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Question ID beca03de
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions
ID: beca03de
A rectangle has a length that is times its width. The function represents this situation, where is the
area, in square feet, of the rectangle and . Which of the following is the best interpretation of in this context?
A. The length of the rectangle, in feet
B. The area of the rectangle, in square feet
C. The difference between the length and the width of the rectangle, in feet
D. The width of the rectangle, in feet
ID: beca03de Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that a rectangle has a length that is times its width. It's also given that the function
represents this situation, where is the area, in square feet, of the rectangle and . The area of a
rectangle can be calculated by multiplying the rectangle's length by its width. Since the rectangle has a length that is
times its width, it follows that represents the width of the rectangle, in feet, and represents the length of the
rectangle, in feet. Therefore, the best interpretation of in this context is that it's the length of the rectangle, in feet.
Choice B is incorrect. This is the best interpretation of , not , in the given function.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the best interpretation of , not , in the given function.
Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID f5c3e3b8
SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

expressions
ID: f5c3e3b8
Which expression is equivalent to , where , , and are positive?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: f5c3e3b8 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Applying the commutative property of multiplication, the expression can be
rewritten as . For positive values of , . Therefore, the expression
can be rewritten as , or .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying, not adding, the exponents.
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: Easy

Question ID a5663025
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: a5663025
A system of equations consists of a quadratic equation and a linear equation.

The equations in this system are graphed in the xy-plane above. How many
solutions does this system have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
ID: a5663025 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The solutions to a system of two equations correspond to points where the graphs of the equations
intersect. The given graphs intersect at 2 points; therefore, the system has 2 solutions.
Choice A is incorrect because the graphs intersect. Choice B is incorrect because the graphs intersect more than once.
Choice D is incorrect. It’s not possible for the graph of a quadratic equation and the graph of a linear equation to intersect
more than twice.

Question ID 3c95093c

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 3c95093c
Which of the following inequalities is equivalent

to the inequality above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 3c95093c Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Both sides of the given inequality can be divided by 3 to yield .
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they are not equivalent to (do not have the same solution set as) the given
inequality. For example, the ordered pair is a solution to the given inequality, but it is not a solution to any of the
inequalities in choices A, C, or D.

Question ID d0a7871e

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: d0a7871e
If is a solution to the system of equations above, which of the

following could be the value of x ?
A. –1
B. 0
C. 2
D. 3
ID: d0a7871e Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It is given that y = x + 1 and y = x2 + x. Setting the values for y equal to each other yields x + 1 = x2 +
x. Subtracting x from each side of this equation yields x2 = 1. Therefore, x can equal 1 or –1. Of these, only –1 is given as
a choice.
Choice B is incorrect. If x = 0, then x + 1 = 1, but x2 + x = 02 + 0 = 0 ≠︀1. Choice C is incorrect. If x = 2, then x + 1 = 3, but x2

+ x = 22 + 2 = 6 ≠︀3. Choice D is incorrect. If x = 3, then x + 1 = 4, but x2 + x = 32 + 3 = 12 ≠︀4.

Question ID dd4ab4c4

expressions
ID: dd4ab4c4
Which of the following is a factor of

the polynomial above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: dd4ab4c4 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The first and last terms of the polynomial are both squares such that and
. The second term is twice the product of the square root of the first and last terms: . Therefore, the
polynomial is the square of a binomial such that , and is a factor.
Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of incorrectly factoring the polynomial. Choice C is incorrect and may be the
result of dividing the second and third terms of the polynomial by their greatest common factor. Choice D is incorrect and
may be the result of not factoring the coefficients.

Question ID e312081b

expressions
ID: e312081b
Which of the following is equivalent to

the given expression?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e312081b Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Using the associative and commutative properties of addition, the given expression
can be rewritten as . Adding these like terms results in .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from adding . Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding
. Choice D is incorrect and may result from adding .

Question ID 52931bfa

expressions
ID: 52931bfa
Which expression is equivalent to , where ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 52931bfa Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given expression has a common factor of in the denominator, so the expression can be
rewritten as . The three terms in this expression have a common factor of . Since it's given that
, can't be equal to , which means can't be equal to . Therefore, each term in the expression,
, can be divided by , which gives .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question ID 7f81d0c3

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 7f81d0c3
What values satisfy the

equation above?
A. and
B. and
C. and
D. and
ID: 7f81d0c3 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Using the quadratic formula to solve the given expression yields
. Therefore, and satisfy the given

equation.
Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from incorrectly factoring or incorrectly applying the quadratic formula.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from a sign error.

