<p>Im a sophomore taking algebra 3-4 and geometry, My geometry teacher sucks, he is the worst math teacher in the world.. but i have an A in his class ( i dont know how) I dont know much about geomtry because he doesnt teach... Is geometry important when you take the SAT? do they ask math questions about things that have been taught in geometry or algebra 3-4? please help me Im going to take the SAT next year and Im aiming for a really high score.</p>
<p>yes, geometry and algebra are both important for SAT. there are 20 questions on algebra/functions and 15 questions on geometry/measurements. You will need to know all the rules for angles, triangle, area, circumference, and all that geometry stuff you learn in school. If your teacher is bad I suggest getting an SAT book. It should have all the rules you need to know.</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>
<p>to do well you don’t need to know a whole lot of geometry - you just need to have a very solid grasp on the basics: circles, triangles, quads, and occasionally other regular polygons (which are really just stacks of triangles if you think about it) and all their measurements- areas, perimeters, angles. Arcs and sectors for circles. Volumes/surface area for basic prisms. a²+b²=c². That really is about it. You don’t even need “socatoa”. Just become a master of circles and triangles and you should be good.</p>
<p>why don’t you grab an SAT prep book and see for yourself exactly what you need to know for SAT math</p>
<p>self-study geometry. there are many questions on geometry
in fact, some of the hardest ones are geometry
(like the angle one from Dec08 that everyone here is debating)
and if you know them, you bring yourself closer to an 800 :)</p>
<p>geometry always comes up. look over the blue book (official SAT study guide) by college board, and you’ll get a sense of what you need to know</p>
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<p>Geometry is important, but more important is reasoning. There’s almost always a shortcut to solving an SAT math problem. Find it.</p>
<p>I slept through geometry sophomore year and learned all the SAT geometry in one night. Don’t stress over it.</p>
<p>Technically, all the SAT geometry you need is printed on the first page of each math section. ;)</p>
<p>The only geometry not printed you really need to know is properties of angles (supplementary, complementary, etc.), parallel lines/transversals (what angles are equal), and circles (mostly just definitions and tangents, maybe a little about circle equations).</p>
<p>As jamesford said, you don’t need geometry per se so much as you need reasoning skills.</p>
<p>It’s nice to review some BASIC geometry concepts/rules</p>
<p>…I always tend to miss those haha =]
So for me…that’s the subject I’m going to focus on.</p>