SAT II Math II : SAT Subject Test in Math II

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #12 : Geometry

Determine the area of a triangle with a base of 6, and a height of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

Substitute the base and height into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #13 : Geometry

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Divide the diameter by two.  This will be the radius.

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The answer is:  

Example Question #323 : Sat Subject Test In Math Ii

Hexagon

In the provided diagram, hexagon  is regular;  and  are the midpoints of their respective sides. The perimeter of the hexagon is ; what is the area of Quadrilateral ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Quadrilateral  is a trapezoid, so we need to find the lengths of its bases and its height.

The perimeter of the hexagon is , so each side of the hexagon measures one sixth of this, or .

Construct the diameters of the hexagon, which meet at center ; construct the apothem from  to , with point of intersection . The diagram is below:

 Hexagon

 

The six triangles formed by the diameters are equilateral, so , and . Quadrilateral  is a trapezoid with bases of length 10 and 20. Since  has its endpoints at the midpoints of the legs of Trapezoid , it follows that  is a midsegment, and has as its length .

The trapezoid has bases of length  and ; we now need to find its height. This is the measure of , which is half the length of apothem  is the height of an equilateral triangle  and, consequently, the long leg of a right triangle . By the 30-60-90 Theorem, 

.

 

The area of a trapezoid of height  and base lengths  and  is

;

Setting :

  

Example Question #11 : Area

To the nearest whole, give the area of a regular pentagon with a perimeter of fifty.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In a regular pentagon, called Pentagon , construct the five perpendicular segments from each vertex to its opposite side, as shown below:

Pentagon 2

The segments divide the pentagon into ten congruent triangles. 

In particular, examine , a radius of the pentagon, bisects , which, as the interior angle of a regular pentagon, has measure ; therefore,  is an apothem and therefore bisects ; since the pentagon has perimeter 50,  has length one fifth of this, or 10, and 

Using trigonometry,

or, substituting,

Solving for :

The area of this triangle is half the product of the lengths of legs  and :

Since the pentagon comprises ten triangles of this area, multiply:

To the nearest whole, this is 172.

Example Question #21 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Find the area of a square with a length of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the area of a square is:  

Substitute the side length.

The answer is:  

Example Question #22 : Geometry

Find the area of a triangle with a base of  and a height of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a triangle.

Substitute the base and height.

The answer is:   

Example Question #22 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Determine the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula of the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #24 : Geometry

Determine the area of a circle with a diameter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius is half the diameter, .

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #1 : Perimeter

Thingy

Refer to the above figure. Quadrilateral  is a square. What is the perimeter of Polygon ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

 is both one side of Square  and the hypotenuse of ;  its hypotenuse can be calculated from the lengths of the legs using the Pythagorean Theorem:

.

Since Square  has four congruent sides, each side has length 13. 

The perimeter of Polygon  is

Example Question #2 : Perimeter

Garden

Note:  Figure NOT drawn to scale

Refer to the above figure, which shows a rectangular garden (in green) surrounded by a dirt path (in orange) seven feet wide throughout. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The inner rectangle, which represents the garden, has length and width  feet and  feet, respectively, so its perimeter is

  feet.

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