Question ID b8caaf84

expressions
ID: b8caaf84
If and , which of the following is

equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: b8caaf84 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It’s given that and . Substituting the values for p and v into the expression
yields . Multiplying the terms yields
. Using the distributive property to rewrite yields . Therefore, the entire
expression can be represented as . Combining like terms yields .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting, instead of adding, the term . Choice C is incorrect. This is the
result of multiplying the terms . Choice D is incorrect and may result from distributing 2, instead of , to
the term .

Question ID 1e003284

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 1e003284
The graphs of the given equations intersect at the point in the xy-plane. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1e003284 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the graphs of the given equations intersect at the point in the xy-plane. It follows
that represents a solution to the system consisting of the given equations. The first equation given is .
Substituting for in the second equation given, , yields , which is equivalent to ,
or . It follows that the graphs of the given equations intersect at the point . Therefore, the value of is
.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question ID 91e7ea5e
ID: 91e7ea5e
The quadratic function h is defined as shown. In the xy-plane, the graph of

intersects the x-axis at the points and , where t is a constant.
What is the value of t ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
ID: 91e7ea5e Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It’s given that the graph of intersects the x-axis at and , where t is a constant.
Since this graph intersects the x-axis when or when , it follows that and . If ,
then . Adding 32 to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by 2 yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields . Adding 4 to both
sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of t is 8.
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.
Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 3a9d60b2

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 3a9d60b2
What is the positive solution to the given equation?
ID: 3a9d60b2 Answer

Correct Answer: 9
Rationale
The correct answer is . The given equation can be rewritten as . Dividing each side of this equation by
yields . By the definition of absolute value, if , then or . Subtracting
from each side of the equation yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields .
Similarly, subtracting from each side of the equation yields . Dividing each side of this equation
by yields . Therefore, since the two solutions to the given equation are and , the positive solution to the
given equation is .

Question ID 8490cc45
ID: 8490cc45
The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8490cc45 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane occurs at the point on the graph where
. In other words, when , the corresponding value of is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept. Substituting
for in the given equation yields , which is equivalent to , or .
Thus, when , the corresponding value of is . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-
plane is .
Choice D is incorrect. This could be the y-intercept for , not .

Question ID fc3d783a

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: fc3d783a
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: fc3d783a 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 ID 4fbffc0a
ID: 4fbffc0a
The graph shows the height above ground, in meters, of a ball seconds after the ball was launched upward from a
platform. Which statement is the best interpretation of the marked point in this context?
A. second after being launched, the ball's height above ground is meters.
B. seconds after being launched, the ball's height above ground is meter.
C. The ball was launched from an initial height of meter with an initial velocity of meters per second.
D. The ball was launched from an initial height of meters with an initial velocity of meter per second.
ID: 4fbffc0a Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that the graph shows the height above ground, in meters, of a ball seconds after the ball
was launched upward from a platform. In the graph shown, the x-axis represents time, in seconds, and the y-axis
represents the height of the ball above ground, in meters. It follows that for the marked point , represents
the time, in seconds, after the ball was launched upward from a platform and represents the height of the ball above
ground, in meters. Therefore, the best interpretation of the marked point is second after being launched,
the ball's height above ground is meters.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question ID ba0edc30

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: ba0edc30
One solution to the given equation can be written as , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ba0edc30 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Adding to each side of the given equation yields . To complete the square, adding
to each side of this equation yields , or . Taking the square root of each side of
this equation yields . Adding to each side of this equation yields . Since it's given that
one of the solutions to the equation can be written as , the value of must be .
Alternate approach: It's given that is a solution to the given equation. It follows that . Substituting
for in the given equation yields , or
. Expanding the products on the left-hand side of this equation yields

, or . Adding to each side of this equation yields .

Question ID a9084ca4
ID: a9084ca4
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: a9084ca4 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 .

