional, it follows that . It’s given that , , and .
Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side
of this equation by yields , or . Therefore, the length of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c8345903
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: c8345903

The circle above has center O, the length of arc is , and

. What is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c8345903 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The ratio of the lengths of two arcs of a circle is equal to the ratio of the measures of the central angles
that subtend the arcs. It’s given that arc is subtended by a central angle with measure 100°. Since the sum of the

measures of the angles about a point is 360°, it follows that arc is subtended by a central angle with measure

. If s is the length of arc , then s must satisfy the ratio . Reducing the fraction

to its simplest form gives . Therefore, . Multiplying both sides of by yields .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of an arc consisting of exactly half of the circle, but arc is greater than half of
the circle. Choice C is incorrect. This is the total circumference of the circle. Choice D is incorrect. This is half the length of
arc , not its full length.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 901c3215
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 901c3215

In triangles and , angles and each have measure and angles and each have measure . Which
additional piece of information is sufficient to determine whether triangle is congruent to triangle ?

A. The measure of angle

B. The length of side

C. The lengths of sides and

D. No additional information is necessary.

ID: 901c3215 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since angles and each have the same measure and angles and each have the same measure,
triangles and are similar, where side corresponds to side . To determine whether two similar triangles
are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether one pair of corresponding sides are congruent. Therefore, to determine
whether triangles and are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether sides and have equal length.
Thus, the lengths of and are sufficient to determine whether triangle is congruent to triangle .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors. Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect. The given information is sufficient to determine that triangles and are similar, but not
whether they are congruent.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID bd87bc09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bd87bc09

Triangle above is a right triangle, and .

What is the length of side ?

ID: bd87bc09 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 24. The sine of an acute angle in a right triangle is equal to the ratio of the length of the side opposite
the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the sine of angle B, or , is equal to the ratio of the

length of side to the length of side . It’s given that the length of side is 26 and that . Therefore,

. Multiplying both sides of this equation by 26 yields .

By the Pythagorean Theorem, the relationship between the lengths of the sides of triangle ABC is as follows:
, or . Subtracting 100 from both sides of yields . Taking

the square root of both sides of yields .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f7dbde16
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f7dbde16

In triangles and , angles and each have measure , , and . Which additional piece of
information is sufficient to prove that triangle is similar to triangle ?

A. and

B. and

C. The measures of angles and are and , respectively.

D. The measures of angles and are and , respectively.

ID: f7dbde16 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. Two triangles are similar if they have three pairs of congruent corresponding angles. It’s given that
angles and each measure , and so these corresponding angles are congruent. If angle is , then angle
must be so that the sum of the angles in triangle is . If angle is , then angle must be so that
the sum of the angles in triangle is . Therefore, if the measures of angles and are and ,
respectively, then corresponding angles and are both , and corresponding angles and are both . It follows
that triangles and have three pairs of congruent corresponding angles, and so the triangles are similar.
Therefore, the additional piece of information that is sufficient to prove that triangle is similar to triangle is that
the measures of angles and are and , respectively.

Choice A is incorrect. If the measures of two sides in one triangle are proportional to the corresponding sides in another
triangle and the included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar. However, the two sides given are not
proportional and the angle given is not included by the given sides.

Choice B is incorrect. If the measures of two sides in one triangle are proportional to the corresponding sides in another
triangle and the included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar. However, the angle given is not included
between the proportional sides.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 76c73dbf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 76c73dbf

The graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. What is the length of the circle’s radius?

ID: 76c73dbf Answer

Correct Answer: 10

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. The equation of a
circle in the xy-plane can be written in the form , where the coordinates of the center of the circle
are and the length of the radius of the circle is . The term in this equation can be obtained by adding the
square of half the coefficient of to both sides of the given equation to complete the square. The coefficient of is . Half
the coefficient of is . The square of half the coefficient of is . Adding to each side of
yields , or .
Similarly, the term can be obtained by adding the square of half the coefficient of to both sides of this equation,
which yields , or . This equation is
equivalent to , or . Therefore, the length of the circle's radius
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 52f7b898
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 52f7b898

Right triangle is shown. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 52f7b898 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. In the triangle shown, the measure of angle is and angle is a right angle, which means that it
has a measure of . Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is equal to , the measure of angle is equal to
, or . In a right triangle whose acute angles have measures and , the lengths of the legs can
be represented by the expressions , , and , where is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure ,
is the length of the leg opposite the angle with measure , and is the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle
shown, the hypotenuse has a length of . It follows that , or . Therefore, the length of the leg opposite
angle is and the length of the leg opposite angle is . The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined
as the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. The length of the leg
opposite angle is and the length of the leg adjacent to angle is . Therefore, the value of is , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the length of the leg opposite angle , not the value of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e50afdd3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: e50afdd3

The graph of the given equation is a circle in the xy-plane. The point lies on the circle. Which of the following is a
possible value for ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e50afdd3 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. An equation of the form , where , , and are constants, represents a circle
in the xy-plane with center and radius . Therefore, the circle represented by the given equation has center
and radius . Since the center of the circle has an x-coordinate of and the radius of the circle is , the least possible x-
coordinate for any point on the circle is , or . Similarly, the greatest possible x-coordinate for any point on the
circle is , or . Therefore, if the point lies on the circle, it must be true that . Of the given
choices, only satisfies this inequality.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2266984b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 2266984b

The equation above defines a circle in the xy-plane. What are the
coordinates of the center of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2266984b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The standard equation of a circle in the xy-plane is of the form , where are
the coordinates of the center of the circle and r is the radius. The given equation can be rewritten in standard form by
completing the squares. So the sum of the first two terms, , needs a 100 to complete the square, and the sum of

the second two terms, , needs a 64 to complete the square. Adding 100 and 64 to both sides of the given equation

yields , which is equivalent to .

Therefore, the coordinates of the center of the circle are .

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from computational errors made when attempting to complete the squares
or when identifying the coordinates of the center.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1429dcdf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1429dcdf

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1429dcdf Answer

Correct Answer: .6956, .6957, 16/23

Rationale
The correct answer is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side
opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the length of the side opposite the angle with
measure is units and the length of the hypotenuse is units. Therefore, the value of is . Note that 16/23,
.6956, .6957, 0.695, and 0.696 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 69b0d79d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 69b0d79d

Point O is the center of the circle above, and the measure of is . If the

length of is 18, what is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 69b0d79d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Because segments OA and OB are radii of the circle centered at point O, these segments have equal
lengths. Therefore, triangle AOB is an isosceles triangle, where angles OAB and OBA are congruent base angles of the
triangle. It’s given that angle OAB measures . Therefore, angle OBA also measures . Let represent the measure

of angle AOB. Since the sum of the measures of the three angles of any triangle is , it follows that

, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , or

radians. Therefore, the measure of angle AOB, and thus the measure of arc , is radians. Since is a radius of the

given circle and its length is 18, the length of the radius of the circle is 18. Therefore, the length of arc can be calculated

as , or .

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors.
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID ebbf23ae
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ebbf23ae

A circle in the xy-plane has a diameter with endpoints and . An equation of this circle is
, where is a positive constant. What is the value of ?

