Question ID 43e69f94

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions Hard

ID: 43e69f94

The cost of renting a backhoe for up to days is for the first day and for each additional day.
Which of the following equations gives the cost , in dollars, of renting the backhoe for days, where is a
positive integer and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 43e69f94 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that the cost of renting a backhoe for up to days is for the first day and for each
additional day. Therefore, the cost , in dollars, for days, where , is the sum of the cost for the first day, , and
the cost for the additional days, . It follows that , which is equivalent to
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where the cost of renting a backhoe is for the first day and
for each additional day.

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 df8ae774

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in Hard

one variable

ID: df8ae774

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has no solution. What is the value of ?

ID: df8ae774 Answer

Correct Answer: .9411, .9412, 16/17

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the equation has no solution. A linear equation in the
form , where , , , and are constants, has no solution only when the coefficients of on each side of
the equation are equal and the constant terms aren't equal. Dividing both sides of the given equation by yields
, or . Since the coefficients of on each side of the equation must be equal, it
follows that the value of is . Note that 16/17, .9411, .9412, and 0.941 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 652119ce

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions Hard

ID: 652119ce

The functions and are defined as and . If the function is defined as

, what is the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

ID: 652119ce Answer

Correct Answer: -12

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the functions and are defined as and . If
the function is defined as , then substituting for and for in this
function yields . This can be rewritten as , or . The x-
intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point on the graph where . The equation representing the graph of
is . Substituting for in this equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields , or . Therefore, the x-coordinate of the x-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e96acc98

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in Hard

one variable

ID: e96acc98

What value of is the solution to the given equation?

ID: e96acc98 Answer

Correct Answer: -22

Rationale

The correct answer is . The given equation can be rewritten as . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, is the value of
that is the solution to the given equation.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3eb27778

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two Hard

linear equations in
two variables

ID: 3eb27778

Store A sells raspberries for per pint and blackberries for per pint. Store B sells raspberries for
per pint and blackberries for per pint. A certain purchase of raspberries and blackberries would
cost at Store A or at Store B. How many pints of blackberries are in this purchase?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3eb27778 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that store A sells raspberries for per pint and blackberries for per pint, and a
certain purchase of raspberries and blackberries at store A would cost . It’s also given that store B sells raspberries
for per pint and blackberries for per pint, and this purchase of raspberries and blackberries at store B would
cost . Let represent the number of pints of raspberries and represent the number of pints of blackberries in this
purchase. The equation represents this purchase of raspberries and blackberries from store A
and the equation represents this purchase of raspberries and blackberries from store B. Solving
the system of equations by elimination gives the value of and the value of that make the system of equations true.
Multiplying both sides of the equation for store A by yields , or
. Multiplying both sides of the equation for store B by yields
, or . Subtracting both sides of the equation for
store A, , from the corresponding sides of the equation for store B, , yields
, or . Dividing both sides of this equationby
yields . Thus, pints of blackberries are in
this purchase.

Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors. Choice D is incorrect. This is the number
of pints of raspberries, not blackberries, in the purchase.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6285cfe8

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear functions Hard

ID: 6285cfe8

The function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins.
If a temperature increased by kelvins, by how much did the temperature increase, in degrees
Fahrenheit?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6285cfe8 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the function gives the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit,
that corresponds to a temperature of kelvins. A temperature that increased by kelvins means that the value of
increased by kelvins. It follows that an increase in by increases by , or . Therefore, if a
temperature increased by kelvins, the temperature increased by degrees Fahrenheit.

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 11f714b1

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Systems of two Hard

linear equations in
two variables

ID: 11f714b1

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

ID: 11f714b1 Answer

Correct Answer: 1.8, 9/5

Rationale

The correct answer is . Multiplying the first equation in the given system by yields . Subtracting the
second equation in the given system, , from yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Dividing both
sides of this equation by yields . The value of can be found by substituting for in either of the two given
equations. Substituting for in the equation yields , or . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields , or .
Therefore, the value of is , or . Note that 9/5 and 1.8 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b7305783

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear equations in Hard

one variable

ID: b7305783

If , the value of is between which of the following pairs of values?