Question ID 4661e2a9

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 4661e2a9
Which ordered pair is a solution to the

system of equations above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 4661e2a9 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The solution to the given system of equations can be found by solving the first equation for x, which
gives , and substituting that value of x into the second equation which gives . Rewriting
this equation by adding like terms and expanding gives . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation gives . Adding to 2 to both sides of this equation gives . Therefore, it follows that
. Substituting for y in the first equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation
yields . Therefore, the ordered pair is a solution to the given system of equations.
Choice B is incorrect. Substituting for x and for y in the first equation yields , or ,
which isn’t a true statement. Choice C is incorrect. Substituting for x and for y in the second equation yields
, or , which isn’t a true statement. Choice D is incorrect.
Substituting for x and for y in the second equation yields , or

, which isn’t a true statement.

Question ID 2c6f214f
ID: 2c6f214f
The first term of a sequence is . Each term after the first is times the preceding term. If represents the th term of
the sequence, which equation gives in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 2c6f214f Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since represents the th term of the sequence and is the first term of the sequence, the value of
is when the value of is . Since each term after the first is times the preceding term, the value of is when
the value of is . Therefore, the value of is , or , when the value of is . More generally, the value of
is for a given value of . Therefore, the equation gives in terms of .
Choice A is incorrect. This equation describes a sequence for which the first term is , rather than , and each term
after the first is , rather than , times the preceding term.
Choice B is incorrect. This equation describes a sequence for which the first term is , rather than , and each term after
the first is , rather than , times the preceding term.
Choice C is incorrect. This equation describes a sequence for which the first term is , rather than .

Question ID 6abec9a8
ID: 6abec9a8
What is the -intercept of the graph shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 6abec9a8 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point on the graph where . At , the
corresponding value of is . Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph shown is .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at , not .
Choice D is incorrect. This is the y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane that intersects the y-axis at , not .

Question ID ad2ec615

expressions
ID: ad2ec615
Which of the following is equivalent to the

expression ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ad2ec615 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The term x4 can be factored as . Factoring –6 as yields values that add to –1, the
coefficient of x2 in the expression.
Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from finding factors of –6 that don’t add to the coefficient of x2 in the
original expression.

Question ID 42c71eb5

expressions
ID: 42c71eb5
Which of the following is equivalent to

the expression above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 42c71eb5 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The given expression can be rewritten as . Applying the

distributive property, the expression can be rewritten as , or
. Adding like terms yields . Substituting for in the given expression
yields . By the rules of exponents, the expression is equivalent to . Applying
the distributive property, this expression can be rewritten as , or .
Adding like terms gives . Substituting for in the rewritten expression yields
, and adding like terms yields .
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. Choices C and D may result from rewriting the expression as ,
instead of as . Choices B and C may result from rewriting the expression as , instead of
.

Question ID 52b1700c
ID: 52b1700c
Time (years) Total amount (dollars)
Rosa opened a savings account at a bank. The table shows the exponential relationship between the time , in years,
since Rosa opened the account and the total amount , in dollars, in the account. If Rosa made no additional deposits or
withdrawals, which of the following equations best represents the relationship between and ?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
ID: 52b1700c Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the relationship between and is exponential. The table shows that the value of
increases as the value of increases. Therefore, the relationship between and can be represented by an increasing
exponential equation of the form , where and are positive constants. The table shows that when
, . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Substituting for in the equation yields .
The table also shows that when , . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields approximately . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields that the value of is
approximately . Substituting for in the equation yields .
Therefore, of the choices, choice C best represents the relationship between and .

Question ID 371cbf6b

expressions
ID: 371cbf6b
The equation above is true for all x, where a and b are

constants. What is the value of ab ?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 24
D. 40
ID: 371cbf6b Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. If the equation is true for all x, then the expressions on both sides of the equation will be equivalent.
Multiplying the polynomials on the left-hand side of the equation gives . On the
right-hand side of the equation, the only -term is . Since the expressions on both sides of the equation are
equivalent, it follows that , which can be rewritten as . Therefore,

, which gives .
Choice A is incorrect. If , then the coefficient of on the left-hand side of the equation would be
, which doesn’t equal the coefficient of , , on the right-hand side. Choice B is incorrect. If ,
then the coefficient of on the left-hand side of the equation would be , which doesn’t equal the
coefficient of , , on the right-hand side. Choice D is incorrect. If , then the coefficient of on the left-hand
side of the equation would be , which doesn’t equal the coefficient of , , on the right-hand side.