ID: ebbf23ae Answer

Correct Answer: 5

Rationale
The correct answer is . The standard form of an equation of a circle in the xy-plane is , where ,
, and are constants, the coordinates of the center of the circle are , and the length of the radius of the circle is . It′s
given that an equation of the circle is . Therefore, the center of this circle is . It’s given that
the endpoints of a diameter of the circle are and . The length of the radius is the distance from the center of
the circle to an endpoint of a diameter of the circle, which can be found using the distance formula,

. Substituting the center of the circle and one endpoint of the diameter in this

formula gives a distance of , or , which is equivalent to . Since the distance from the
center of the circle to an endpoint of a diameter is , the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4c95c7d4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 4c95c7d4

A graphic designer is creating a logo for a company. The logo is shown in the figure
above. The logo is in the shape of a trapezoid and consists of three congruent
equilateral triangles. If the perimeter of the logo is 20 centimeters, what is the
combined area of the shaded regions, in square centimeters, of the logo?

A.

B.

C.

D. 16

ID: 4c95c7d4 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the logo is in the shape of a trapezoid that consists of three congruent equilateral
triangles, and that the perimeter of the trapezoid is 20 centimeters (cm). Since the perimeter of the trapezoid is the sum of

the lengths of 5 of the sides of the triangles, the length of each side of an equilateral triangle is . Dividing up one
equilateral triangle into two right triangles yields a pair of congruent 30°-60°-90° triangles. The shorter leg of each right
triangle is half the length of the side of an equilateral triangle, or 2 cm. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, , the
height of the equilateral triangle can be found. Substituting and and solving for b yields

cm. The area of one equilateral triangle is , where and . Therefore, the area

of one equilateral triangle is . The shaded area consists of two such triangles, so its area is

Alternate approach: The area of a trapezoid can be found by evaluating the expression , where is the length
of one base, is the length of the other base, and h is the height of the trapezoid. Substituting , , and

yields the expression , or , which gives an area of for the trapezoid.

Since two-thirds of the trapezoid is shaded, the area of the shaded region is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the height of the trapezoid. Choice B is incorrect. This is the area of one of the equilateral
triangles, not two. Choice D is incorrect and may result from using a height of 4 for each triangle rather than the height of
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b8a225ff
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: b8a225ff

Circle A in the xy-plane has the equation . Circle B has the same center as circle A. The radius of
circle B is two times the radius of circle A. The equation defining circle B in the xy-plane is , where
is a constant. What is the value of ?

ID: b8a225ff Answer

Correct Answer: 16

Rationale
The correct answer is . An equation of a circle in the xy-plane can be written as , where the
center of the circle is , the radius of the circle is , and where , , and are constants. It’s given that the equation of
circle A is , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the center of circle A is
and the radius of circle A is . It’s given that circle B has the same center as circle A and that the radius of circle B is
two times the radius of circle A. Therefore, the center of circle B is and the radius of circle B is , or .
Substituting for , for , and for into the equation yields ,
which is equivalent to . It follows that the equation of circle B in the xy-plane is
. Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b0a72bdc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: b0a72bdc

What is the diameter of the circle in the xy-plane with equation ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0a72bdc Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The standard form of an equation of a circle in the xy-plane is , where the
coordinates of the center of the circle are and the length of the radius of the circle is . For the circle in the xy-plane
with equation , it follows that . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation
yields or . Because represents the length of the radius of the circle and this length must be positive, .
Therefore, the radius of the circle is . The diameter of a circle is twice the length of the radius of the circle. Thus, yields
. Therefore, the diameter of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the radius of the circle. Choice C is incorrect. This is the square of the radius of the circle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ba8ca563
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ba8ca563

A cube has a volume of cubic units. What is the surface area, in square units, of the cube?

ID: ba8ca563 Answer

Correct Answer: 36504

Rationale
The correct answer is . The volume of a cube can be found using the formula , where represents the edge
length of a cube. It’s given that this cube has a volume of cubic units. Substituting for in yields
. Taking the cube root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus, the edge length of the cube is
units. Since each face of a cube is a square, it follows that each face has an edge length of units. The area of a square
can be found using the formula . Substituting for in this formula yields , or . Therefore, the
area of one face of this cube is square units. Since a cube has faces, the surface area, in square units, of this cube
is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b1e1c2f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: b1e1c2f5

In right triangle , angle is the right angle and . Point on side is connected by a line segment with
point on side such that line segment is parallel to side and . What is the length of line segment
?

ID: b1e1c2f5 Answer

Correct Answer: 54

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that in triangle , point on side is connected by a line segment with point
on side such that line segment is parallel to side . It follows that parallel segments and are
intersected by sides and . If two parallel segments are intersected by a third segment, corresponding angles are
congruent. Thus, corresponding angles and are congruent and corresponding angles and are congruent.
Since triangle has two angles that are each congruent to an angle in triangle , triangle is similar to
triangle by the angle-angle similarity postulate, where side corresponds to side , and side corresponds to
side . Since the lengths of corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional, it follows that . Since
point lies on side , . It's given that . Substituting for in the equation
yields , or . It’s given that . Substituting for and
for in the equation yields , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by
yields . Thus, the length of line segment is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a4bd60a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a4bd60a3

The perimeter of an equilateral triangle is centimeters. The height of this triangle is centimeters, where is a
constant. What is the value of ?

ID: a4bd60a3 Answer

Correct Answer: 104

Rationale
The correct answer is . An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides have the same length and all three
angles have a measure of . The height of the triangle, , is the length of the altitude from one vertex. The altitude
divides the equilateral triangle into two congruent 30-60-90 right triangles, where the altitude is the side across from the
angle in each 30-60-90 right triangle. Since the altitude has a length of , it follows from the properties of 30-60-90 right
triangles that the side across from each angle has a length of and each hypotenuse has a length of . In this case,
the hypotenuse of each 30-60-90 right triangle is a side of the equilateral triangle; therefore, each side length of the
equilateral triangle is . The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of each side. It's given that the perimeter of
the equilateral triangle is ; therefore, , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 899c6042
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 899c6042

A right circular cone has a height of and a base with a diameter of . The volume of this cone is
. What is the value of ?

ID: 899c6042 Answer

Correct Answer: 66

Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the right circular cone has a height of centimeters and a base with a
diameter of . Since the diameter of the base of the cone is , the radius of the base is . The volume ,
, of a right circular cone can be found using the formula , where is the height, , and is the radius,
, of the base of the cone. Substituting for and for in this formula yields , or .
Therefore, the volume of the cone is . It’s given that the volume of the cone is . Therefore, the value of is
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 498d6795
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 498d6795

In triangle , angle is a right angle. The length of side is and the length of side is . What is
the length of side ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 498d6795 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that for a right triangle, , where represents the length of
the hypotenuse and and represent the lengths of the legs. It’s given that in triangle , angle is a right angle.
Therefore, triangle is a right triangle, where the hypotenuse is side and the legs are sides and . It’s given
that the lengths of sides and are and , respectively. Substituting these values for and in the

formula yields , which is equivalent to , or

. Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since represents the length of
the hypotenuse, side , must be positive. Therefore, the length of side is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not

.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the result of solving the equation , not

.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 740bf79f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 740bf79f

In the figure above, what is the

length of ?

A. 2.2

B. 2.3

C. 2.4

D. 2.5

ID: 740bf79f Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. First, is the hypotenuse of right , whose legs have lengths 3 and 4. Therefore,

, so and . Second, because corresponds to and because

corresponds to , is similar to . The ratio of corresponding sides of similar triangles is constant, so

. Since and it’s given that and , . Solving for NQ results in , or

2.4.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from setting up incorrect ratios.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3b225698
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b225698

Triangle is similar to triangle such that , , and correspond to , , and , respectively. The measure of
is and . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3b225698 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and
, respectively. Since corresponding angles of similar triangles are congruent, it follows that the measure of is
congruent to the measure of . It’s given that the measure of is . Therefore, the measure of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a conceptual error. Choice B is incorrect. This is half the measure of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is twice the measure of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 249d3f80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 249d3f80

Point is the center of a circle. The measure of arc on this circle is . What is the measure, in degrees, of its
associated angle ?

