Question ID 5207e508

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5207e508

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5207e508 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that lines and are parallel. Since line intersects both lines and , it's a
transversal. The angles in the figure marked as and are on the same side of the transversal, where one
is an interior angle with line as a side, and the other is an exterior angle with line as a side. Thus, the
marked angles are corresponding angles. When two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, corresponding
angles are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It follows that . Therefore, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5252e606
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5252e606

The side length of a square is . What is the area, , of the square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5252e606 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area , , of a square with side length , , is given by

the formula . It’s given that the square has a side length of . Substituting for in the formula
yields , or . Therefore, the area, , of the square is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the square, not its area, .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c8d60e48
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c8d60e48

In the given triangle, and has a measure

of . What is the value of x ?

A. 36

B. 46

C. 58

D. 70

ID: c8d60e48 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since , the measures of their corresponding angles, and , are equal.

Since has a measure of , the measure of is also . Since the sum of the measures of the

interior angles in a triangle is , it follows that , or . Subtracting by 134 on

both sides of this equation yields .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d5f349b7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d5f349b7

Right triangles and are similar, where corresponds to . If the measure of angle is , what is the
measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d5f349b7 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. In similar triangles, corresponding angles are congruent. It’s given that right triangles
and are similar, where angle corresponds to angle . It follows that angle is congruent to angle . In
the triangles shown, angle and angle are both marked as right angles, so angle and angle are
corresponding angles. It follows that angle and angle are corresponding angles, and thus, angle is
congruent to angle . It’s given that the measure of angle is , so the measure of angle is also . Angle
is a right angle, so the measure of angle is . 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 degrees. Let represent the
measure, in degrees, of angle . It follows that , or . Subtracting from both
sides of this equation yields . Therefore, if the measure of angle is degrees, then the measure of
angle is degrees.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angle and angle .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a6dbad6b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a6dbad6b

In the figure above, lines and m are parallel, , and

. What is the value of x ?

A. 120

B. 100

C. 90

D. 80

ID: a6dbad6b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Let the measure of the third angle in the smaller triangle be . Since lines and m are

parallel and cut by transversals, it follows that the corresponding angles formed are congruent. So
. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is , which for the interior angles in the smaller

triangle yields . Given that and , it follows that . Solving for x

gives , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from incorrectly assuming that angles . Choice C is incorrect

and may result from incorrectly assuming that the smaller triangle is a right triangle, with x as the right angle.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from a misunderstanding of the exterior angle theorem and incorrectly
assuming that .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 59cb654c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 59cb654c

The area of a square is square inches. What is the side length, in inches, of this square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 59cb654c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that the area of a square is square inches. The area , in square inches, of a
square is given by the formula , where is the side length, in inches, of the square. Substituting for
in this formula yields . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus,
the side length, in inches, of this square is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of the square, not the side length, in inches, of the square.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID cbe8ca31
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cbe8ca31

In , the measure of is and the measure of is . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cbe8ca31 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of
a triangle is . It's given that in , the measure of is and the measure of is . It follows
that the measure of is , or .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of and , not the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c24e1bda
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c24e1bda

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c24e1bda Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that lines and are parallel. Since line intersects both lines and , it's a
transversal. The angles in the figure marked as and are on the same side of the transversal, where one
is an interior angle with line as a side, and the other is an exterior angle with line as a side. Thus, the
marked angles are corresponding angles. When two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, corresponding
angles are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It follows that . Therefore, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID b0c5ece5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: b0c5ece5

Which equation shows the relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0c5ece5 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths
of the two legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, , where and are
the lengths of the legs and is the length of the hypotenuse. For the given right triangle, the lengths of the legs
are and , and the length of the hypotenuse is . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields . Thus, the relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle 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 D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d0b6d927
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d0b6d927

A rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of meters. What is the width, in meters, of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d0b6d927 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The area , in square meters, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁, in meters, and its
width , in meters; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that a rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of
meters. Substituting for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the width, in meters, of the rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the
rectangle, not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the square of the length, in meters, not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the product of the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the rectangle,
not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 64c1f044
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 64c1f044

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 64c1f044 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the
side opposite the angle to the length of the shorter side adjacent to the angle. In the triangle shown, the length of
the side opposite the angle with measure is units and the length of the side adjacent to the angle with
measure is units. Therefore, the value 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 D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f9d40000
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f9d40000

In , the measure of is and the measure of is . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f9d40000 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of
a triangle is . It's given that in , the measure of is and the measure of is . It follows
that the measure of is , or .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of and , not the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0d3f51dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0d3f51dc

In the figure, line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0d3f51dc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. It follows that line
is a transversal. When two lines are parallel and intersected by a transversal, exterior angles on the same side of
the transversal are supplementary. Thus, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. Therefore, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3563d76d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3563d76d

At a certain time and day, the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, casts a
shadow that is 300 feet long. At the same time, a nearby cherry tree casts a
shadow that is 16 feet long. Given that the Washington Monument is
approximately 555 feet tall, which of the following is closest to the height,
in feet, of the cherry tree?

