All SAT II Math I Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #5 : Finding Angles
If two angles of a triangle are and , find the measurement of the third angle.
Step 1: Recall the sum of the angles of a triangle...
The sum of the internal angles of a triangle is .
Step 2: To find the missing angle, subtract the given angles from ...
Example Question #501 : Sat Subject Test In Math I
The sides of a triangle have lengths 6 yards, 18 feet, and 216 inches. Which of the following is true about this triangle?
This triangle is acute and scalene.
This triangle is acute and isosceles, but not equilateral.
This triangle is right and isosceles, but not equilateral.
The triangle is acute and equilateral.
This triangle is right and scalene.
The triangle is acute and equilateral.
One yard is equal to 3 feet; it is also equal to 36 inches. Therefore:
18 feet is equal to yards,
and
216 feet is equal to yards.
The three sides are congruent, making the triangle equilateral - and all equilateral triangles are acute.
Example Question #2 : Analyzing Figures
Figures not drawn to scale
The triangles above are similar. Given the measurements above, what is the length of side c?
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
inches
You can find the length of c by first finding the length of the hypotenuse of the larger similar triangle and then setting up a ratio to find the hypotenuse of the smaller similar triangle.
You also could have found 10 by recognizing this triangle is a form of a 3-4-5 triangle.
The hypotenuse of the bigger triangle is 10 inches.
Now that we know the length of the hypotenuse for the larger triangle, we can set up a ratio equation to find the hypotenuse of the smaller triangle.
cross multiply
Example Question #502 : Sat Subject Test In Math I
If line 2 and line 3 eventually intersect when extended to the left which of the following could be true?
I, II, and III
I only
Cannot be determined
I and III
I and II
I only
Read the question carefully and notice that the image is deceptive: these lines are not parallel. So we cannot apply any of our rules about parallel lines. So we cannot infer II or III, those are only true if the lines are parallel. If we sketch line 2 and line 3 meeting we will form a triangle and it is possible to make a = e. One such solution is to make a and e 60 degrees.
Example Question #503 : Sat Subject Test In Math I
What is the maximum number of distinct regions that can be created with 4 intersecting circles on a plane?
Try sketching it out.
Start with one circle and then keep adding circles like a venn diagram and start counting. A region is any portion of the figure that can be defined and has a boundary with another portion. Don't forget that the exterior (labeled 14) is a region that does not have exterior boundaries.
Example Question #72 : Geometry
Note: Figure may not be drawn to scale
In rectangle has length and width and respectively. Point lies on line segment and point lies on line segment . Triangle has area , in terms of and what is the possible range of values for ?
cannot be determined
Notice that the figure may not be to scale, and points and could lie anywhere on line segments and respectively.
Next, recall the formula for the area of a triangle:
To find the minimum area we need the smallest possible values for and .
To make smaller we can shift points and all the way to point . This will make triangle have a height of :
is the minimum possible value for the area.
To find the maximum value we need the largest possible values for and . If we shift point all the way to point then the base of the triangle is and the height is , which we can plug into the formula for the area of a triangle:
which is the maximum possible area of triangle
Example Question #1 : Other 2 Dimensional Geometry
Which of the following describes a triangle with sides of length 10 inches, 1 foot, and 2 feet?
More information is needed to answer this question.
This triangle cannot exist.
This is an acute triangle.
This is a right triangle.
This is an obtuse triangle.
This triangle cannot exist.
One foot is equal to 12 inches, so the triangle would have sides 10, 12, and 24 inches. Since
,
the triangle violates the Triangle Inequality, which states that the sum of the lengths of the two smaller sides must exceed the length of the third. The triangle cannot exist.
Example Question #2 : Other 2 Dimensional Geometry
Which of the following describes a triangle with sides of length nine yards, thirty feet, and 360 inches?
The triangle is acute and isosceles.
The triangle is obtuse and isosceles.
The triangle is acute and scalene.
The triangle is obtuse and scalene.
The triangle cannot exist.
The triangle is acute and isosceles.
Nine yards is equal to inches.
30 feet is equal to inches.
In terms of inches, the triangle has sides of length 324, 360, 360; this exists since
and this is an isosceles triangle, since two sides have the same length.
Also,
,
making the triangle acute.
Example Question #3 : Other 2 Dimensional Geometry
Refer to the above diagram. Which of the following choices gives a set of collinear points?
Collinear points are points that are contained in the same line. Of the four choices, only fit the description, since all are on Line .
Example Question #4 : Other 2 Dimensional Geometry
You are given triangles and , with . Which of these statements, along with what you are given, is enough to prove that ?
and have the same perimeter.
None of the other responses is correct.
gives us the congruence of two corresponding angles and one corresponding side; this is not enough to establish similarity.
The perimeters of the triangles are irrelevant to their similarity, so and having the same perimeter does not help to establish similarity, with or without what is given.
establishes the proportionality of two nonincluded sides of the angles known to be congruent. However, there is no statement that establishes similarity as a result of this.
, along with , sets up the conditions of the Angle-Angle Similarity Postulate, which states that if two triangles have two pairs of congruent angles between them, the triangles are similar. is the correct choice.