ID: 249d3f80 Answer

Correct Answer: 100

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that point is the center of a circle and the measure of arc on the circle is . It
follows that points and lie on the circle. Therefore, and are radii of the circle. A central angle is an angle formed
by two radii of a circle, with its vertex at the center of the circle. Therefore, is a central angle. Because the degree
measure of an arc is equal to the measure of its associated central angle, it follows that the measure, in degrees, of
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ab176ad6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ab176ad6

The equation defines a circle in the

xy‑plane. What is the radius of the circle?

ID: ab176ad6 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 11. A circle with equation , where a, b, and r are constants, has center

and radius r. Therefore, the radius of the given circle is , or 11.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b0dc920d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: b0dc920d

A manufacturer determined that right cylindrical containers with a height that is 4

inches longer than the radius offer the optimal number of containers to be
displayed on a shelf. Which of the following expresses the volume, V, in cubic
inches, of such containers, where r is the radius, in inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0dc920d Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The volume, V, of a right cylinder is given by the formula , where r represents the radius of the
base of the cylinder and h represents the height. Since the height is 4 inches longer than the radius, the expression
represents the height of each cylindrical container. It follows that the volume of each container is represented by the
equation . Distributing the expression into each term in the parentheses yields .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from representing the height as instead of . Choice B is incorrect and may result
from representing the height as instead of . Choice C is incorrect and may result from representing the volume of a

right cylinder as instead of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 55bb437a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 55bb437a

In the figure above, . If and

, what is the length of ?

ID: 55bb437a Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 6. Since , and are both similar to 3-4-5 triangles. This means that they
are both similar to the right triangle with sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5. Since , which is 3 times as long as the

hypotenuse of the 3-4-5 triangle, the similarity ratio of to the 3-4-5 triangle is 3:1. Therefore, the length of (the

side opposite to ) is , and the length of (the side adjacent to ) is . It is also given that
. Since and , it follows that , which means that the similarity ratio of to

the 3-4-5 triangle is 2:1 ( is the side adjacent to ). Therefore, the length of , which is the side opposite to , is
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID bd7f6e30
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: bd7f6e30

In the figure above, .

What is the value of x ?

A. 72

B. 66

C. 64

D. 58

ID: bd7f6e30 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since , it follows that is an isosceles triangle with base RU. Therefore, and
are the base angles of an isosceles triangle and are congruent. Let the measures of both and be

. According to the triangle sum theorem, the sum of the measures of the three angles of a triangle is . Therefore,
, so .

Note that is the same angle as . Thus, the measure of is . According to the triangle exterior

angle theorem, an external angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles. Therefore, is equal to
the sum of the measures of and ; that is, . Thus, the value of x is 64.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of , but is not congruent to . Choices A and D are incorrect
and may result from a calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3e577e4a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 3e577e4a

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at . Line is tangent to this circle at the point . What is the slope of
line ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3e577e4a Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. A line that's tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. It's
given that the circle has its center at and line is tangent to the circle at the point . The slope of a
radius defined by the points and can be calculated as . The points and define the
radius of the circle at the point of tangency. Therefore, the slope of this radius can be calculated as , or . If a line
and a radius are perpendicular, the slope of the line must be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the radius. The negative
reciprocal of is . Thus, the slope of line is .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the slope of the radius of the circle at the point of tangency, not the slope of line .

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ffe862a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: ffe862a3

An isosceles right triangle has a hypotenuse of length inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ffe862a3 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. Since the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, the two sides that form the right angle must be the same
length. Let be the length, in inches, of each of those sides. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle,
, where is the length of the hypotenuse and and are the lengths of the other two sides. Substituting for
, for , and for in this equation yields , or . Dividing each side of this equation by yields
, or . Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields two solutions: and
. The value of must be positive because it represents a side length. Therefore, , or . The
perimeter, in inches, of the triangle is , or . Substituting for in this expression gives a perimeter,
in inches, of , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of each of the congruent sides of the triangle, not the perimeter, in inches,
of the triangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths, in inches, of the congruent sides of the triangle, not the perimeter, in
inches, of the triangle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 24cec8d1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 24cec8d1

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. In triangle , the measure of is . What is the
measure of , in degrees? (Disregard the degree symbol when entering your answer.)

ID: 24cec8d1 Answer

Correct Answer: 46

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that is the center of a circle and that points and lie on the circle. Therefore,
and are radii of the circle. It follows that . If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite
them are congruent. It follows that the angles and , which are across from the sides of equal length, are
congruent. Let represent the measure of . It follows that the measure of is also . It's given that the
measure of is . Because the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is , the equation
, or , can be used to find the measure of . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the measure of , in
degrees, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8c1aa743
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 8c1aa743

Rectangles and are similar. The length of each side of is times the length of the corresponding
side of . The area of is square units. What is the area, in square units, of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 8c1aa743 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area of a rectangle is given by , where is the length of the base of the rectangle and is its
height. Let represent the length, in units, of the base of rectangle , and let represent its height, in units.
Substituting for and for in the formula yields . Therefore, the area, in square units, of can be
represented by the expression . It’s given that the length of each side of is times the length of the
corresponding side of . Therefore, the length, in units, of the base of can be represented by the expression
, and its height, in units, can be represented by the expression . Substituting for and for in the formula
yields , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the area, in square units, of can be represented by the
expression . It’s given that the area of is square units. Since represents the area, in square units, of
, substituting for in the expression yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square units, of
is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times the
length of the corresponding side of .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times the
length of the corresponding side of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the area of a rectangle where the length of each side of the rectangle is , not , times the
length of the corresponding side of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 44b2b894
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 44b2b894

A rectangle is inscribed in a circle, such that each vertex of the rectangle lies on the circumference of the circle. The diagonal
of the rectangle is twice the length of the shortest side of the rectangle. The area of the rectangle is square units.
What is the length, in units, of the diameter of the circle?

ID: 44b2b894 Answer

Correct Answer: 66

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that each vertex of the rectangle lies on the circumference of the circle. Therefore, the
length of the diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the diagonal of the rectangle. The diagonal of a rectangle forms a
right triangle with the shortest and longest sides of the rectangle, where the shortest side and the longest side of the
rectangle are the legs of the triangle and the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the triangle. Let represent the
length, in units, of the shortest side of the rectangle. Since it's given that the diagonal is twice the length of the shortest side,
represents the length, in units, of the diagonal of the rectangle. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a
hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting for and for in this equation
yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the
positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the length, in units, of the rectangle’s longest
side is . The area of a rectangle is the product of the length of the shortest side and the length of the longest side. The
lengths, in units, of the shortest and longest sides of the rectangle are represented by and , and it’s given that the area
of the rectangle is square units. It follows that , or . Dividing both sides
of this equation by yields . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields .
Since the length, in units, of the diagonal is represented by , it follows that the length, in units, of the diagonal is , or
. Since the length of the diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the diagonal of the rectangle, the length, in units, of
the diameter of the circle is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9e44284b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9e44284b

In the xy-plane, the graph of is a

circle. What is the radius of the circle?

A. 5

B. 6.5

C.

D.

