Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Math
- 60 minutes, 60 questions.
- Calculators are allowed.
- 5 answer choices.
- Basic problem: simple algebra.
- Word problem
- All stuff in highschool
- 14 pre-algebra.
- 10 elementary algebra
- Answer easy questions first
- Use target score to determine pacing
- Always try to eliminate wrong answers.
- Know PEMDAS
- Use your calculator correctly.
- What is x, is is =, and of is multiplication.
- percent increase/decrease is tested.
- amount changed over amount started with.
- Only 3-4 scary plug in problems.
- Proportions are an equation that says 2 ratios are =
- Can cross multiply & they'll be =.
- Make equivilent parts the same unit.
- average: sum of terms divided by amount of things.
- There are a couple of ways to solve a problem.
- Inequalities state that one side is bigger than the other.
- Remember the alligator when doing inequality problems.
- Choose your own numbers and plug them in for variables.
- working backwards is a good problem solving strategy
- Avoid misfits when guessing.
- All diagrams are drawn to scale so you can eyeball them
- Never pick an answer that repeats a number in the problem.
- solving systems: 2 diff. ='s with 2 diff variables.
- Can substitute or combine.
- Simplify fractions.
- 10 inequalities.
- Intermediate algebra: solving quadratic ='s, & solving systems of ='s. There are 9.
- Quadratic =: calculator will do it for you if you set it up.
- Have to set the = to 0 to factor.
- Geometry is a quarter of the test.
- Lines and angles: angles + up to 180. Vertical angles are congruent.
- Area of triangle= b(h)/2
- 3 angles of a triangles= 180, all 3 sides + = perimeter.
- When 2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal, neat things happen.
- Similar triangles have = angles and proportional sides.
- Right triangle, 1 angle ='s 90.
- Pythagorean theorem.
- 45-45-90, commonly tested.
- Trigonometry: fundamental counting principal, matrices, equation of a circle, and area of parallelogram.
- Intermediate algebra 9
- Plane geometry 14
- 9 coordinate geometry
- 4 trigonometry.
- Elementary algebra: sub. variable, simplify =, solving linear equations, & inequalities.
- Combine like terms when you can.
- The problems are really straights foward
- Know the instructions ahead of time.