Question ID a05bd3a4

expressions
ID: a05bd3a4
Which of the following expressions is

equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: a05bd3a4 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The expression can be written as a difference of squares x2 – y2, which can be factored as (x + y)(x –
y). Here, y2 = 5, so , and the expression therefore factors as .
Choices A and B are incorrect and may result from misunderstanding how to factor a difference of squares. Choice D is
incorrect; (x + 5)(x – 1) can be rewritten as x2 + 4x – 5, which is not equivalent to the original expression.

Question ID c3b116d7

expressions
ID: c3b116d7
Which of the following expressions is(are) a factor of ?

I.
II.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
ID: c3b116d7 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given expression can be factored by first finding two values whose sum is and whose product
is , or . Those two values are and . It follows that the given expression can be rewritten as
. Since the first two terms of this expression have a common factor of and the last two terms
of this expression have a common factor of , this expression can be rewritten as . Since the
two terms of this expression have a common factor of , it can be rewritten as . Therefore,
expression II, , is a factor of , but expression I, , is not a factor of .

Question ID 40c09d66

expressions
ID: 40c09d66
If for all positive values of x,
what is the value of ?
ID: 40c09d66 Answer
Rationale
The correct answer is . The value of can be found by first rewriting the left-hand side of the given equation as
. Using the properties of exponents, this expression can be rewritten as . This expression can be rewritten
by subtracting the fractions in the exponent, which yields . Thus, is . Note that 7/6, 1.166, and 1.167 are
examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question ID b8f13a3a
ID: b8f13a3a
Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of
has a y-intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?
ID: b8f13a3a Answer

Correct Answer: 20
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that . Substituting for in the equation
yields . It’s given that the y-intercept of the graph of is .
Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . It’s
given that the product of and is , or . Substituting for in this equation yields .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .

Question ID 1ee962ec
ID: 1ee962ec
Scientists recorded data about the ocean water levels at a certain location over a period of hours. The graph shown
models the data, where represents sea level. Which table gives values of and their corresponding values of
based on the model?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1ee962ec Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. Each point on the graph represents an elapsed time , in hours, and the corresponding ocean
water level , in feet, at a certain location based on the model. The graph shown passes through the points ,
, and . Thus, the table in choice C gives the values of and their corresponding values of based on the
model.

Question ID ad03127d

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: ad03127d
The given equation relates the variables , , and . Which equation correctly expresses in terms of and ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ad03127d Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Subtracting from both sides of the given equation yields . Dividing both sides of this
equation by yields . Therefore, the equation correctly expresses in terms of and .

Question ID f65288e8

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: f65288e8
If x is a solution to the given equation, which of the

following is a possible value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: f65288e8 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. The given equation can be rewritten as . Multiplying both sides of this equation by
yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by 4 yields . Taking the square root of
both sides of this equation yields or . Therefore, a possible value of is .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from computational or conceptual errors.

Question ID 788bfd56
ID: 788bfd56
The function is defined by . What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 788bfd56 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The value of is the value of when . It's given that the function is defined by
. Substituting for in this equation yields . Since the positive square root of
is , it follows that this equation can be rewritten as , or . Therefore, the value of
is .
Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .
Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question ID f89af023
ID: f89af023
A rectangular volleyball court has an area of 162 square meters. If the length of
the court is twice the width, what is the width of the court, in meters?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 27
D. 54
ID: f89af023 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the volleyball court is rectangular and has an area of 162 square meters. The formula
for the area of a rectangle is , where A is the area, is the length, and w is the width of the rectangle. It’s also
given that the length of the volleyball court is twice the width, thus . Substituting the given value into the formula
for the area of a rectangle and using the relationship between length and width for this rectangle yields .
This equation can be rewritten as . Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields . Taking the
square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since the width of a rectangle is a positive number, the width of
the volleyball court is 9 meters.
Choice B is incorrect because this is the length of the rectangle. Choice C is incorrect because this is the result of using
162 as the perimeter rather than the area. Choice D is incorrect because this is the result of calculating w in the equation
instead of .