ID: 9e44284b Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. One way to find the radius of the circle is to rewrite the given equation in standard form,
, where is the center of the circle and the radius of the circle is r. To do this, divide the original

equation, , by 2 to make the leading coefficients of and each equal to 1:

. Then complete the square to put the equation in standard form. To do so, first rewrite

as . Second, add 2.25 and 0.25 to both

sides of the equation: . Since ,

, and , it follows that . Therefore, the radius of the circle is 5.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may be the result of errors in manipulating the equation or of a misconception about
the standard form of the equation of a circle in the xy-plane.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 568d66a7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 568d66a7

An isosceles right triangle has a perimeter of inches. What is the length, in inches, of one leg of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 568d66a7 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that the right triangle is isosceles. In an isosceles right triangle, the two legs have equal
lengths, and the length of the hypotenuse is times the length of one of the legs. Let 𝓁 represent the length, in inches, of
each leg of the isosceles right triangle. It follows that the length of the hypotenuse is 𝓁 inches. The perimeter of a figure
is the sum of the lengths of the sides of the figure. Therefore, the perimeter of the isosceles right triangle is 𝓁 𝓁 𝓁
inches. It's given that the perimeter of the triangle is inches. It follows that 𝓁 𝓁 𝓁 .
Factoring the left-hand side of this equation yields 𝓁 , or 𝓁 .

Dividing both sides of this equation by yields 𝓁 . Rationalizing the denominator of the right-hand side of

this equation by multiplying the right-hand side of the equation by yields 𝓁 . Applying the

distributive property to the numerator and to the denominator of the right-hand side of this equation yields
𝓁 . This is equivalent to 𝓁 , or 𝓁 . Therefore, the length, in inches, of one leg of the
isosceles right triangle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length, in inches, of the hypotenuse.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0e709a29
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 0e709a29

The side lengths of right triangle are given. Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and
corresponds to . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0e709a29 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The hypotenuse of triangle is the longest side and is across from the right angle. The longest side
length given is , which is the length of side . Therefore, the hypotenuse of triangle is side , so the right
angle is angle . The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side, which is the
side across from the angle, to the length of the adjacent side, which is the side closest to the angle that is not the
hypotenuse. It follows that the opposite side of angle is side and the adjacent side of angle is side . Therefore,
. Substituting for and for in this equation yields . This is equivalent to
. It’s given that triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and corresponds to .
It follows that corresponds to . Therefore, the hypotenuse of triangle is side , which means .
Since the lengths of corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional, . Therefore, is
equivalent to , or . Thus, .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of , not . Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID eeb4143c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: eeb4143c

The area of triangle ABC above is at least 48 but no more than 60. If y is an
integer, what is one possible value of x ?

ID: eeb4143c Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is either , , or . The area of triangle ABC can be expressed as or . It’s given
that the area of triangle ABC is at least 48 but no more than 60. It follows that . Dividing by 6 to isolate y in this
compound inequality yields . Since y is an integer, . In the given figure, the two right triangles
shown are similar because they have two pairs of congruent angles: their respective right angles and angle A. Therefore, the

following proportion is true: . Substituting 8 for y in the proportion results in . Cross multiplying and

solving for x yields . Substituting 9 for y in the proportion results in . Cross multiplying and solving for x yields

. Substituting 10 for y in the proportion results in . Cross multiplying and solving for x yields . Note that
10/3, 15/4, 25/6, 3.333, 3.75, 4.166, and 4.167 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 5b2b8866
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5b2b8866

A rectangular poster has an area of square inches. A copy of the poster is made in which the length and width of the
original poster are each increased by . What is the area of the copy, in square inches?

ID: 5b2b8866 Answer

Correct Answer: 2592/5, 518.4

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the area of the original poster is square inches. Let 𝓁 represent the length, in
inches, of the original poster, and let represent the width, in inches, of the original poster. Since the area of a rectangle is
equal to its length times its width, it follows that 𝓁 . It's also given that a copy of the poster is made in which the
length and width of the original poster are each increased by . It follows that the length of the copy is the length of the
original poster plus of the length of the original poster, which is equivalent to 𝓁 𝓁 inches. This length can be
rewritten as 𝓁 𝓁 inches, or 𝓁 inches. Similarly, the width of the copy is the width of the original poster plus of
the width of the original poster, which is equivalent to inches. This width can be rewritten as inches, or
inches. Since the area of a rectangle is equal to its length times its width, it follows that the area, in square inches, of
the copy is equal to 𝓁 , which can be rewritten as 𝓁 . Since 𝓁 , the area, in square inches,
of the copy can be found by substituting for 𝓁 in the expression 𝓁 , which yields , or
. Therefore, the area of the copy, in square inches, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9f934297
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 9f934297

A right rectangular prism has a length of , a width of , and a height of . What is the
surface area, , of the right rectangular prism?

ID: 9f934297 Answer

Correct Answer: 2216

Rationale
The correct answer is . The surface area of a prism is the sum of the areas of all its faces. A right rectangular prism
consists of six rectangular faces, where opposite faces are congruent. It's given that this prism has a length of ,a
width of , and a height of . Thus, for this prism, there are two faces with area , two faces with
area , and two faces with area . Therefore, the surface area, , of the right rectangular
prism is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID dc71597b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: dc71597b

A right circular cone has a volume of cubic feet and a height of 9 feet. What
is the radius, in feet, of the base of the cone?

A.

B.

C.

D. 3

ID: dc71597b Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. The equation for the volume of a right circular cone is . It’s given that the volume of the

right circular cone is cubic feet and the height is 9 feet. Substituting these values for V and h, respectively, gives

. Dividing both sides of the equation by gives . Dividing both sides of the equation by 9

gives . Taking the square root of both sides results in two possible values for the radius, or . Since

the radius can’t have a negative value, that leaves as the only possibility. Applying the quotient property of square

roots, , results in , or .

Choices B and C are incorrect and may result from incorrectly evaluating . Choice D is incorrect and may result from

solving instead of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f811d345
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: f811d345

A right triangle has legs with lengths of centimeters and centimeters. If the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in
centimeters, can be written in the form , where is an integer, what is the value of ?

ID: f811d345 Answer

Correct Answer: 113

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the legs of a right triangle have lengths centimeters and centimeters. In a
right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the two legs. It
follows that if represents the length, in centimeters, of the hypotenuse of the right triangle, . This
equation is equivalent to . Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields . This
equation can be rewritten as , or . This equation is equivalent to . It's given that
the length of the triangle's hypotenuse, in centimeters, can be written in the form . It follows that the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c9931030
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c9931030

The side lengths of right triangle are given. Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and
corresponds to . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9931030 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that right triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and
corresponds to . It's given that the side lengths of the right triangle are , , and .
Corresponding angles in similar triangles are equal. It follows that the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle
. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the longest side. It follows that the hypotenuse of triangle is side . The
hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side opposite the right angle. Therefore, angle is a right angle. The adjacent side of an
acute angle in a right triangle is the side closest to the angle that is not the hypotenuse. It follows that the adjacent side of
angle is side . The opposite side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side across from the acute angle. It follows
that the opposite side of angle is side . The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the
opposite side to the length of the adjacent side. Therefore, . Substituting for and for in this
equation yields , or . The tangents of two acute angles with equal measures are equal. Since the
measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle , it follows that . Substituting for in this
equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of . Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6933b3d9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 6933b3d9

In triangle RST above, point W (not shown) lies on . What is the value of
?

