Question ID 2d1e5eff

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 2d1e5eff

In the given system of equations, is a constant. The graphs of the equations in the given system
intersect at exactly one point, , in the xy-plane. What is the value of ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2d1e5eff Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that the graphs of the equations in the given system intersect at exactly one point, , in
the xy-plane. Therefore, is the only solution to the given system of equations. The given system of equations can
be solved by subtracting the second equation, , from the first equation, . This yields
, or . Since the given system has only one solution,
this equation has only one solution. A quadratic equation in the form , where , , and are constants,
has one solution if and only if the discriminant, , is equal to zero. Substituting for , for , and
for in the expression yields . Setting this expression equal to zero yields
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Substituting for in the equation
yields , or . Factoring from the right-hand
side of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Taking the square root of both
sides of this equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 005e9982
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 005e9982

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

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

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

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

ID: 005e9982 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 65244c8d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 65244c8d

What is the smallest solution to the given equation?

ID: 65244c8d Answer

Correct Answer: -3

Rationale

The correct answer is . Squaring both sides of the given equation yields , which can be rewritten
as . Subtracting and from both sides of this equation yields . This
quadratic equation can be rewritten as . According to the zero product property,
equals zero when either or . Solving each of these equations for yields or .
Therefore, the given equation has two solutions, and . Of these two solutions, is the smallest solution to the
given equation.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 5822c232
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: 5822c232

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5822c232 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Factoring the denominator in the second term of the given expression gives . This
expression can be rewritten with common denominators by multiplying the first term by , giving .
Adding these two terms yields . Using the distributive property to rewrite this expression gives
. Combining the like terms in the numerator of this expression gives .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 4782fd69
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Medium

ID: 4782fd69

The function models the value, in dollars, of a certain bank account by the end of
each year from through , where is the number of years after . Which of the following is
the best interpretation of “ is approximately equal to ” in this context?
A. The value of the bank account is estimated to be approximately dollars greater in than in .

B. The value of the bank account is estimated to be approximately dollars in .

C. The value, in dollars, of the bank account is estimated to be approximately times greater in
than in .

D. The value of the bank account is estimated to increase by approximately dollars every years
between and .

ID: 4782fd69 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that the function models the value, in dollars, of a certain bank
account by the end of each year from through , where is the number of years after . It follows that
represents the estimated value, in dollars, of the bank account years after . Since the value of is the
value of when , it follows that “ is approximately equal to ” means that is approximately equal
to when . In the given context, this means that the value of the bank account is estimated to be approximately
dollars years after . Therefore, the best interpretation of the statement “ is approximately equal to ”
in this context is the value of the bank account is estimated to be approximately dollars in .

Choice A 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: Medium

Question ID c9f2f07d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Medium

ID: c9f2f07d

The function is given. Which table of values represents ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9f2f07d Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that and . Substituting

for in the equation yields . Substituting
for in this equation yields , or . Substituting for in the
equation yields , or . Substituting
for in the equation yields , or . Therefore,
when then , when then , and when then . Thus, the table of values in
choice B represents .
Choice A is incorrect. This table represents rather than .

Choice C is incorrect. This table represents rather than .

Choice D is incorrect. This table represents rather than .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID fe81a236
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: fe81a236

The function is defined by . The value of is , where is a

constant. What is the sum of all possible values of ?

ID: fe81a236 Answer

Correct Answer: 25

Rationale

The correct answer is . The value of is the value of when , where is a constant.
Substituting for in the given equation yields , which is
equivalent to . It’s given that the value of is . Substituting for
in the equation yields . Since the
product of the three factors on the right-hand side of this equation is equal to , at least one of these three factors must
be equal to . Therefore, the possible values of can be found by setting each factor equal to . Setting the first factor
equal to yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, is one possible value of
. Setting the second factor equal to yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields .
Therefore, is a second possible value of . Setting the third factor equal to yields . Taking the square
root of both sides of this equation yields . Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Therefore,
is a third possible value of . Adding the three possible values of yields , or . Therefore, the sum of
all possible values of is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 55b41004
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 55b41004

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 55b41004 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 034aa7ae
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 034aa7ae

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

ID: 034aa7ae Answer

Correct Answer: 123

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2b1b9792
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2b1b9792

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

ID: 2b1b9792 Answer

Correct Answer: 480

Rationale

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

the equation yields , which is equivalent to , or

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b2eb22ba
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Medium

Trigonometry

ID: b2eb22ba

The measure of angle is radians. The measure of angle is radians greater than the measure
of angle . What is the measure of angle , in degrees?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b2eb22ba Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that the measure of angle is radians, and the measure of angle is radians
greater than the measure of angle . Therefore, the measure of angle is equal to radians. Multiplying by
to get a common denominator with yields . Therefore, is equivalent to , or . Therefore,
the measure of angle is radians. The measure of angle , in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in
radians, by . This yields , which is equivalent to degrees. Therefore, the measure of angle is
degrees.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of degrees that the measure of angle is greater than the measure of angle .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , in degrees.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID b7222daa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: b7222daa

In the figure, . The measure of angle is , and the measure of angle is .

What is the value of ?

ID: b7222daa Answer

Correct Answer: 83

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 794c0ca9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 794c0ca9

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

ID: 794c0ca9 Answer

Correct Answer: 156

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8235af09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 8235af09

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

ID: 8235af09 Answer

Correct Answer: 135/8, 16.87, 16.88

Rationale

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 5c415b89
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Medium

Trigonometry

ID: 5c415b89

A cube has an edge length of inches. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the cube?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5c415b89 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The volume, , of a cube can be found using the formula , where is the edge length of the
cube. It's given that a cube has an edge length of inches. Substituting inches for in this equation yields
cubic inches, or cubic inches. Therefore, the volume of the cube is cubic inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in inches, of the cube.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of a face of the cube.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the surface area, in square inches, of the cube.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 35d7123b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Medium

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 35d7123b

Triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and

respectively. The length of each side of triangle is times the length of its corresponding side in
triangle . The measure of side is . What is the measure of side ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 35d7123b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , ,
and , respectively. Therefore, side corresponds to side . Since the length of each side of triangle is
times the length of its corresponding side in triangle , it follows that the measure of side is times the
measure of side . Thus, since the measure of side is , then the measure of side is , or .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of side , not side .

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 220e72c1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 220e72c1

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

B.

C.

D.

ID: 220e72c1 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

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

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

distance formula yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . Let

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

this equation by yields . Multiplying the numerator and denominator on the left-hand side of this

equation by yields , or , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the

length, in units, of the other leg of this triangle is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 834ac03f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 834ac03f

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

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 834ac03f Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 14b418db
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Medium

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 14b418db

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

ID: 14b418db Answer

Correct Answer: 57

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 . If , then the value of can be found
by substituting for in the equation , which yields , or .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Thus, if , the value of is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 675148a3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 675148a3

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

B.

C.

D.

ID: 675148a3 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID ff2ced2c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: ff2ced2c

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

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: ff2ced2c Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c3d0a7fb
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: c3d0a7fb

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

B. and

C. and

D. and

ID: c3d0a7fb Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

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

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a65952d9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Medium

expressions

ID: a65952d9

Which expression is equivalent to , where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a65952d9 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.

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

Question ID af1aea31
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: af1aea31

Which of the following functions has(have) a minimum value at ?

I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: af1aea31 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. A function of the form , where and , is a decreasing function. Both of
the given functions are of this form; therefore, both are decreasing functions. If a function is decreasing as the value of
increases, the corresponding value of decreases; therefore, the function doesn’t have a minimum value. Thus,
neither of the given functions has a minimum value.

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 1aec2be9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 1aec2be9

A solution to the given system of equations is . What is the greatest possible value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1aec2be9 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that and ; therefore, it follows that

. This equation can be rewritten as . Subtracting from both
sides of this equation yields . This equation can be rewritten as
, or . By the zero product property, or .
Subtracting from both sides of the equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of the equation
yields . Therefore, the given system of equations has solutions, , that occur when and
. Since is greater than , the greatest possible value of is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the negative of the greatest possible value of when for the second equation in the
given system of equations.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of when for the first equation in the given system of equations.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of when for the second equation in the given system of equations.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID a9e93fa1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: a9e93fa1

The function is defined by . For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a9e93fa1 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 C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of for which , rather than , reaches its minimum.

Question Difficulty: Hard