Question ID 7902bed0
ID: 7902bed0
A machine launches a softball from ground level. The softball reaches a maximum height of meters above the
ground at seconds and hits the ground at seconds. Which equation represents the height above ground , in
meters, of the softball seconds after it is launched?
A.
B.
C. msup
D. msup
ID: 7902bed0 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. An equation representing the height above ground , in meters, of a softball seconds after it is
launched by a machine from ground level can be written in the form , where , , and are positive
constants. In this equation, represents the time, in seconds, at which the softball reaches its maximum height of
meters above the ground. It's given that this softball reaches a maximum height of meters above the ground at
seconds; therefore, and . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields . It's also given that this softball hits the ground at seconds; therefore,
when . Substituting for and for in the equation yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Adding
to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Substituting for in the equation yields . Therefore,
represents the height above ground , in meters, of this softball seconds after it is
launched.
Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where the maximum height is meters above the ground at
seconds, not meters above the ground at seconds.
Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where the maximum height is meters above the ground
at seconds, not seconds.

Question ID 4a0d0399
ID: 4a0d0399
The function is defined by , where and are constants. In the -plane, the graph of has an
-intercept at and a -intercept at . What is the value of ?
ID: 4a0d0399 Answer

Correct Answer: -324
Rationale
The correct answer is . It's given that the function is defined by , where and are constants. It's
also given that the graph of has a y-intercept at . It follows that . Substituting for
and for in yields , or . Subtracting from each side of this
equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question ID e53add44
ID: e53add44
The function S above models the annual salary, in dollars, of an employee n

years after starting a job, where a is a constant. If the employee’s salary
increases by 4% each year, what is the value of a ?
A. 0.04
B. 0.4
C. 1.04
D. 1.4
ID: e53add44 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. A model for a quantity S that increases by a certain percentage per time period n is an exponential
function in the form , where I is the initial value at time for r% annual increase. It’s given that
the annual increase in an employee’s salary is 4%, so . The initial value can be found by substituting 0 for n in the
given function, which yields . Therefore, . Substituting these values for r and I into the form of
the exponential function yields , or .

Therefore, the value of a in the given function is 1.04.
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from incorrectly representing the annual increase in the exponential
function.

Question ID f2f3fa00

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: f2f3fa00
During a 5-second time interval, the average acceleration a, in meters per second
squared, of an object with an initial velocity of 12 meters per second is defined
by the equation , where vf is the final velocity of the object in

meters per second. If the equation is rewritten in the form vf = xa + y, where x
and y are constants, what is the value of x ?
ID: f2f3fa00 Answer
Rationale
The correct answer is 5. The given equation can be rewritten in the form , like so:
It follows that the value of x is 5 and the value of y is 12.

Question ID b4a6ed81

expressions
ID: b4a6ed81
The expression is equivalent to , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
ID: b4a6ed81 Answer

Correct Answer: 6
Rationale
The correct answer is . Applying the distributive property to the expression yields . Since
is equivalent to , it follows that is also equivalent to . Since
these expressions are equivalent, it follows that corresponding coefficients are equivalent. Therefore, and
. Solving either of these equations for will yield the value of . Dividing both sides of by
yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Question ID 9654add7
ID: 9654add7
The revenue , in dollars, that a company receives from sales of a product is

given by the function f above, where x is the unit price, in dollars, of the product.
The graph of in the xy-plane intersects the x-axis at 0 and a. What does
a represent?
A. The revenue, in dollars, when the unit price of the product is $0
B. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in maximum revenue
C. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in a revenue of $0
D. The maximum revenue, in dollars, that the company can make
ID: 9654add7 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. By definition, the y-value when a function intersects the x-axis is 0. It’s given that the graph of the
function intersects the x-axis at 0 and a, that x is the unit price, in dollars, of a product, and that , where , is
the revenue, in dollars, that a company receives from the sales of the product. Since the value of a occurs when ,a
is the unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in a revenue of $0.
Choice A is incorrect. The revenue, in dollars, when the unit price of the product is $0 is represented by , when .
Choice B is incorrect. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in maximum revenue is represented by the x-
coordinate of the maximum of f. Choice D is incorrect. The maximum revenue, in dollars, that the company can make is
represented by the y-coordinate of the maximum of f.