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 35

ID: 3563d76d Answer

Rationale

Choice C is correct. There is a proportional relationship between the height of an object and the length of its
shadow. Let c represent the height, in feet, of the cherry tree. The given relationship can be expressed by the

proportion . Multiplying both sides of this equation by 16 yields . This height is closest to
the value given in choice C, 30.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID dfc420b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: dfc420b2

In the figure above, intersects at C. If

, what is the value of y ?

A. 100

B. 90

C. 80

D. 60

ID: dfc420b2 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that ; therefore, substituting 100 for x in triangle ABC gives two known

angle measures for this triangle. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of any triangle equals 180°.
Subtracting the two known angle measures of triangle ABC from 180° gives the third angle measure:
. This is the measure of angle BCA. Since vertical angles are congruent, the measure of
angle DCE is also 60°. Subtracting the two known angle measures of triangle CDE from 180° gives the third angle
measure: . Therefore, the value of y is 80.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice B is incorrect and may result from
classifying angle CDE as a right angle. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the measure of angle
BCA or DCE instead of the measure of angle CDE.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0837c3b9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 0837c3b9

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are similar triangles, where and are
corresponding sides. If and the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, what
is the perimeter of triangle DEF ?

A. 10

B. 40

C. 80

D. 120

ID: 0837c3b9 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since triangles ABC and DEF are similar and , the length of each side of triangle

DEF is two times the length of its corresponding side in triangle ABC. Therefore, the perimeter of triangle DEF is
two times the perimeter of triangle ABC. Since the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, the perimeter of triangle DEF
is 40.

Choice A is incorrect. This is half, not two times, the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice C is incorrect. This is two
times the perimeter of triangle DEF rather than two times the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice D is incorrect.
This is six times, not two times, the perimeter of triangle ABC.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 575f1e12
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 575f1e12

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

ID: 575f1e12 Answer

Correct Answer: 986

Rationale

The correct answer is . The area, , of a rectangle is given by𝓁 , where 𝓁 is the length of the rectangle
and is its width. It’s given that the length of the rectangle is centimeters (cm) and the width is cm.
Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area,
in square centimeters, of this rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 410bdbe6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 410bdbe6

In the triangle above, . What

is the value of b ?

A. 52

B. 59

C. 76

D. 104

ID: 410bdbe6 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The sum of the measures of the three interior angles of a triangle is 180°. Therefore,
. Since it’s given that , it follows that , or . Dividing both
sides of this equation by 2 yields .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 087cdcfd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 087cdcfd

In the figure, three lines intersect at point P. If and

, what is the value of z ?

A. 140

B. 80

C. 40

D. 20

ID: 087cdcfd Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The angle that is shown as lying between the y° angle and the z° angle is a vertical angle
with the x° angle. Since vertical angles are congruent and , the angle between the y° angle and the z° angle

measures 65°. Since the 65° angle, the y° angle, and the z° angle are adjacent and form a straight angle, it follows
that the sum of the measures of these three angles is 180°, which is represented by the equation
. It’s given that y = 75. Substituting 75 for y yields , which can be
rewritten as . Subtracting 140° from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore,

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the value of rather than z. Choices B and D are incorrect
and may result from conceptual or computational errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c88183f7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: c88183f7

A rectangle has a length of and a width of . What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c88183f7 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. It's given that the
rectangle has a length of and a width of . It follows that the rectangle has two sides with length and two
sides with length . Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of
all four sides of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of
all four sides of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the perimeter of a rectangle that has four sides with length , not two sides with
length and two sides with length .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID afa3c48b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: afa3c48b

In the figure shown, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: afa3c48b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The sum of consecutive interior angles between two parallel lines and on the same side of
the transversal is degrees. Since it's given that line is parallel to line , it follows that .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is half of the given angle measure.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the given angle measure.