A. and

B. and

C. and

D. and

ID: b7305783 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Multiplying both sides of the given equation by , or , yields , or

. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides
of this equation by yields . Therefore, if , then the value of is . It follows that of the given
choices, the value of is between and .

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 c729c1d7

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Algebra Linear inequalities Hard

in one or two
variables

ID: c729c1d7

A number is at most less than times the value of . If the value of is , what is the greatest possible
value of ?

ID: c729c1d7 Answer

Correct Answer: -14

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that a number is at most less than times the value of . Therefore, is less than
or equal to less than times the value of . The expression represents times the value of . The expression
represents less than times the value of . Therefore, is less than or equal to . This can be shown by the
inequality . Substituting for in this inequality yields or, . Therefore, if the value of
is , the greatest possible value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 005e9982

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 005e9982

The given function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year, where
represents the number of years since , and . If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of
the following is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?

A. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years
was .

B. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years
was .

C. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .

D. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .

ID: 005e9982 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point where . For the given function , the y-
intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane can be found by substituting for in the equation ,
which gives . This is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of
is . It’s given that the function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients
each year. Therefore, represents the estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients each year. It's
also given that represents the number of years since . Therefore, represents years since , or .
Thus, the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of is that the estimated number of advertisements the
company sent to its clients in was .

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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a1397504

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: a1397504

The given expression can be rewritten as , where is a constant. What is the value of ?

ID: a1397504 Answer

Correct Answer: .09, 9/100

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the expression can be rewritten as .
Applying the distributive property to the expression yields . Therefore,
can be rewritten as . It follows that in the expressions
and , the coefficients of are equivalent, the coefficients of are equivalent,
and the constant terms are equivalent. Therefore, , , and . Solving any of these equations
for yields the value of . Dividing both sides of the equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is
. Note that .09 and 9/100 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 536832c0

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 536832c0

In the -plane, a line with equation intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If the parabola has
equation , where is a positive constant, what is the value of ?

ID: 536832c0 Answer

Correct Answer: 6

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that a line with equation intersects a parabola with equation ,
where is a positive constant, at exactly one point in the xy-plane. It follows that the system of equations consisting of
and has exactly one solution. Dividing both sides of the equation of the line by yields
. Substituting for in the equation of the parabola yields . Adding and subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields . A quadratic equation in the form of ,
where , , and are constants, has exactly one solution when the discriminant, , is equal to zero. Substituting for
and for in the expression and setting this expression equal to yields , or
. Adding to each side of this equation yields . Taking the square root of each side of this equation
yields . It’s given that is positive, so the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID eafd61d3

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: eafd61d3

The expression is equivalent to the expression , where , , and are

constants. What is the value of ?

ID: eafd61d3 Answer

Correct Answer: -419

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the expression is equivalent to the expression
, where , , and are constants. Applying the distributive property to the given expression,
, yields , which can be rewritten as
. Combining like terms yields . Since this expression is equivalent to
, it follows that the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9298a52e

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 9298a52e

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

ID: 9298a52e Answer

Correct Answer: -10

Rationale

The correct answer is . Adding to both sides of the second equation in the given system yields .
Substituting for in the first equation in the given system yields . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields . Factoring the left-hand side of this equation yields
, or . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID f5f840a0

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: f5f840a0

For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is
the value of ?

ID: f5f840a0 Answer

Correct Answer: 3.44, 86/25

Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of decreases by
. Because the output of the function decreases by a constant percentage for each -unit increase in the value of , this
relationship can be represented by an exponential function of the form , where represents the initial value of
the function and represents the rate of decay,
expressed as a decimal. Because , the value of must be . Because the value of decreases by for
each -unit increase in , the value of must be , or . Therefore, the function can be defined by
. Substituting for in this function yields , which is equivalent to ,
or . Either or may be entered as the correct answer.

Alternate approach: It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of decreases by .
Therefore, when , the value of is , or , of , which can be expressed as . Since
, the value of is . Similarly, when , the value of is of , which can be
expressed as . Since , the value of is . Either or may be entered
as the correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9f13fad1

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 9f13fad1

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?

ID: 9f13fad1 Answer

Correct Answer: -1

Rationale

The correct answer is . A quadratic equation in the form , where , , and are constants, has exactly
one solution when its discriminant, , is equal to . In the given equation, , and
. Substituting for and for in yields , or . Since the given
equation has exactly one solution, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 23923e5b

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 23923e5b

A quadratic function models the height, in feet, of an object above the ground in terms of the time, in
seconds, after the object is launched off an elevated surface. The model indicates the object has an initial
height of feet above the ground and reaches its maximum height of feet above the ground
seconds after being launched. Based on the model, what is the height, in feet, of the object above the ground
seconds after being launched?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 23923e5b Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that a quadratic function models the height, in feet, of an object above the ground in terms of
the time, in seconds, after the object is launched off an elevated surface. This quadratic function can be defined by an
equation of the form , where is the height of the object seconds after it was launched, and ,
, and are constants such that the function reaches its maximum value, , when . Since the model indicates the
object reaches its maximum height of feet above the ground seconds after being launched, reaches its
maximum value, , when . Therefore, and . Substituting for and for in the function
yields . Since the model indicates the object has an initial height of
feet above the ground, the value of is when . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the model can be
represented by the equation . Substituting for in this equation yields
, or . Therefore, based on the model, seconds after being launched, the
height of the object above the ground is feet.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 0f1d42fd

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates, Hard

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 0f1d42fd

The density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is in
the shape of a cube and has a mass of kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the
length of one edge of this sample?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0f1d42fd Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that the density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter , and a
sample of this type of wood has a mass of . Let represent the volume, in , of the sample. It follows that the
relationship between the density, mass, and volume of this sample can be written
as , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of
this equation by yields . Therefore, the volume of this sample is . Since it’s given that the sample of this
type of wood is a cube, it follows that the length of one edge of this sample can be found using the volume formula for a
cube, , where represents the volume, in , and represents the length, in m, of one edge of the cube.

Substituting for in this formula yields . Taking the cube root of both sides of this equation yields
, or . Therefore, the length of one edge of this sample to the nearest hundredth of a meter is .

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 6baeb1d2

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages Hard

and Data Analysis

ID: 6baeb1d2

of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items,
are also metal. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not
rectangular green metal items?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6baeb1d2 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that of the items in a box are green. Let represent the total number of items in the box.
It follows that , or , items in the box are green. It's also given that of those, are also rectangular. Therefore,
, or , items in the box are green rectangular items. It's also given that of the green rectangular items,
are also metal. Therefore, , or , items in the box are rectangular green metal items. The
number of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal items is the total number of items in the box minus the
number of rectangular green metal items in the box. Therefore, the number of items in the box that are not rectangular green
metal items is , or . The percentage of items in the box that are not rectangular green metal
items is the percentage that is of . If represents this percentage, the value of is , or
. Of the given choices, is closest to the percentage of items in the box that are not rectangular green metal
items.

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 91ac409a

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Probability and Hard

and Data Analysis conditional
probability

ID: 91ac409a

The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.

– years – years years Total

Group A

Group B

Group C

Total

One of these participants will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a participant from
group A, given that the participant is at least years of age? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction,
not as a percent.)

ID: 91ac409a Answer

Correct Answer: .3833, 23/60

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that one of the participants will be selected at random. The probability of selecting a
participant from group A given that the participant is at least years of age is the number of participants in group A who
are at least years of age divided by the total number of participants who are at least years of age. The table shows
that in group A, there are participants who are – years of age and participants who are years of age.
Therefore, there are , or , participants in group A who are at least years of age. The table also shows that there
are a total of participants who are – years of age and participants who are years of age. Therefore, there
are a total of , or , participants who are at least years of age. It follows that the probability of selecting a
participant from group A given that the participant is at least years of age is . Note that 23/60, .3833, and 0.383 are
examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 00048e15

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Ratios, rates, Hard

and Data Analysis proportional
relationships, and
units

ID: 00048e15

If and , what is the value of ?

ID: 00048e15 Answer

Correct Answer: .0625, 1/16

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that and . The equation can be rewritten as
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . The equation can be rewritten as
. Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Multiplying both
sides of this equation by yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Therefore, the value of is . Note that .0625, 0.062, 0.063, and 1/16 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID e03f95ad

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving One-variable data: Hard

and Data Analysis Distributions and
measures of center
and spread

ID: e03f95ad

Data set A consists of the heights of objects and has a mean of meters. Data set B consists of the
heights of objects and has a mean of meters. Data set C consists of the heights of the objects
from data sets A and B. What is the mean, in meters, of data set C?

ID: e03f95ad Answer

Correct Answer: 41

Rationale

The correct answer is . The mean of a data set is computed by dividing the sum of the values in the data set by the
number of values in the data set. It’s given that data set A consists of the heights of objects and has a mean of
meters. This can be represented by the equation , where represents the sum of the heights of the objects, in
meters, in data set A. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or meters. Therefore, the
sum of the heights of the objects in data set A is meters. It’s also given that data set B consists of the heights of
objects and has a mean of meters. This can be represented by the equation , where represents the sum of the
heights of the objects, in meters, in data set B. Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or
meters. Therefore, the sum of the heights of the objects in data set B is meters. Since it’s given that data
set C consists of the heights of the objects from data sets A and B, it follows that the mean of data set C is the sum of
the heights of the objects, in meters, in data sets A and B divided by the number of objects represented in data sets A and B,
or , which is equivalent to meters. Therefore, the mean, in meters, of data set C is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d783308c

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Percentages Hard

and Data Analysis

ID: d783308c

The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is
how many times ?

ID: d783308c Answer

Correct Answer: .54, 27/50

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the number is less than the positive number . Therefore, ,
which is equivalent to , or . It's also given that the number is greater than . Therefore,
, which is equivalent to , or . Since , substituting for in the
equation yields , or . Thus, is times . Note that .54 and 27/50 are examples
of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c50fc439

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Problem-Solving Evaluating Hard

and Data Analysis statistical claims:
Observational
studies and
experiments

ID: c50fc439

A trivia tournament organizer wanted to study the relationship between the number of points a team scores
in a trivia round and the number of hours that a team practices each week. For the study, the organizer
selected teams at random from all trivia teams in a certain tournament. The table displays the
information for the teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week.

Number of points per round

Hours practiced
6 to 13 points 14 or more points Total

3 to 5 hours

More than 5 hours

Total

Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized?

A. All trivia teams in the tournament that scored or more points in the round

B. The trivia teams in the sample

C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week

D. All trivia teams in the tournament

ID: c50fc439 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that the organizer selected teams at random from all trivia teams in the tournament. A table
is also given displaying the information for the teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week. Selecting
a sample of a reasonable size at random to use for a survey allows the results from that survey to be applied to the
population from which the sample was selected, but not beyond this population. Thus, only the sampling method
information is necessary to determine the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized. Since the
organizer selected the sample at random from all trivia teams in the tournament, the largest population to which the results
of the study can be generalized is all trivia teams in the tournament.
Choice A is incorrect. The sample was selected at random from all trivia teams in the tournament, not just from the teams
that scored an average of or more points per round.

Choice B is incorrect. If a study uses a sample selected at random from a population, the results of the study can be
generalized to the population, not just the sample.

Choice C is incorrect. If a study uses a sample selected at random from a population, the results of the study can be
generalized to the population, not just a subset of the sample.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c10968c1

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c10968c1

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: c10968c1 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 d32d4957

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: d32d4957

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: d32d4957 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 2ab5f0fd

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 2ab5f0fd

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: 2ab5f0fd 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 559068d5

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 559068d5

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: 559068d5 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 c3f47bd8

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c3f47bd8

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: c3f47bd8 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 1dbbea6b

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1dbbea6b

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1dbbea6b 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 9a3b790e

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 9a3b790e

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

ID: 9a3b790e 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 530b2e84

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 530b2e84

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

ID: 530b2e84 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 b2aa5d73

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: b2aa5d73

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: b2aa5d73 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 8235af09

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 8235af09

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: 8235af09 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