ID: 6933b3d9 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 0. Note that no matter where point W is on , the sum of the measures of and is

equal to the measure of , which is . Thus, and are complementary angles. Since the cosine of

an angle is equal to the sine of its complementary angle, . Therefore,

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6ab30ce3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 6ab30ce3

Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and corresponds to . Angles and are right
angles. If and , what is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6ab30ce3 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. Corresponding angles in similar triangles have equal measures. It's given that triangle is similar to
triangle , where corresponds to , so the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . Therefore, if
, then . It's given that angles and are right angles, so triangles and are right
triangles. The adjacent side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side closest to the angle that is not the hypotenuse. It
follows that the adjacent side of angle is side . The opposite side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side
across from the acute angle. It follows that the opposite side of angle is side . The tangent of an acute angle in a right
triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side. Therefore, . If
, the length of side can be found by substituting for and for in the equation
, which yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Since the
length of side is times the length of side , it follows that triangle is a special right triangle with angle
measures , , and . Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse, , is times the length of side , or
. Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Thus, if
and , the length of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9acd101f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9acd101f

The equation represents circle A. Circle B is obtained by shifting circle A down units in the xy-plane.
Which of the following equations represents circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 9acd101f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The graph in the xy-plane of an equation of the form is a circle with center
and a radius of length . It's given that circle A is represented by , which can be rewritten as
. Therefore, circle A has center and a radius of length . Shifting circle A down two units is a rigid
vertical translation of circle A that does not change its size or shape. Since circle B is obtained by shifting circle A down two
units, it follows that circle B has the same radius as circle A, and for each point on circle A, the point lies
on circle B. Moreover, if is the center of circle A, then is the center of circle B. Therefore, circle B has a
radius of and the center of circle B is , or . Thus, circle B can be represented by the equation
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A right units.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A up units.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle obtained by shifting circle A left units.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 244ff6c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 244ff6c4

What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 244ff6c4 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. A trigonometric ratio can be found using the unit circle, that is, a circle with radius unit. If a central
angle of a unit circle in the xy-plane centered at the origin has its starting side on the positive x-axis and its terminal side
intersects the circle at a point , then the value of the tangent of the central angle is equal to the y-coordinate divided by
the x-coordinate. There are radians in a circle. Dividing by yields , which is equivalent to . It follows
that on the unit circle centered at the origin in the xy-plane, the angle is the result of revolutions from its starting side
on the positive x-axis followed by a rotation through radians. Therefore, the angles and are coterminal angles
and is equal to . Since is greater than and less than , it follows that the terminal side of the
angle is in quadrant II and forms an angle of , or , with the negative x-axis. Therefore, the terminal side of the angle

intersects the unit circle at the point . It follows that the value of is , which is equivalent to .

Therefore, the value of is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0acfddb5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 0acfddb5

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. Line segments and are tangent to the circle at points
and , respectively. If the radius of the circle is millimeters and the perimeter of quadrilateral is
millimeters, what is the distance, in millimeters, between points and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0acfddb5 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the radius of the circle is millimeters. Since points and both lie on the circle,
segments and are both radii. Therefore, segments and each have length millimeters. Two
segments that are tangent to a circle and have a common exterior endpoint have equal length. Therefore, segment and
segment have equal length. Let represent the length of segment . Then also represents the length of segment
. It's given that the perimeter of quadrilateral is millimeters. Since the perimeter of a quadrilateral is
equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides of the quadrilateral, , or .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , and dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Therefore, the length of segment is millimeters. A line segment that's tangent to a circle is
perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. Therefore, segment is perpendicular to segment .
Since perpendicular segments form right angles, angle is a right angle. Therefore, triangle is a right triangle
with legs of length millimeters and millimeters, and hypotenuse . By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right
triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting for and
for in this equation yields , or . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation
yields . Since represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is . Therefore, the length of
segment is millimeters, so the distance between points and is millimeters.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the distance between points and and between points and , not the distance between
points and .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the distance between points and and between points and , not the distance between
points and .
Question Difficulty: Hard
Question ID 5b4757df
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5b4757df

In triangle , angle is a right angle, point lies on , point lies on , and is parallel to . If the length of
is units, the length of is units, and the area of triangle is square units, what is the length of , in
units?

ID: 5b4757df Answer

Correct Answer: 14.66, 14.67, 44/3

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that in triangle , angle is a right angle. The area of a right triangle can be found
using the formula 𝓁 𝓁 , where represents the area of the right triangle, 𝓁 represents the length of one leg of the
triangle, and 𝓁 represents the length of the other leg of the triangle. In triangle , the two legs are and .
Therefore, if the length of is and the area of triangle is , then , or .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length of is . It's also given that point lies
on , point lies on , and is parallel to . It follows that angle is a right angle. Since triangles and
share angle and have right angles and , respectively, triangles and are similar triangles. Therefore,
the ratio of the length of to the length of is equal to the ratio of the length of to the length of . If the length
of is and the length of is , it follows that the ratio of the length of to the length of is , or , so the
ratio of the length of to the length of is . Therefore, . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Since the length of , , is the sum of the
length of , , and the length of , it follows that the length of is , or . Note that 44/3, 14.66, and
14.67 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ca2235f6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: ca2235f6

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. The measure of arc is and the length of arc is
inches. What is the circumference, in inches, of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ca2235f6 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the measure of arc is and the length of arc is . The arc measure of
the full circle is . If represents the circumference, in inches, of the circle, it follows that . This
equation is equivalent to , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or
. Therefore, the circumference of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of arc .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the length of arc by .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from squaring the length of arc .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9d159400
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 9d159400

Which of the following equations represents a circle in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at exactly one point?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 9d159400 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale
Choice C is correct. The graph of the equation in the xy-plane is a circle with center and a
radius of length . The radius of a circle is the distance from the center of the circle to any point on the circle. If a circle in the
xy-plane intersects the y-axis at exactly one point, then the perpendicular distance from the center of the circle to this point
on the y-axis must be equal to the length of the circle's radius. It follows that the x-coordinate of the circle's center must be
equivalent to the length of the circle's radius. In other words, if the graph of is a circle that
intersects the y-axis at exactly one point, then must be true. The equation in choice C is
, or . This equation is in the form , where , , and ,
and represents a circle in the xy-plane with center and radius of length . Substituting for and for in the
equation yields , or , which is true. Therefore, the equation in choice C represents a circle in the xy-
plane that intersects the y-axis at exactly one point.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle that does not intersect the y-axis at any point.

Choice B is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that intersects the x-axis, not the y-axis, at exactly one point.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the equation of a circle with the center located on the y-axis and thus intersects the y-axis at
exactly two points, not exactly one point.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 981275d2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 981275d2

In the xy-plane, the graph of the equation above is a circle. Point P is on the circle
and has coordinates . If is a diameter of the circle, what are the
coordinates of point Q ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 981275d2 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. The standard form for the equation of a circle is , where are the

coordinates of the center and r is the length of the radius. According to the given equation, the center of the circle is .

Let represent the coordinates of point Q. Since point P and point Q are the endpoints of a diameter

of the circle, the center lies on the diameter, halfway between P and Q. Therefore, the following relationships hold:

and . Solving the equations for and , respectively, yields and .

Therefore, the coordinates of point Q are .

Alternate approach: Since point P on the circle and the center of the circle have the same y-coordinate, it

follows that the radius of the circle is . In addition, the opposite end of the diameter must have the same y-

coordinate as P and be 4 units away from the center. Hence, the coordinates of point Q must be .

Choices B and D are incorrect because the points given in these choices lie on a diameter that is perpendicular to the
diameter . If either of these points were point Q, then would not be the diameter of the circle. Choice C is incorrect

because is the center of the circle and does not lie on the circle.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 89661424
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 89661424

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of . An equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. What is the value of ?