Choice C is incorrect. This is twice the value of the given angle measure.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 992f4e93
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 992f4e93

In the figure above, lines and k are parallel.

What is the value of a ?

A. 26

B. 64

C. 116

D. 154

ID: 992f4e93 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Since lines and k are parallel, corresponding angles formed by the intersection of line j

with lines and k are congruent. Therefore, the angle with measure a° must be the supplement of the angle with

measure 64°. The sum of two supplementary angles is 180°, so a = 180 – 64 = 116.

Choice A is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is the complement of the angle
with measure 64°. Choice B is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is congruent
to the angle with measure 64°. Choice D is incorrect and likely results from a conceptual or computational error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f1747a6a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f1747a6a

In triangle , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f1747a6a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The sum of the angle measures of a triangle is . Adding the measures of angles and
gives . Therefore, the measure of angle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting the sum of the measures of angles and from ,
instead of from .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting the measure of angle from the measure of angle .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding the measures of angles and but not subtracting the result
from .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 23c5fcce
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 23c5fcce

The circle above with center O has a circumference of 36. What

is the length of minor arc ?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 18

D. 36

ID: 23c5fcce Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. A circle has 360 degrees of arc. In the circle shown, O is the center of the circle and

is a central angle of the circle. From the figure, the two diameters that meet to form are perpendicular, so

the measure of is . Therefore, the length of minor arc is of the circumference of the circle.

Since the circumference of the circle is 36, the length of minor arc is .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. The perpendicular diameters divide the circumference of the circle into four

equal arcs; therefore, minor arc is of the circumference. However, the lengths in choices B and C are,

respectively, and the circumference of the circle, and the length in choice D is the length of the entire

circumference. None of these lengths is the circumference.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5733ce30
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5733ce30

In the given figure, extends to point D. If the measure of is equal to

the measure of , what is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 70

C. 55

D. 40

ID: 5733ce30 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since and form a linear pair of angles, their measures sum to 180°. It’s given

that the measure of is 110°. Therefore, . Subtracting 110° from both sides of this

equation gives the measure of as 70°. It’s also given that the measure of is equal to the measure
of . Thus, the measure of is also 70°. The measures of the interior angles of a triangle sum to 180°.

Thus, . Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields

. Subtracting 140° from both sides of this equation yields , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of the measure of . Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the
measure of each of the other two interior angles, and . Choice C is incorrect and may result from

an error made when identifying the relationship between the exterior angle of a triangle and the interior angles
of the triangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3b4b5b1e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b4b5b1e

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

ID: 3b4b5b1e Answer

Correct Answer: 47

Rationale

The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle with measure
together form a straight line. Therefore, these two angles are supplementary, so the sum of their measures is
. It follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 29e9b28c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 29e9b28c

The triangle shown has a perimeter of units. If units and units, what is the value of , in units?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 29e9b28c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its three sides. The triangle shown
has side lengths , , and . It's given that the triangle has a perimeter of units. Therefore, . If
units and units, the value of , in units, can be found by substituting for and for in the
equation , which yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this
equation yields . Therefore, if units and units, the value of , in units, is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID cf0d3050
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cf0d3050

In the figure shown, line intersects parallel lines and . What is the value of ?

ID: cf0d3050 Answer

Correct Answer: 70

Rationale

The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle vertical to the angle
with measure are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the
angle with measure also has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side
interior angles between lines and are supplementary. It follows that . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0bb39de4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0bb39de4

Triangles and are congruent, where corresponds to , and and are right angles. The measure of
angle is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0bb39de4 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that triangle is congruent to triangle . Corresponding angles of
congruent triangles are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It’s given that angle corresponds to
angle , and that the measure of angle is . It's also given that the measures of angles and are .
Since these angles have equal measure, they are corresponding angles. It follows that angle corresponds to
angle . Let represent the measure of angle . Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a
triangle is , it follows that , or . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Therefore, the measure of angle is . Since angle corresponds to angle , it
follows that the measure of angle is also .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , not the measure of angle .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , not the measure of angle .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angles and , not the measure of angle .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3453aafc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 3453aafc

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of centimeters and a width of centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3453aafc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The area , in square centimeters, of a rectangle can be found using the formula 𝓁 ,
where 𝓁 is the length, in centimeters, of the rectangle and is its width, in centimeters. It's given that the
rectangle has a length of centimeters and a width of centimeters. Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the
formula 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of this rectangle is
.

