Question ID 4fbffc0a

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
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
x
was launched upward from a platform. In the graph shown, the -axis represents time, in seconds, and the -axis y
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.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 6abec9a8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 6abec9a8

What is the -intercept of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 6abec9a8 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

y xy
Choice B is correct. The -intercept of a graph in the -plane is the point on the graph where . At , the
corresponding value of is y
. Therefore, the -intercept of the graph shown is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

y
Choice C is incorrect. This is the -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 Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 1ee962ec
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
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.

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 788bfd56
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
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 A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID cc2601cb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: cc2601cb

x
The -intercept of the graph shown is . What is the value of ?

ID: cc2601cb Answer

Correct Answer: 7

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID b39d74a0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: b39d74a0
x y
0 0

1 1

2 8

3 27

The table shown includes some values of x and their corresponding values of y.
Which of the following graphs in the xy-plane could represent the relationship
x
between and ? y
A.

B.

C.
 D.

ID: b39d74a0 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Each pair of values shown in the table gives the ordered pair of coordinates for a point that lies on the
graph that represents the relationship between x and y in the xy-plane: , , , and . Only the graph in
choice B passes through the points listed in the table that are visible in the given choices.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect. None of these graphs passes through the point .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 837e9da7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 837e9da7
The function is defined by . What is the value of when ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 837e9da7 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that . Substituting for in this equation yields , or .
Therefore, when , the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of when .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID b5c43226
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: b5c43226

y
What is the -intercept of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b5c43226 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

y xy y
Choice B is correct. The -intercept of a graph in the -plane is the point at which the graph crosses the -axis. The graph
y
shown crosses the -axis at the point y
. Therefore, the -intercept of the graph shown is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID e166aca6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: e166aca6

x
What is the -intercept of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e166aca6 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

x
Choice D is correct. The -intercept of the graph shown is the point on the graph where . At , the
x
corresponding value of is . Therefore, the -intercept of the graph shown is .

x
Choice A is incorrect. This is the -intercept of a graph in the xy-plane that intersects the x-axis at , not .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the x-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane that intersects the x-axis at , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the x-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane that intersects the x-axis at , not .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID ad376f1a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: ad376f1a

The graph of is shown in the xy-plane. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ad376f1a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Because the graph of is shown, the value of is the value of on the graph that
corresponds with . When , the corresponding value of is . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 5377d9cf
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 5377d9cf

If ,
what is ?

A. –5

B. –2

C. 2

D. 5

ID: 5377d9cf Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. Substituting –1 for x in the equation that defines f gives . Simplifying

the expressions in the numerator and denominator yields , which is equal to or –5.

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect and may result from misapplying the order of operations when substituting –1 for x.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 75915e3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 75915e3c

f
For the function defined above, what
is the value of ?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 18

D. 36

ID: 75915e3c Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The value of is found by evaluating the expression when . Substituting 2 for x in the

given equation yields . Simplifying in the equation results in . Evaluating the right-hand side of
the equation yields . Therefore, the value of is 18.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from evaluating the expression as . Choice B is incorrect and may result from

evaluating the expression as . Choice D is incorrect and may result from evaluating the expression as .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f547a8b1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: f547a8b1

y
What is the -intercept of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f547a8b1 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

y
Choice D is correct. The -intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point at which the graph crosses the y-axis. The graph
y
shown crosses the -axis at the point y
. Therefore, the -intercept of the graph shown 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 9da41c80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 9da41c80
A ball is dropped from an initial height of feet and bounces off the ground repeatedly. The function estimates that
the maximum height reached after each time the ball hits the ground is of the maximum height reached after the
previous time the ball hit the ground. Which equation defines , where is the estimated maximum height of the ball
after it has hit the ground times and is a whole number greater than and less than ?

A.

B.

C. msup

D.

ID: 9da41c80 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It's given that for the function , is the estimated maximum height, in feet, of the ball after it has
hit the ground times. It's also given that the function estimates that the maximum height reached after each time the
ball hits the ground is of the maximum height reached after the previous time the ball hit the ground. It follows that
is a decreasing exponential function that can be written in the form , where is the initial height, in feet,
the ball was dropped from and the function estimates that the maximum height reached after each time the ball hits the
ground is of the maximum height reached after the previous time the ball hit the ground. It's given that the ball is
dropped from an initial height of feet. Therefore, . Since the function estimates that the maximum height
reached after each time the ball hits the ground is of the maximum height reached after the previous time the ball hit
the ground, . Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or
.

Choice A is incorrect. This function estimates that the maximum height reached after each time the ball hits the ground is
, not , of the maximum height reached after the previous time the ball hit the ground.

Choice C is incorrect. This function estimates that the ball is dropped from an initial height of feet, not feet, and that
the maximum height reached after each time the ball hits the ground is , not , of the maximum height reached
after the previous time the ball hit the ground.

Choice D is incorrect. This function estimates that the ball is dropped from an initial height of feet, not feet.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 7160cbb3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 7160cbb3

y
What is the -intercept of the graph shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 7160cbb3 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

y xy
Choice A is correct. The -intercept of a graph in the -plane is the point on the graph where . For the graph
shown, at y
, the corresponding value of is y
. Therefore, the -intercept of the graph shown is .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 20722644
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 20722644
The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 20722644 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that . Substituting for in this equation yields . This is
equivalent to , or .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 72ae8a87
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 72ae8a87
The function gives a company’s predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company
started selling light bulbs online, where . What is the best interpretation of the statement “ is
approximately equal to ” in this context?