ID: 89661424 Answer

Correct Answer: -52

Rationale
The correct answer is . The equation of a circle in the xy-plane with its center at and a radius of can be written
in the form . It's given that a circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of .
Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields
, or . It's also given that an equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. Therefore, can be rewritten in
the form . The equation , or
, can be rewritten as .
Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields , which is equivalent to
. This equation is in the form . Therefore, the value of
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 196e8e6e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 196e8e6e

In the xy-plane, a circle has center with coordinates . Points and lie on the circle. Point has coordinates
, and is a right angle. What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 196e8e6e Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that points and lie on the circle with center . Therefore, and are both radii of the
circle. Since all radii of a circle are congruent, is congruent to . The length of , or the distance from point to
point , can be found using the distance formula, which gives the distance between two points, and , as

. Substituting the given coordinates of point , , for and the

given coordinates of point , , for in the distance formula yields , or

, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the length of is and the length of

is . It's given that angle is a right angle. Therefore, triangle is a right triangle with legs and and
hypotenuse . By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and

, then . Substituting for and in this equation yields , or

, which is equivalent to . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields
. Therefore, the length of is .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This would be the length of if the length of were , not .

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 7c25b0dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 7c25b0dc

The length of a rectangle’s diagonal is , and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side is . What is the length of the
rectangle’s longer side?

ID: 7c25b0dc Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale
The correct answer is . The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle, where the shorter side and the longer side of the
rectangle are the legs of the triangle and the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the triangle. It's given that the
length of the rectangle's diagonal is and the length of the rectangle's shorter side is . Thus, the length of the
hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by the diagonal is and the length of one of the legs is . By the Pythagorean
theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting

for and for in this equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields , or . Since
represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is . Thus, the length of the rectangle's longer side is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e80d62c6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: e80d62c6

The equation represents circle A. Circle B is obtained by shifting circle A down units in the xy-plane.
Which of the following equations represents circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: e80d62c6 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. The standard form of an equation of a circle in the xy-plane is , where the
coordinates of the center of the circle are and the length of the radius of the circle is . The equation of circle A,
, can be rewritten as . Therefore, the center of circle A is at and the
length of the radius of circle A is . If circle A is shifted down units, the y-coordinate of its center will decrease by ; the
radius of the circle and the x-coordinate of its center will not change. Therefore, the center of circle B is at , or
, and its radius is . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields
, or . Therefore, the equation represents circle
B.

Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A up, rather than down, units.

Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A right, rather than down, units.

Choice D is incorrect. This equation represents a circle obtained by shifting circle A left, rather than down, units.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f243c383
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f243c383

Two identical rectangular prisms each have a height of . The base of each prism is a square, and the
surface area of each prism is . If the prisms are glued together along a square base, the resulting prism has a surface
area of . What is the side length, in , of each square base?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f243c383 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. Let represent the side length, in , of each square base. If the two prisms are glued together along a
square base, the resulting prism has a surface area equal to twice the surface area of one of the prisms, minus the area of
the two square bases that are being glued together, which yields . It’s given that this resulting surface area
is equal to , so . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. This equation can be rewritten by multiplying on the left-hand side by , which yields
, or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Multiplying
both sides of this equation by yields . The surface area , in , of each rectangular prism is equivalent to
the sum of the areas of the two square bases and the areas of the four lateral faces. Since the height of each rectangular
prism is and the side length of each square base is , it follows that the area of each square base is and
the area of each lateral face is . Therefore, the surface area of each rectangular prism can be represented by the
expression , or . Substituting this expression for in the equation yields
. Subtracting and from both sides of this equation yields . Factoring
from the right-hand side of this equation yields . Applying the zero product property, it follows that
and . Adding to both sides of the equation yields . Dividing both
sides of this equation by yields . Since a side length of a rectangular prism can’t be , the length of each square
base is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID adae6543
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: adae6543

In the figure, intersects at point , and is parallel to . The lengths of , , and are , , and ,
respectively. What is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: adae6543 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The figure shows that angle and angle are vertical angles. Since vertical angles are
congruent, angle and angle are congruent. It’s given that is parallel to . The figure also shows that
intersects and . If two parallel segments are intersected by a third segment, alternate interior angles are
congruent. Thus, alternate interior angles and are congruent. Since triangles and have two pairs
of congruent angles, the triangles are similar. Sides and in triangle correspond to sides and ,
respectively, in triangle . Since the lengths of corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional, it follows that
. It's given that the lengths of , , and are , , and , respectively. Substituting for , for ,
and for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields
, or . It's given that intersects at point , so . Substituting for
and for in this equation yields , or . Therefore, the length of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length of , not .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f731d88b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f731d88b

In convex pentagon , segment is parallel to segment . The measure of angle is degrees, and the
measure of angle is degrees. What is the measure, in degrees, of angle ?

ID: f731d88b Answer

Correct Answer: 47

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the measure of angle is degrees. Therefore, the exterior angle formed by
extending segment at point has measure , or , degrees. It's given that segment is parallel to
segment . Extending segment at point and extending segment at point until the two segments intersect
results in a transversal that intersects two parallel line segments. One of these intersection points is point , and let the
other intersection point be point . Since segment is parallel to segment , alternate interior angles are congruent.
Angle and the exterior angle formed by extending segment at point are alternate interior angles. Therefore, the
measure of angle is degrees. It's given that the measure of angle in pentagon is degrees.
Therefore, angle has measure , or , degrees. Since angle in pentagon is an exterior angle of
triangle , it follows that the measure of angle is the sum of the measures of angles and . Therefore,
the measure, in degrees, of angle is , or .

Alternate approach: A line can be created that's perpendicular to segments and and passes through point .
Extending segments and at points and , respectively, until they intersect this line yields two right triangles. Let
these intersection points be point and point , and the two right triangles be triangle and triangle . It's given
that the measure of angle is degrees. Therefore, angle has measure , or , degrees. Since the
measure of angle is degrees and the measure of angle is degrees, it follows that the measure of angle
is , or , degrees. It's given that the measure of angle is degrees. Therefore, angle has
measure , or , degrees. Since the measure of angle is degrees and the measure of angle is
degrees, it follows that the measure of angle is , or , degrees. Since angles , , and angle
in pentagon form segment , it follows that the sum of the measures of those angles is degrees.
Therefore, the measure, in degrees, of angle is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 93de3f84
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 93de3f84

The volume of right circular cylinder A is 22 cubic centimeters. What is the volume,
in cubic centimeters, of a right circular cylinder with twice the radius and half the
height of cylinder A?

A. 11

B. 22

C. 44

D. 66

ID: 93de3f84 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The volume of right circular cylinder A is given by the expression , where r is the radius of its
circular base and h is its height. The volume of a cylinder with twice the radius and half the height of cylinder A is given by

, which is equivalent to . Therefore, the volume is twice the volume of cylinder A, or

.

Choice A is incorrect and likely results from not multiplying the radius of cylinder A by 2. Choice B is incorrect and likely
results from not squaring the 2 in 2r when applying the volume formula. Choice D is incorrect and likely results from a
conceptual error.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID fb58c0db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: fb58c0db

Points A and B lie on a circle with radius 1, and arc has length . What

fraction of the circumference of the circle is the length of arc ?