Question ID 34847f8a

expressions
ID: 34847f8a
The equation above is true for all , where r and t are positive
constants. What is the value of rt ?
A.
B. 15
C. 20
D. 60
ID: 34847f8a Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. To express the sum of the two rational expressions on the left-hand side of the equation as the single
rational expression on the right-hand side of the equation, the expressions on the left-hand side must have the same
denominator. Multiplying the first expression by results in , and multiplying the second expression
by results in , so the given equation can be rewritten as
, or . Since the
two rational expressions on the left-hand side of the equation have the same denominator as the rational expression on
the right-hand side of the equation, it follows that . Combining like terms on the left-hand
side yields , so it follows that and . Therefore, the value of is .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from an error when determining the sign of either r or t. Choice B is incorrect and
may result from not distributing the 2 and 3 to their respective terms in
. Choice D is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.

Question ID cc776a04

expressions
ID: cc776a04
Which of the following is an equivalent form of

?
A.
negative 2 point 2, x squared, plus 1 point 6
B.
negative 2 point 2, x squared, plus 11 point 2
C.
negative 2 point 95, x squared, minus 7 point 2 x, plus 12 point 16
D.
negative 2 point 95, x squared, minus 7 point 2 x, plus 0 point 64
ID: cc776a04 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. The first expression can be rewritten as . Applying the
distributive property to this product yields . This difference can be
rewritten as . Distributing the factor of through the second
expression yields . Regrouping like terms, the expression becomes
. Combining like terms yields .
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and likely result from errors made when applying the distributive property or combining
the resulting like terms.

Question ID 263f9937
ID: 263f9937
Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
Number of bacteria per
Day
milliliter at end of day
A culture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table

above. At this rate, on which day would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach
?
A. Day 5
B. Day 9
C. Day 11
D. Day 12
ID: 263f9937 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The number of bacteria per milliliter is doubling each day. For example, from day 1 to day 2, the
number of bacteria increased from 2.5 × 105 to 5.0 × 105. At the end of day 3 there are 106 bacteria per milliliter. At the
end of day 4, there will be 106 × 2 bacteria per milliliter. At the end of day 5, there will be (106 × 2) × 2, or 106 × (22)
bacteria per milliliter, and so on. At the end of day d, the number of bacteria will be 106 × (2d – 3). If the number of
bacteria per milliliter will reach 5.12 × 108 at the end of day d, then the equation must hold.
Since 5.12 × 108 can be rewritten as 512 × 106, the equation is equivalent to . Rewriting 512 as 29 gives d –
3 = 9, so d = 12. The number of bacteria per milliliter would reach 5.12 × 108 at the end of day 12.
Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Given the growth rate of the bacteria, the number of bacteria will not reach 5.12 × 108
per milliliter by the end of any of these days.

Question ID 926c246b
ID: 926c246b
The equation above estimates the global data traffic D, in terabytes, for the year
that is t years after 2010. What is the best interpretation of the number 5,640 in
this context?
A. The estimated amount of increase of data traffic, in terabytes, each year
B. The estimated percent increase in the data traffic, in terabytes, each year
C. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010
D. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010
ID: 926c246b Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. Since t represents the number of years after 2010, the estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010
can be calculated using the given equation when . Substituting 0 for t in the given equation yields ,
or . Thus, 5,640 represents the estimated data traffic, in terabytes, in 2010.
Choice A is incorrect. Since the equation is exponential, the amount of increase of data traffic each year isn’t constant.
Choice B is incorrect. According to the equation, the percent increase in data traffic each year is 90%. Choice C is
incorrect. The estimated data traffic, in terabytes, for the year that is t years after 2010 is represented by D, not the
number 5,640.

Question ID 84e5e36c

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 84e5e36c
The graphs of the given equations in the xy-plane intersect at the point . What is a possible value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 84e5e36c Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Since the point is an intersection point of the graphs of the given equations in the xy-plane, the
pair should satisfy both equations, and thus is a solution of the given system. According to the first equation,
. Substituting in place of in the second equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation
yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields two solutions: and . Of these
two solutions, only is given as a choice.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of coordinate , rather than , of the intersection point .

