February 11th ACT Discussion Thread

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<li>In the English section, there was a question at the end of the first passage that asked whether an essay about the benefits and the drawbacks of culural programs could be written with the given informtion. What did you guys put for that?</li>
<li>In math, what was the answer to the question that inquired about what could be common between two intersecting distinct planes? The choices given were like no points, one point, and like a line or something.</li>
<li>On the MLK passage in Reading, what did you guys put for the question that asked about a form of peaceful protest that MLK would approve of? I remember what I put was something about going to prison, paying a fine, and staging a peaceful protest.</li>
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<p>Also, post our own questions!!!:)</p>

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<li>I dont remember that question</li>
<li>One Point and a line...it was a roman numeral question right?? If not then one of the two. I didn't know what that symbol meant.</li>
<li>I put break the law, suffer the consequences...or something like that.</li>
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<p>I think for 1 though I said No, because it only tells the positive points of cultural programs...if that's the question you are talking about</p>

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<p>Are we allowed to talk about them? I think I did well and would hate to jeopardize my score :(</p>

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<p>For the planes one i put a line and no points, my reasoning was that it couldn't be just a point if there was no line...I probably got it wrong.
What did everyone put for the circle that got moved down 2 units? (math)</p>

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<p>I just put 3 and -3 or whatever even though I know it's wrong but I really had no clue.</p>

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<li>I think I said no, because it only told advantages.</li>
<li>I said a point. I had to use my hands to figure it out though. If you think of your hands as individual planes and intersect them, they only intersect in one point. </li>
<li>I said stage a peaceful protest then break the law.</li>
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<p>For math, what was the one about the unit circle shifted down? I had no idea for that one...
Also, for english I think like the third question...was the correct answer "no change" or "omit the underline portion." I think it was the passage about the indian and the underlined word was moreover.</p>

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<p>But I think you had to do something with (h,k) being the radius and then that (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2...But yeah.</p>

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<p>I think I said Omit for that one.</p>

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<p>Yeah that makes sense. I think I remember something from precalc about that. haha, guess I shouldn't have forgotten that part.
Isn't the equation for a circle like (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2 = r^2
So, at first it would be
(x-0)^2+(y-0)^2 = 9
and then if shifted two down:
(x-0)^2+(-2-0)^2=9
x^2+(4)=9
x^2=5
x= +/- root five?
I don't think that was a choice though, so maybe I did the problem wrong...</p>

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<p>yeah that makes sense...and I'm pretty sure 5 was a choice.</p>

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<p>oh man i missed the planes question, i did not notice the word "distinct".</p>

<p>i assumed the planes could be the same, so the answer would be a LINE and a PLANE, but since it was two distincts planes, the answer was...</p>

<p>A LINE</p>

<p>i dont think two planes can intersect at only one point, anybody agree?</p>

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<p>with regards to the question about the circle that was moved down, the answer was a number minus a radical, which was a little than 7 together.</p>

<p>no work was necessary for that problem. since the circle was being moved down 2 units, all you had to do was imagine a line at y=2 and see where the cirlce would intercept it, which i believe was something a little less than 7 if you eyeball it.</p>

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<p>Oh man... this is depressing...I thought I did so well but my math score is getting lower and lower :(</p>

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<p>oh I know I didn't do well on the Math, I'm just not a math person. But I think I did a tad better on the other tests. First time taking the ACT and I was quite pleased on how it was run. You take one section all together and don't have to worry about flipping subjects back and forth like on the SAT's. I liked the Science section too, if you could analyze graphs and tables, you could do the Science. I liked the ACT's, if CollegeBoard wasn't a College Admissions Monopoly, and more people knew about them, the ACT's would take over.</p>

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<p>OK the answer to the circle question was + or - 3sq(5) FOR SURE. Umm the plane question I put either no points or one point I think but I believe that the answer was no points and a line.</p>

<p>Keep this discussion alive!!!</p>

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<p>why wouldnt it be</p>

<p>all points, no point, one line?</p>

<p>i know its wrong</p>

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<p>Ok, I don't know what aussie01 is trying to say about the number minus a radical, because that doesn't make much sense to me based on the way I worked the problem. (and it does take a little work, but certainly not much)</p>

<p>The equation of the circle with center (0, -2) and radius 7 is
(x)^2 + (y+2)^2 = (7)^2
And the x-intercepts will be where y = 0, so plug in 0 for y and solve for x.
x^2 + (2)^2 = 49
x^2 = 45
x = + or - square root of 45, or + or - 3 root 5, which is in fact a little less than 7, so aussie01's assertion that the answer would be less than seven if you just eye-ball it is correct.</p>

<p>And no, two planes cannot intersect at a single point. They can not intersect at all, they can intersect to form a line, or they can be the same plane (and intersect to form a plane).</p>

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<p>Two rectangular sheets for example would either not touch either if they are parallel or or they would form a straight line if they cut each other.</p>

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<p>aah did it really say intersecting?</p>

<p>yeah, i dont think two planes can have only one point in common...
they're planes, they dont end at a specific point</p>

<p>a line is definitely one of the answers
i also put no points because i dont remember it saying intersecting @_@;</p>