SAT II Math II : Number Theory

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II Math II

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Sat Subject Test In Math Ii

Which of the following is equal to  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To raise  to a power, divide the exponent by 4 and note the remainder.

Raise  to the power of that remainder:

Example Question #4 : Real And Complex Numbers

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the square of a sum pattern

where :

Example Question #1 : Real And Complex Numbers

Multiply: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Apply the distributive property:

Example Question #11 : Number Theory

Which of the following is equal to  ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By the power of a product property, 

Example Question #4 : Real And Complex Numbers

Multiply:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the FOIL method:

Example Question #5 : Real And Complex Numbers

Which of the following is equal to ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To raise  to a power, divide the exponent by 4 and note the remainder.

Raise  to the power of that remainder: 

Example Question #9 : Real And Complex Numbers

Multiply:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Apply the distributive property:

Example Question #12 : Number Theory

Multiply: 

Possible Answers:

None of the other responses is correct.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #11 : Real And Complex Numbers

Evaluate:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the square of a sum pattern

where :

Example Question #11 : Real And Complex Numbers

 is a complex number;  denotes the complex conjugate of .

Which of the following could be the value of ?

Possible Answers:

Any of the numbers in the other four choices could be equal to .

Correct answer:

Any of the numbers in the other four choices could be equal to .

Explanation:

The product of a complex number  and its complex conjugate  is 

Setting  and  accordingly for each of the four choices, we want to find the choice for which :

 

 

 

 

For each given value of .

 

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