A. years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue is approximately
dollars.

B. years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue will have increased by a total
of approximately dollars.

C. When the company’s predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is times the predicted annual
revenue for the previous year.

D. When the company’s predicted annual revenue is approximately dollars, it is greater than the predicted
annual revenue for the previous year.

ID: 72ae8a87 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that the function gives a company's predicted annual revenue, in
dollars, years after the company started selling light bulbs online. It follows that represents the company's
predicted annual revenue, in dollars, years after the company started selling light bulbs online. Since the value of is
the value of when , it follows that " is approximately equal to " means that is approximately
equal to when . Therefore, the best interpretation of the statement " is approximately equal to
" in this context is years after the company started selling light bulbs online, its predicted annual revenue is
approximately dollars.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 09f58996
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 09f58996
The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

ID: 09f58996 Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale

The correct answer is . The value of is the value of when . Substituting for in the given
equation yields , which is equivalent to , or . Thus, the value of is
.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ebe4bde0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: ebe4bde0

The quadratic function graphed above models a particular measure of plant

diversity as a function of the elevation in a region of Switzerland. According to
the model, which of the following is closest to the elevation, in meters, at which
plant diversity is greatest?

A. 13,500

B. 3,000

C. 1,250

D. 250

ID: ebe4bde0 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Each point on the graph represents the elevation x, in meters, and the corresponding measure
of plant diversity y in a region of Switzerland. Therefore, the point on the graph with the greatest y-coordinate represents
the location that has the greatest measure of plant diversity in the region. The greatest y-coordinate of any point on the
graph is approximately 13,500. The x-coordinate of that point is approximately 1,250. Therefore, the closest elevation at
which the plant diversity is the greatest is 1,250 meters.

Choice A is incorrect. This value is closest to the greatest y-coordinate of any point on the graph and therefore represents
the greatest measure of plant diversity, not the elevation where the greatest measure of plant diversity occurs. Choice B is
incorrect. At an elevation of 3,000 meters the measure of plant diversity is approximately 4,000. Because there are points
on the graph with greater y-coordinates, 4,000 can’t be the greatest measure of plant diversity, and 3,000 meters isn’t the
elevation at which the greatest measure of plant diversity occurs. Choice D is incorrect. At an elevation of 250 meters, the
measure of plant diversity is approximately 11,000. Because there are points on the graph with greater y-coordinates,
11,000 can’t be the greatest measure of plant diversity and 250 meters isn’t the elevation at which the greatest measure of
plant diversity occurs.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3ea87153
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 3ea87153
The function is defined by . For which value of is ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3ea87153 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that . Substituting for in this equation yields .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Taking the square root of each side of this equation yields
. It follows that when the value of is or . Only is listed among the choices.

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: Easy

Question ID d46da42c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: d46da42c

f
The function is defined as shown. Which of the following graphs in the xy-
plane could be the graph of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d46da42c Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale
Choice D is correct. For the quadratic function , the vertex of the graph is , and because the term is
positive, the vertex is the minimum of the function. Choice D is the only option that meets these conditions.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. The vertex of each of these graphs doesn’t correspond to the minimum of the given
function.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 2cf7f039
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 2cf7f039
The function is defined by . For what value of does ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2cf7f039 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that . Substituting for in this equation yields . Dividing both
sides of this equation by yields . This can be rewritten as . Squaring both sides of this equation yields
. Therefore, the value of for which is .

Choice A is incorrect. If , , not .

Choice B is incorrect. If , , not .

Choice D is incorrect. If , , which is equivalent to , not .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 79ba511a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 79ba511a
The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 79ba511a Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The value of is the value of when . Substituting for in the given function yields
, or , which is equivalent to . Therefore, the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of when , rather than .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 50418728
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 50418728

The graph of the polynomial function , where y

, is shown. The -intercept of the graph is . What is the
value of ?

ID: 50418728 Answer

Correct Answer: -3

Rationale

The correct answer is y

. The -intercept of the graph of a function in the xy-plane is the point where the graph crosses
y y
the -axis. The graph of the polynomial function shown crosses the -axis at the point . It's given that the y-
intercept of the graph is . Thus, the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID de362c2f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: de362c2f
The function is defined by . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: de362c2f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that the function is defined by . Substituting for in yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of if .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 044c1cb7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: 044c1cb7
Which table gives three values of and their corresponding values of for the given function ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 044c1cb7 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It′s given that . Each table gives , , and as the three given values of . Substituting
for in the equation yields , or . Substituting for in the equation
yields , or . Finally, substituting for in the equation yields
, or . Therefore, is when is , is when is , and is when is .
Choice B is a table with these values of and their corresponding values of .

Choice A is incorrect. This is a table of values for the function , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is a table of values for the function , not .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID ee05c84e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty
SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear
functions
ID: ee05c84e

f
The function is defined above. What is
the value of ?

A. 250

B. 500

C. 750

D. 2,000

ID: ee05c84e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Adding the like terms x and yields the equation . Substituting 20 for x
yields . The product is equal to 25, and the difference is equal to 30.
Substituting these values in the given equation gives , and multiplying 25 by 30 results in .

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from conceptual or computational errors when finding the value of
.

Question Difficulty: Easy