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in centimeters, not the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c9f8d1e9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c9f8d1e9

For the right triangle shown, and . Which expression represents the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9f8d1e9 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with
lengths and , then . In the right triangle shown, the hypotenuse has length and the legs have
lengths and . It's given that and . Substituting for and for in the Pythagorean theorem
yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since the
length of a side of a triangle must be positive, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f60bb551
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f60bb551

The area of a rectangle is square inches. The length of the rectangle is inches. What is the width, in inches, of this
rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f60bb551 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁, in inches, and its
width , in inches; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that the area of a rectangle is square inches and the length of the
rectangle is inches. Substituting for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing
both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the width, in inches, of this rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is half the area, in square inches, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square inches, and the length, in inches, of the
rectangle, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d2047497
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d2047497

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d2047497 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area of a rectangle with length and width can be found using the formula . It’s
given that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 76670c80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 76670c80

Each side of a square has a length of . What is the perimeter of this square?

ID: 76670c80 Answer

Correct Answer: 180

Rationale

The correct answer is . The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides of the
polygon. It’s given that each side of the square has a length of . Since a square is a polygon with sides, the
perimeter of this square is , or .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4420e500
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 4420e500

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4420e500 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The area of a rectangle with length 𝓁 and width can be found using the formula 𝓁 .
It’s given that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is
, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, , of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 165c30c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 165c30c4

A rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?

ID: 165c30c4 Answer

Correct Answer: 2048

Rationale

The correct answer is . The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length 𝓁, in
inches, and its width , in inches, or 𝓁 . It's given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width
of inches. Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or .
Therefore, the area, in square inches, of the rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3828f53d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3828f53d

In the figure above, lines m and n are parallel.

What is the value of b ?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 65

D. 80

ID: 3828f53d Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. Given that lines m and n are parallel, the angle marked 130° must be supplementary to the
leftmost angle marked a° because they are same-side interior angles. Therefore, 130° + a° = 180°, which yields a =
50°. Lines and m intersect at a right angle, so lines j, , and m form a right triangle where the two acute angles

are a° and b°. The acute angles of a right triangle are complementary, so a° + b° = 90°, which yields 50° + b° = 90°,
and b = 40.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of a, not b. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of dividing 130° by
2. Choice D is incorrect and may be the result of multiplying b by 2.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 42b4493b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 42b4493b

In a right triangle, the measure of one of the acute angles is . What is the measure, in degrees, of the other acute
angle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 42b4493b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is degrees. Since the triangle
is a right triangle, it has one angle that measures degrees. Therefore, the sum of the measures, in degrees, of
the remaining two angles is , or . It’s given that the measure of one of the acute angles in the triangle
is degrees. Therefore, the measure, in degrees, of the other acute angle is , or .

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. This is the measure, in degrees, of the acute angle whose measure is given.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d683a9cc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d683a9cc

The figure shows the lengths, in centimeters (cm), of the edges of a right
rectangular prism. The volume V of a right rectangular prism is , where

is the length of the prism, w is the width of the prism, and h is the height of the
prism. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the prism?

A. 36

B. 24

C. 12

D. 11

ID: d683a9cc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the volume of a right rectangular prism is . The prism shown has a length

of 6 cm, a width of 2 cm, and a height of 3 cm. Thus, , or 36 cubic centimeters.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the volume of a rectangular prism with edge lengths of 6, 2, and 2. Choice C is
incorrect and may result from only finding the product of the length and width of the base of the prism. Choice D
is incorrect and may result from finding the sum, not the product, of the edge lengths of the prism.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 36200a38
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 36200a38

In the figure above, two sides of a triangle are extended. What is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 120

C. 130

D. 140

ID: 36200a38 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°. The measures of the two interior angles of
the given triangle are shown. Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle is 180° – 70° – 50° = 60°. The
angles of measures x° and 60° are supplementary, so their sum is 180°. Therefore, x = 180 – 60 = 120.

Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 70°. Choice C is incorrect
and may be the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 50°. Choice D is incorrect and may be the result
of a calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 02b02213
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 02b02213

What is the perimeter, in inches, of a rectangle with a length of inches and a width of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 02b02213 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The perimeter of a figure is equal to the sum of the measurements of the sides of the figure.
It’s given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. Since a rectangle has sides, of
which opposite sides are parallel and equal, it follows that the rectangle has two sides with a length of inches
and two sides with a width of inches. Therefore, the perimeter of this rectangle is , or inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the width of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the two lengths and the width of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the two widths of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy