Ms. Cox Lakeside High School 2014 SAT PREP. Four step strategy Step 1. Estimate the question’s...

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SAT PREP

Four step strategy

Step 1. Estimate the question’s difficulty

Step 2. Read the question.

Step 3. Skip or do.

Step 4. Look for the fastest approach.

Divisibility and Remainders Pick a specific number that satisfies the

description. Examples.

1. When z is divided by 8, the remainder is 5. What is the remainder when 4z is divided by 8?

2. When n is divided by 12, the remainder is 0. What is the remainder when 2n is divided by 6?

Examples Page 694, #5 Page 479, # 18

Special functions Page 390 (#3 , 4) Page 478, #15 Page 576 (#8), page 577 (#11) Page 694 (#4)

Geometry Special Triangles

o Area (of triangle)

Geometric probability

Triangle Inequality

Multiple and strange figures

Triangles Angles sum to 180

Area = ½ (base) (height)

Special triangles Equilateral Triangles

All interior angles are 60 degrees and all sides are of equal length.

Isosceles TrianglesTwo sides have equal length and the

angles facing these sides are equal.

Special triangles

Special Right Triangles The Isosceles Right triangle.

1

1

30-60-90 Triangle

x2x

SOH – CAH - TOA

Triangle Examples Page 77, #4, #7 Page 391, # 5, 6 Pg 426 Page 579, # 19 Page 673, #6 Page 708, #7

RatesDistance = rate X time

Amount work accomplished = rate of work X time worked

Rate Examples p 392, #9 and 10 Page 709, #15

Linear Equations

examples Page 578, # 18 Page 590, #5

Quadratic functions

Zeroes, x-intercepts, roots

Examples Page 427, # 1, 2 Page 477, #9 Page 675, # 14