ID: fb58c0db Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is . The circumference, C, of a circle is , where r is the length of the radius of the circle. For

the given circle with a radius of 1, the circumference is , or . To find what fraction of the circumference

the length of arc is, divide the length of the arc by the circumference, which gives . This division can be

represented by . Note that 1/6, .1666, .1667, 0.166, and 0.167 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ae041e52
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: ae041e52

A square is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle is inches. What is the side length, in inches, of the square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ae041e52 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale
Choice A is correct. When a square is inscribed in a circle, a diagonal of the square is a diameter of the circle. It's given that a
square is inscribed in a circle and the length of a radius of the circle is inches. Therefore, the length of a diameter of
the circle is inches, or inches. It follows that the length of a diagonal of the square is inches. A
diagonal of a square separates the square into two right triangles in which the legs are the sides of the square and the
hypotenuse is a diagonal. Since a square has congruent sides, each of these two right triangles has congruent legs and a
hypotenuse of length inches. Since each of these two right triangles has congruent legs, they are both - -
triangles. In a - - triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is times the length of a leg. Let represent the length of a
leg of one of these - - triangles. It follows that . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Therefore, the length of a leg of one of these - - triangles is inches. Since the legs of these two - -
triangles are the sides of the square, it follows that the side length of the square is inches.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length of a radius, in inches, of the circle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the length of a diameter, in inches, of the circle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c6dff223
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c6dff223

Triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle and angles and are right angles. The
length of is times the length of . If , what is the value of ?

ID: c6dff223 Answer

Correct Answer: .7241, 21/29

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angles and are right angles. In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Therefore, if
, then . In a right triangle, the tangent of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite
the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. Therefore, in triangle , if , the ratio of the length of
to the length of is . If the lengths of and are and , respectively, then the ratio of the length of
to the length of is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle
to the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the value of is the ratio of the length of to the length of . The
length of can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that if the lengths of the legs of a right triangle
are and and the length of the hypotenuse is , then . Therefore, if the lengths of and are and
, respectively, then , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this
equation yields . Therefore, if the lengths of and are and , respectively, then the length of is
and the ratio of the length of to the length of is . Thus, if , the value of is . Note that 21/29,
.7241, and 0.724 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID eb70d2d0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: eb70d2d0

What is the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by connecting the three points shown?

ID: eb70d2d0 Answer

Correct Answer: 24.5, 49/2
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that a triangle is formed by connecting the three points shown, which are ,
, and . Let this triangle be triangle A. The area of triangle A can be found by calculating the area of the
rectangle that circumscribes it and subtracting the areas of the three triangles that are inside the rectangle but outside
triangle A. The rectangle formed by the points , , , and circumscribes triangle A. The width, in
units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is
, or . The length, in units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and
. This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of the rectangle is , or . One of the
triangles that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points , , and . The length, in
units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance
is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points
and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of this triangle is , or .
A second triangle that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points , , and .
The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and
. This distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance
between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of this triangle
is , or . The third triangle that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points ,
, and . The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the
points and . This distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be
found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that
the area, in square units, of this triangle is , or . Thus, the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by
connecting the three points shown is , or . Note that 24.5 and 49/2 are examples of ways to enter a
correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f329442c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f329442c

Circle has a radius of and circle has a radius of , where is a positive constant. The area of circle is how
many times the area of circle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f329442c Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The area of a circle can be found by using the formula , where is the area and is the radius
of the circle. It’s given that the radius of circle A is . Substituting this value for into the formula gives
, or . It’s also given that the radius of circle B is . Substituting this value for into the formula
gives , or . Dividing the area of circle B by the area of circle A gives , which
simplifies to . Therefore, the area of circle B is times the area of circle A.

Choice A is incorrect. This is how many times greater the radius of circle B is than the radius of circle A.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the coefficient on the term that describes the radius of circle B.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 92eb236a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 92eb236a

In a right triangle, the tangent of one of the two acute angles is . What
is the tangent of the other acute angle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 92eb236a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The tangent of a nonright angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg opposite
the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. Using that definition for tangent, in a right triangle with legs that have

lengths a and b, the tangent of one acute angle is and the tangent for the other acute angle is . It follows that the
tangents of the acute angles in a right triangle are reciprocals of each other. Therefore, the tangent of the other acute angle

in the given triangle is the reciprocal of or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from assuming that the tangent of the other acute angle is the negative of the tangent
of the angle described. Choice B is incorrect and may result from assuming that the tangent of the other acute angle is the
negative of the reciprocal of the tangent of the angle described. Choice C is incorrect and may result from interpreting the
tangent of the other acute angle as equal to the tangent of the angle described.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 17912810
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 17912810

In the figure, parallel lines and are intersected by lines and . If and , what is the value of ?

ID: 17912810 Answer

Correct Answer: 101/2, 50.5

Rationale
The correct answer is . In the figure, lines , , and form a triangle. One interior angle of this triangle is vertical to the
angle marked ; therefore, the interior angle also has measure . It's given that . Therefore, the interior angle of the
triangle has measure . A second interior angle of the triangle forms a straight line, , with the angle marked .
Therefore, the sum of the measures of these two angles is . It's given that . Therefore, the angle marked has
measure and the second interior angle of the triangle has measure , or . The sum of the interior
angles of a triangle is . Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle of the triangle is , or .
It's given that parallel lines and are intersected by line . It follows that the triangle's interior angle with measure is
congruent to the same side interior angle between lines and formed by lines and . Since this angle is supplementary to
the two angles marked , the sum of , , and is . It follows that , or .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Note that 101/2 and 50.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 099526fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 099526fc

The line segment shown in the xy-plane represents one of the legs of a right triangle. The area of this triangle is
square units. What is the length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 099526fc Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The length of a segment in the xy-plane can be found using the distance formula,

, where and are the endpoints of the segment. The segment shown has
endpoints at and . Substituting and for and , respectively, in the distance

formula yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . Let represent the

length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle. The area, , of a right triangle can be calculated using the formula ,
where and are the lengths of the legs of the triangle. It's given that the area of the triangle is square units.
Substituting for , for , and for in the formula yields . Multiplying

both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Multiplying the numerator and denominator on the left-hand side of this equation by yields , or
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. is equivalent to , which is the length, in units, of the line segment shown in the xy-plane,
not the length, in units, of the other leg of the triangle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 694b7fce
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 694b7fce

In the figure shown, units, units, and units. What is the area, in square units, of triangle
?

ID: 694b7fce Answer

Correct Answer: 480
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given in the figure that angle and angle are right angles. It follows that angle
is congruent to angle . It's also given that angle and angle are the same angle. It follows that angle
is congruent to angle . Since triangles and have two pairs of congruent angles, the triangles are
similar. Sides and in triangle correspond to sides and , respectively, in triangle .
Corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional. Therefore, . It's given that units and
units. Therefore, units. It’s also given that units. Substituting for , for , and
for in the equation yields , or . Multiplying each side of this equation by
yields . By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths
and , then . Since triangle is a right triangle, it follows that represents the length of the
hypotenuse, , and and represent the lengths of the legs, and . Substituting for and for in the

equation yields , which is equivalent to , or

. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation
yields . Since represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is . Therefore, . Since
and represent the lengths of the legs of triangle , it follows that and can be used to calculate the area, in
square units, of the triangle as , or . Therefore, the area, in square units, of triangle is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f7e626b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f7e626b2

The dimensions of a right rectangular prism are 4 inches by 5 inches by 6 inches.

What is the surface area, in square inches, of the prism?

A. 30

B. 74

C. 120

D. 148

ID: f7e626b2 Answer

Rationale
Choice D is correct. The surface area is found by summing the area of each face. A right rectangular prism consists of three
pairs of congruent rectangles, so the surface area is found by multiplying the areas of three adjacent rectangles by 2 and
adding these products. For this prism, the surface area is equal to , or ,
which is equal to 148.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of one of the faces of the prism. Choice B is incorrect and may result from adding the
areas of three adjacent rectangles without multiplying by 2. Choice C is incorrect. This is the volume, in cubic inches, of the
prism.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2be01bd9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 2be01bd9

Triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle and angle corresponds to angle .
Angles and are right angles. If , what is the value of ?

ID: 2be01bd9 Answer

Correct Answer: .14, 7/50

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angle corresponds to angle . In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Since angle and
angle are corresponding angles, if , then . It's also given that angles and are right
angles. It follows that triangle is a right triangle with acute angles and . The tangent of one acute angle in a right
triangle is the inverse of the tangent of the other acute angle in the triangle. Therefore, . Substituting
for in this equation yields , or . Thus, if , the value of is .
Note that 7/50 and .14 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a38c0183
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: a38c0183

Circle A (shown) is defined by the equation . Circle B (not shown) is the result of shifting circle A down
units and increasing the radius so that the radius of circle B is times the radius of circle A. Which equation defines circle B?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: a38c0183 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. According to the graph, the center of circle A has coordinates , and the radius of circle A is . It’s
given that circle B is the result of shifting circle A down units and increasing the radius so that the radius of circle B is
times the radius of circle A. It follows that the center of circle B is units below the center of circle A. The point that's units
below has the same x-coordinate as and has a y-coordinate that is less than the y-coordinate of .
Therefore, the coordinates of the center of circle B are , or . Since the radius of circle B is times the
radius of circle A, the radius of circle B is . A circle in the xy-plane can be defined by an equation of the form
, where the coordinates of the center of the circle are and the radius of the circle is .
Substituting for , for , and for in this equation yields , which
is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the equation
defines circle B.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect. This equation defines a circle that’s the result of shifting circle A up, not down, by units and
increasing the radius.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID dba6a25a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: dba6a25a

In the figure above, is parallel to .

What is the length of ?

ID: dba6a25a Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 30. In the figure given, since is parallel to and both segments are intersected by , then
angle BDC and angle AEC are corresponding angles and therefore congruent. Angle BCD and angle ACE are also congruent
because they are the same angle. Triangle BCD and triangle ACE are similar because if two angles of one triangle are
congruent to two angles of another triangle, the triangles are similar. Since triangle BCD and triangle ACE are similar, their
corresponding sides are proportional. So in triangle BCD and triangle ACE, corresponds to and corresponds to

. Therefore, . Since triangle BCD is a right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem can be used to give the value

of CD: . Taking the square root of each side gives . Substituting the values in the proportion

yields . Multiplying each side by CE, and then multiplying by yields . Therefore, the

length of is 30.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID acd30391
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: acd30391

A circle in the xy-plane has equation . Which of the

following points does NOT lie in the interior of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: acd30391 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The circle with equation has center and radius 5. For a point to be inside
of the circle, the distance from that point to the center must be less than the radius, 5. The distance between and

is , which is greater than 5. Therefore, does NOT lie in the

interior of the circle.

Choice A is incorrect. The distance between and is , which

is less than 5, and therefore lies in the interior of the circle. Choice B is incorrect because it is the center of the circle.

Choice C is incorrect because the distance between and is , which

is less than 5, and therefore in the interior of the circle.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8027db3f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 8027db3f

In triangle , and angle is a right angle. What is the value of ?

ID: 8027db3f Answer

Correct Answer: .8823, .8824, 15/17

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that angle is the right angle in triangle . Therefore, the acute angles of triangle
are angle and angle . The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side opposite its right angle. Therefore, the
hypotenuse of triangle is side . The cosine of an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the side
adjacent to the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. It's given that . This can be written as .
Since the cosine of angle is a ratio, it follows that the length of the side adjacent to angle is and the length of the
hypotenuse is , where is a constant. Therefore, and . The Pythagorean theorem states that in a
right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two
sides. For triangle , it follows that . Substituting for and for yields
. This is equivalent to . Subtracting from each side of this
equation yields . Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields . Since
, it follows that , which can be rewritten as . Note that 15/17, .8824, .8823, and
0.882 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1bf809b5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1bf809b5

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1bf809b5 Answer

Correct Answer: .3928, .3929, 11/28

Rationale
The correct answer is . The cosine of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the leg
adjacent to the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the length of the leg adjacent to the angle with
measure is units and the length of the hypotenuse is units. Therefore, the value of is . Note that 11/28,
.3928, .3929, 0.392, and 0.393 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 306264ab
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 306264ab

A right triangle has sides of length , , and units. What is the area of the triangle, in square units?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 306264ab Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale
Choice B is correct. The area, , of a triangle can be found using the formula , where is the length of the base of
the triangle and is the height of the triangle. It's given that the triangle is a right triangle. Therefore, its base and height can
be represented by the two legs. It’s also given that the triangle has sides of length , , and units. Since
units is the greatest of these lengths, it's the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the two legs have lengths and
units. Substituting these values for and in the formula gives , which is equivalent to
square units, or square units.

Choice A is incorrect. This expression represents the perimeter, rather than the area, of the triangle.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6a3fbec3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6a3fbec3

In the figure above, and .

What is the length of ?

ID: 6a3fbec3 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 4.5. According to the properties of right triangles, BD divides triangle ABC into two similar triangles,
ABD and BCD. The corresponding sides of ABD and BCD are proportional, so the ratio of BD to AD is the same as the ratio of

DC to BD. Expressing this information as a proportion gives . Solving the proportion for DC results in .
Note that 4.5 and 9/2 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 459dd6c5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 459dd6c5

Triangles and are similar. Each side length of triangle is times the corresponding side length of triangle
. The area of triangle is square inches. What is the area, in square inches, of triangle ?

ID: 459dd6c5 Answer

Correct Answer: 135/8, 16.87, 16.88

Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that triangles and are similar and each side length of triangle is
times the corresponding side length of triangle . For two similar triangles, if each side length of the first triangle is
times the corresponding side length of the second triangle, then the area of the first triangle is times the area of the
second triangle. Therefore, the area of triangle is , or , times the area of triangle . It's given that the area of
triangle is square inches. Let represent the area, in square inches, of triangle . It follows that is
times , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields , which is equivalent to . Thus, the
area, in square inches, of triangle is . Note that 135/8, 16.87, and 16.88 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 25da87f8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 25da87f8

A triangle with angle measures 30°, 60°, and 90° has a perimeter of .
What is the length of the longest side of the triangle?

ID: 25da87f8 Answer

Rationale
The correct answer is 12. It is given that the triangle has angle measures of 30°, 60°, and 90°, and so the triangle is a special
right triangle. The side measures of this type of special triangle are in the ratio . If x is the measure of the shortest
leg, then the measure of the other leg is and the measure of the hypotenuse is 2x. The perimeter of the triangle is given

to be , and so the equation for the perimeter can be written as . Combining like terms

and factoring out a common factor of x on the left-hand side of the equation gives . Rewriting the

right-hand side of the equation by factoring out 6 gives . Dividing both sides of the equation by the

common factor gives x = 6. The longest side of the right triangle, the hypotenuse, has a length of 2x, or 2(6), which
is 12.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 310c87fe
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 310c87fe

A cube has a surface area of 54 square meters. What is the

volume, in cubic meters, of the cube?

A. 18

B. 27

C. 36

D. 81

ID: 310c87fe Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The surface area of a cube with side length s is equal to . Since the surface area is given as 54

square meters, the equation can be used to solve for s. Dividing both sides of the equation by 6 yields .
Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields and . Since the side length of a cube must be a
positive value, can be discarded as a possible solution, leaving . The volume of a cube with side length s is

equal to . Therefore, the volume of this cube, in cubic meters, is , or 27.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard