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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test) B
SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test) B
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test)
1. 3
If a = 6 b and b = -2, w hat is the value of a ?
A -8
B -2
C 2
D 14
E 18
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z z z
2. For all z , 3 + 3 + 3 =
A 3
z
+3
B 3
z+1
C 3z+3
D 33z
E 9
z
3. 1 5c
2
24c 5
For all c , =
5 2
1 25c
A 5c + 1
5 + c
B 5 + c
5c + 1
C 5c 1
5 c
D 5 c
5c 1
E 5 c
5c 1
4. When 2f 3 + 3f
2
1 is divided by f + 2, the remainder is
A -9
B -5
C -1
D 2
E 3
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5. g 1 1
If
5
= , then g =
4 3
ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)
A 0.984
B 0.996
C 1.004
D 1.016
E 1.029
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6. 37 37
If = , then j =
4 j 19 17
A 64
B 72.25
C 81
D 90.25
E 144
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7. 2
k 2k
If 5 (25 )(625) = 255 and k < 1, w hat is the value of k ?
A 3.581
B 3.162
C 2.613
D 1.581
E 0.419
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8. n
2
+ p
If n 3p , and s = , w hat is the value of p in terms of n and s ?
n 3p
A n
2
ns
1 3s
2
B ns + n
3s + 1
2
C ns n
-
3s + 1
2
D n ns
3s + 1
2
E n ns
-
3s + 1
9. Which of the follow ing can be a solution to the pair of equations 2 q rt = 21 and q + rt = 36?
ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)
A q = 18 and t = 2
B q = 19 and t = 1
C q = 20 and t = 1
D q = 21 and t = 2
E q = 23 and t = 3
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10. 19
How many integers are in the solution set of |2x + 6| < ?
2
A None
B Tw o
C Nine
D Fourteen
E Infinitely many
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test)
z z
The sum of three identical quantities is 3 times one of those quantities, so the sum of the three terms 3 is 3 times 3 :
z z z z 1 z z+1
3 + 3 + 3 = 3(3 ) = (3 )(3 ) = 3
5c 1
Factor the top and the bottom and cancel the factors they have in common:
2
5c 24c 5
2
1 25c
(5c + 1)(c 5)
=
(1 + 5c)(1 5c)
(1 + 5c)(c 5)
=
(1 + 5c)(1 5c)
c 5
=
1 5c
1
Multiplying by , you get
1
5 c
=
5c 1
Use long division. Watch out: The expression that goes under the division sign needs a place-holding 0 f term:
The remainder is 5.
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To undo the fifth-root symbol, raise both sides to the fifth pow er:
g 1 1
5
=
4 3
5 5
g 1 1
(
5
) = ( )
4 3
g 1 1
=
4 243
g 1 1
=
4 243
( g - 1)(243) = (1)(4)
243 g - 243 = 4
243 g = 247
247
g = 1. 016
243
Your first impulse might be to cross multiply, but doing so w ould actually complicate the question unnecessarily. Notice that the fractions
on both sides have the same numerator, 37. So the numerator is irrelevant. If the tw o fractions are equal and they have the same
numerator, then they must have the same denominator, so just w rite an equation reflecting as much:
37 37
=
4 j 19 17
4j 19 = 17
4j = 36
j = 9
2
2
(j ) = 9
j = 81
2k 5
2
k 2 4
(5 )[(5 ) ](5 ) = 5 2
The left side of the equation is the product of pow ers w ith the same base, so just add the exponents:
2k 5
2
k 2 4
(5 )[(5 ) ](5 ) = 5 2
5
2
k 4k 4
(5 )(5 )(5 ) = 5 2
5
2
k +4k+4
5 = 52
Now the tw o sides of the equation are pow ers w ith the same base, so you can just set the exponents equal to each other:
5
2
k +4k+4
5 = 52
5
2
k + 4k + 4 =
2
2
5
(k + 2) =
2
5
k + 2 =
2
5
k = 2
2
Since k < 1 in this problem, use 3.581 for your answ er.
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8. Answ er (E) is correct.
2
n ns
-
3s + 1
2
s ( n - 3 p ) = n + p
2
ns - 3 ps = n + p
Now move all terms w ith p to the left and all terms w ithout p to the right:
2
ns - 3 ps = n + p
2
-3 ps - p = n - ns
Remember that this type of problem can also be solved by Picking Numbers.
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With only tw o equations, you w on't be able to get numerical solutions for three unknow ns. But apparently you can get far enough to rule
out four of the five answ er choices. How ? Look for a w ay to combine the equations that leads somew here useful. Notice that the first
equation contains rt and the second equation contains + rt , so if you add the equations as they are, you'll lose those terms:
2 q rt = 21
+ ( q + rt = 36)
3 q = 57
q = 19
There's not enough information to get numerical solutions for r or t , but you do know that q = 19, so the correct answ er is the only
choice that has q = 19.
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10. Answ er (C) is correct.
Nine
19 19 19
If the absolute value of something is less than , then that something is betw een - and .
2 2 2
3 3
Thus, 7 < x < 1 . There are nine integers in that range: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, and 1.
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 5 - Plane Geometry (Follow-Up Test)
1.
In the above figure, the ratio of DE to EF is 4 to 9. If DF = 2, w hat is the distance from D to the midpoint of EF ?
A 9
13
B 12
13
C 14
13
D 16
13
E 17
13
2.
A 4.157
B 5.303
C 6.667
D 6.928
E 8.660
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3.
In the above figure,
EG DH , and the lengths of segments DE and EF are as marked. If the area of EFG is a , w hat is the
area of DFH in terms of a ?
A 4a
5
B 16a
25
C 16a
20
D 5a
4
E 25a
16
4.
In the above figure, if XY = 3, w hat is the area of XYZ ?
A 1.949
B 3.074
C 5.324
D 7.529
E 12.728
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5.
A 24.6302
B 23.25
C 28
D 31.596
E 33.941
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6.
In the above figure, points P , Q , and R lie on the circumference of the circle centered at O . If OPQ measures x and QRO
measures y , w hat is the measure of POR in terms of x and y ?
A (360 + x + y )
B (360 x y )
C (360 2 x 2 y )
D (180 + x + y )
E (180 2 x 2 y )
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 5 - Plane Geometry (Follow-Up Test)
13
The brackets around the 4 and the 9 are meant to show that they're proportions, not actual lengths. Since the ratio of DE to EF is 4 to
9, you can say that 4 parts out of 13 are in
DE and 9 parts out of 13 are in EF .
4 8 9 18
Because the w hole length DF = 2,
DE = 2 =
and EF = 2 = . The midpoint of
EF divides it in half, so
13 13 13 13
18 9 8 9 17
each half length is half of , w hich is . The length you're looking for is + = .
13 13 13 13 13
One-half the product of Y W and V X is the same as one-half the product of Y V and ZW . Or, ignoring the one-halfs, you can
simply say that the products are equal.
1 1
(Y W )(V X ) = (Y V )(ZW )
2 2
(Y W )(V X ) = (Y V )(ZW )
(Y W )(3) = (4)(5)
20
(Y W ) = 6. 667
3
16
The only information that's in the question and not in the figure is that
EG and DH are parallel and that the area of EFG is a . That
EG and DH are parallel tells you that EFG and DFH are similar-they have the same angles, and their sides are in proportion.
5 5
Because the ratio of DF to EF is , the ratio of any pair of corresponding sides w ill also be . But that's not the ratio of the areas.
4 4
5
Remember that the ratio of the areas of similar triangles is the square of the ratio of the sides. Here the side ratio is , so the area ratio
4
2
5 25 25a
is = . If the area of the small triangle is a, then the area of the large one is .
2
4 16 16
Now you can use the know n side ratios of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles to get all the lengths you need. If the hypotenuse of a 30-60-
3 33
90 is 3, then the shorter leg is and the longer leg is .
2 2
Now that you know one of the legs of the 45-45-90, you know the length of the other leg.
33 + 3 3
Now you have the base and the height. The base is , and the height is . Thus,
2 2
1
Area of triangle = (base)(height)
2
1 33 + 3 3
= ( )( )( )
2 2 2
3(33 + 3) 93 + 9
= =
8 8
3. 074
7
Because JKLM is a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal and
M L = 7. Midpoint N divides that 7 into tw o equal pieces of each. The
2
area of the parallelogram, w hich is equal to the base times the height, is given as 28, and because the base is 7, altitude KN = 4. Put all
this into the figure.
2 2 2
LN + KN = KL
2
7 2
2
( ) + 4 = KL
2
49 2
+ 16 = K L
4
49 64 2
+ = KL
4 4
113 2
= KL
4
113
= K L 5. 3151
4
Now add all the sides of the parallelogram to find the perimeter: 7 + 7 + 5.3151 + 5.3151 = 24.6302.
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6. Answ er (C) is correct.
(360 2 x 2 y )
As is so often true w hen circles are combined w ith other figures, the key to solving this question is to draw in a radius:
All the radii of a circle are equal, so w ithin each of the tw o triangles you just created, the angles opposite the radii are equal:
Now that you know tw o angles in each triangle, you can figure out the third:
The angle you're looking for is (180 2 x ) + (180 2 y ) = (360 2 x 2 y ).
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 6 - Solid Geometry (Follow-Up Test)
1.
In the figure above, the lateral area of the right circular cone is 60 . If the radius of the base is 6, w hat is the volume of the cone?
A 96
B 108
C 120
D 184
E 288
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2.
In the figure above, d is the distance from vertex F to vertex G . The base is square, and the height is tw ice the w idth. What is the
volume of the solid in terms of d ?
A 12 d
3
6
B 10 d 5
3
C
3
6 d 2
D 2d 5
3
25
3
E d 6
18
A 3
b
2
2
B 3 2
b
4
C 9 2
b
2
2
D 6b
E 12 b
2
4. When a right triangle of area 4 is rotated 360 about its longer leg, the solid that results has a volume of 16. What is the volume of the
solid that results w hen the same right triangle is rotated about its shorter leg?
A 4.39
B 8.77
C 16.93
D 35.09
E 50.27
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5.
The pyramid in above figure is composed of a square base of area 16 and four isoceles triangles, in w hich each base angle measures
60. What is the volume of the pyramid?
A 7.39
B 9.24
C 15.08
D 21.33
E 24.05
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 6 - Solid Geometry (Follow-Up Test)
The formula for the lateral surface area of a cone is in terms of c = circumference and = slant height. You can use the given base
radius to solve for the slant height:
1 1
Lateral area = cl = (2 r ) l =
2 2
1
(2 x 6) l = 6 l = 60
2
6 l = 60
l = 10
You can think of the slant height as the hypotenuse of a right triangle w hose legs are the base radius and height of the cone.
Now you can see that the triangle is a 3-4-5 and that h = 8. Plug r = 6 and h = 8 into the volume formula:
1 1 2
2
Volume = r h= (6) (8) = 96
3 3
18
Let the length and w idth be x and the height be 2 x . Solve for x in terms of d .
Use the formula for the distance betw een opposite vertices:
2 2 2
d = l + w + h
2
2 2 2
d = x + x + (2x) = 6x = 6x
d
x =
6
d 2d
So for the dimensions of the solid w e have = w = ,h= .
6 6
d d 2d
Volume = x w x h = ( )( )( )
6 6 6
3
2d
=
66
3
d
=
36
3
d 6
=
36 6
3
d 6
=
18
You also could Pick Numbers on this problem. Choose a value for x and then find the volume and the value of d . Plug d into the answ er
choices and see w hich one matches.
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3. Answ er (D) is correct.
2
6b
b
When a cube of edge length b is divided into 8 identical smaller cubes, the edge of each of the smaller cubes is .
2
2
The surface area of the original cube is 6 x b x b = 6 b . The surface area of one of the smaller cubes is
2 2 2
b b 6b 3b 3b
2
6 = or . There are eight small cubes, so their combined surface area is 8( ) = 12b . The difference is
2 2 4 2 2
2 2 2
12 b - 6 b = 6 b .
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4. Answ er (D) is correct.
35.09
When you w rite the equations for the volumes, try to plug in the area of the triangle, since that is know n.
When you rotate a right triangle about a leg, you get a cone:
One leg becomes the base radius, and the other becomes the height of the cone. Call the short leg a and the long leg b and plug them
into the cone volume formula:
1 1
2 2
Volume of Cone = r h = a b
3 3
Its also given that the area of the right triangle is 4. Therefore,
1
Area of Right Triangle = (ab) =4
2
Plug ab = 8 into the expression for the volume of the cone and you can solve for a:
1
2
a b = 16
3
1
a(ab) = 16
3
1
a(8) = 16
3
8
a = 16
3
3 6
a = 16( ) =
8
6
Then you can plug a = into the equation ab = 8 to solve for b :
ab = 8
6
( )b = 8
4
b = 8( ) =
6 3
When the triangle is rotated about its shorter leg, a becomes the height and b becomes the base radius. Thus,
1 1
2 2
Volume = r h = b a = b(ab)
3 3 3
2
4 32
( )( )(8) = 35. 09
3 3 9
The sides of the pyramid are actually equilateral (the base angles are each 60, w hich means the last angle is also 60). To find the
volume of a pyramid, you need the area of the base, w hich is given here as 16, and you need the height, w hich you have to figure out.
Imagine a triangle that includes the height and one of the lateral edges:
This triangle is a right triangle. The hypotenuse is the same as a side of one of the equilateral triangles, w hich is the same as a side of
the square, w hich is the square root of 16, or 4:
One of the legs of this right triangle is half of a diagonal of the square base-that is, half of 4 2 , or 2 2 .
Now you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height:
2 2
(22) + h = 16
2
8 + h = 16
2
h = 8
h = 8 = 22
Finally, you have w hat you need to use the volume formula:
1 1 322
Volume = Bh = (16)(22) = 15. 08
3 3 3