<p>I'm just finishing up my Sophomore year and heading into my junior year. I'm studying for my SAT all summer and giving in in October. I had a question however, I took Alg II regular this year and I was wondering if there is trig on the SAT. And if there is, will I adequatly be able to learn enough Trig from the SAT Math books and the Princeton Review books? I've got like six. I've chosen not to take a class just because I don't think they would help me any, I prefer to study rather than take direction. Anyways, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!</p>
<p>It goes through Algebra II. The ACT has elementary trig, but the SAT does not. </p>
<p>Learning the trig rules COULD help you in solving random questions with triangles, but you could easily solve them by other methods, so I think you’re fine.</p>
<p>edit: If you mean the class “Trigonometry,” then no, if you mean basic trig rules (i.e. from geometry and alg II), then yes.</p>
<p>yes, there is some basic trig on the SAT</p>
<p>Alright, that makes me feel better, and if there’s anything that I’m not 100% about, I can just learn it through the books, right?</p>
<p>The only trig you need to know on the SAT is right angle trigonometry which will help with a lot of questions that give you a side and an angle. Technically, you don’t need to know this but for me it is easier to use trig since I don’t know the ratios of certain triangles</p>
<p>^they give you the ratios on the first page of the math sections, i believe</p>
<p>all you need to know really is basic geometry and the pythagorean theorem. you won’t need to use any trigonometric functions.</p>
<p>just read through the princeton review/barrons/bb and you’ll know all the math you’ll need to know.</p>