Question ID ff2c1431

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: ff2c1431
The given equation relates the positive numbers , , and . Which equation correctly gives in terms of and ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ff2c1431 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. It's given that the equation relates the positive numbers , , and . Dividing both
sides of the given equation by yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields ,
or . It follows that the equation correctly gives in terms of and .

Question ID 137cc6fd

expressions
ID: 137cc6fd
For what value of is the given expression equivalent to , where ?
ID: 137cc6fd Answer

Correct Answer: .0177, .0178, 4/225
Rationale
The correct answer is . An expression of the form , where is an integer greater than and , is equivalent
to . Therefore, the given expression, where , is equivalent to . Applying properties of
exponents, this expression can be rewritten as , or , which can be rewritten as
, or . It's given that the expression is equivalent to , where . It
follows that is equivalent to . Therefore, . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
, or . Thus, the value of for which the given expression is equivalent to , where , is
. Note that 4/225, .0177, .0178, 0.017, and 0.018 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question ID 6ce95fc8

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: 6ce95fc8
Which of the following is a solution to

the equation above?
A. 2
B.
C.
D.
ID: 6ce95fc8 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. A quadratic equation in the form , where a, b, and c are constants, can be solved
using the quadratic formula: . Subtracting from both sides of the given equation yields
. Applying the quadratic formula, where , , and , yields
. This can be rewritten as . Since , or , the
equation can be rewritten as . Dividing 2 from both the numerator and denominator yields or
. Of these two solutions, only is present among the choices. Thus, the correct choice is D.
Choice A is incorrect and may result from a computational or conceptual error. Choice B is incorrect and may result from
using instead of as the quadratic formula. Choice C is incorrect and
may result from rewriting as instead of .

Question ID 4dd4efcf
ID: 4dd4efcf
In the given quadratic function, and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola that opens
upward and has a vertex at the point , where and are constants. If and , which of the
following must be true?
I.
II.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
ID: 4dd4efcf Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola with vertex . If
, then for the graph of , the point with an x-coordinate of and the point with an x-coordinate
of have the same y-coordinate. In the xy-plane, a parabola is a symmetric graph such that when two points have the
same y-coordinate, these points are equidistant from the vertex, and the x-coordinate of the vertex is halfway between
the x-coordinates of these two points. Therefore, for the graph of , the points with x-coordinates and are
equidistant from the vertex, , and is halfway between and . The value that is halfway between and is
, or . Therefore, . The equation defining can also be written in vertex form, .
Substituting for in this equation yields , or . This equation is
equivalent to , or . Since , it follows
that and . Dividing both sides of the equation by yields , or . Since ,
it's not true that . Therefore, statement II isn't true. Substituting for in the equation yields
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . If , then
, or . Since could be any value less than , it's not necessarily true that . Therefore, statement I
isn't necessarily true. Thus, neither I nor II must be true.

Question ID cc2601cb
ID: cc2601cb
The x-intercept of the graph shown is . What is the value of ?
ID: cc2601cb Answer

Correct Answer: 7
Rationale
The correct answer is . It’s given that the x-intercept of the graph shown is . The graph passes through the point
. Therefore, the value of is .

Question ID f5aa5040

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables
ID: f5aa5040
In the xy-plane, a line with equation for some constant intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If the parabola
has equation , what is the value of ?
ID: f5aa5040 Answer

Correct Answer: 20.25, 81/4
Rationale
The correct answer is . The given linear equation is . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Substituting for in the equation of the parabola yields . Adding and to both sides of this
equation yields . Since it’s given that the line and the parabola intersect at exactly one point, the
equation must have exactly one solution. An equation of the form , where ,
, and are constants, has exactly one solution when the discriminant, , is equal to . In the equation
, where , , and , the discriminant is . Setting the
discriminant equal to yields , or . Adding to both sides of this equation yields
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Note that 81/4 and 20.25 are examples of ways to
enter a correct answer.

Question ID 252a3b3a
ID: 252a3b3a
Which of the following could be the equation of the graph shown in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D. msup
ID: 252a3b3a Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. Each of the given choices is an equation of the form , where , , ,
and are positive constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of an equation of this form has x-intercepts at , , and
. The graph shown has x-intercepts at , , and . Therefore, and . Of the given
choices, only choices A and B have and . For an equation in the form , if all
values of that are less than or greater than correspond to negative y-values, then the sum of all the exponents of
the factors on the right-hand side of the equation is even. In the graph shown, all values of less than or greater than
correspond to negative y-values. Therefore, the sum of all the exponents of the factors on the right-hand side of the
equation must be even. For choice A, the sum of these exponents is , or ,
which is odd. For choice B, the sum of these exponents is , or , which is even. Therefore,
could be the equation of the graph shown.
Choice A is incorrect. For the graph of this equation, all values of less than correspond to positive, not negative, y-
values.
Choice C is incorrect. The graph of this equation has x-intercepts at , , and , rather than x-intercepts
at , , and .
Choice D is incorrect. The graph of this equation has x-intercepts at , , and , rather than x-intercepts
at , , and .

Question ID 841ef26c
ID: 841ef26c
The function is defined by . For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 841ef26c Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale
Choice A is correct. It's given that . Since , it follows that

. Expanding the quantity in this equation yields
. Distributing the and the yields
. Combining like terms yields .
Therefore, . For a quadratic function defined by an equation of the form
, where , , and are constants and is positive, reaches its minimum, , when the value
of is . The equation can be rewritten in this form by completing the square. This
equation is equivalent to , or . This equation can
be rewritten as , or , which is equivalent to
. This equation is in the form , where , , and .
Therefore, reaches its minimum when the value of is .
Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of for which , rather than , reaches its minimum.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of for which , rather than , reaches its minimum.

Question ID cc6ccd71
ID: cc6ccd71
The graph of is shown, where the function is defined by and , , , and are
constants. For how many values of does ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
ID: cc6ccd71 Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Choice C is correct. If a value of satisfies , the graph of will contain a point and thus touch
the x-axis. Since there are points at which this graph touches the x-axis, there are values of for which .

Question ID 70482e20

expressions
ID: 70482e20
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 70482e20 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale
Choice B is correct. The given expression can be rewritten as . Since the two terms of this expression
are both constant multiples of , they are like terms and can, therefore, be combined through addition. Adding like
terms in the expression yields .
Choice A is incorrect. This is equivalent to , not .
Choice C is incorrect. This is equivalent to , not .
Choice D is incorrect. This is equivalent to , not .

Question ID 8452c42b

expressions
ID: 8452c42b
Which expression is equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8452c42b Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale
Choice D is correct. The given expression shows addition of two like terms. Therefore, the given expression is equivalent
to , or .
Choice A is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .
Choice B is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .
Choice C is incorrect. This expression is equivalent to , not .

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Question ID beca03de

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

A. The length of the rectangle, in feet

B. The area of the rectangle, in square feet

D. The width of the rectangle, in feet

ID: beca03de Answer

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

Which expression is equivalent to , where , , and are positive?

ID: f5c3e3b8 Answer

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: Easy

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

A system of equations consists of a quadratic equation and a linear equation.

ID: a5663025 Answer

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

Which of the following inequalities is equivalent

ID: 3c95093c Answer

Question Difficulty: Easy

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

If is a solution to the system of equations above, which of the

ID: d0a7871e Answer

Choice B is incorrect. If x = 0, then x + 1 = 1, but x2 + x = 02 + 0 = 0 ≠︀1. Choice C is incorrect. If x = 2, then x + 1 = 3, but x2

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

Which of the following is a factor of

ID: dd4ab4c4 Answer

polynomial is the square of a binomial such that , and is a factor.

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

Which of the following is equivalent to

ID: e312081b Answer

Question Difficulty: Easy

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

Which expression is equivalent to , where ?

ID: 52931bfa Answer

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: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

What values satisfy the

ID: 7f81d0c3 Answer

. Therefore, and satisfy the given

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

If and , which of the following is

ID: b8caaf84 Answer

. Using the distributive property to rewrite yields . Therefore, the entire

expression can be represented as . Combining like terms yields .

Question Difficulty: Medium

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

ID: 1e003284 Answer

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.