January 2010 - Math Level 2

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<p>anyone remember the problem for the physics question?? i skipped 6 and probably got 1-2 wrong…</p>

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<p>Can anybody confirm whether it was 180/n^k or n^k/180?</p>

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<p>Jman. It’s hard to say because it said 180 divides n^k. I took it as n^k/180 and chose 30.</p>

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<p>jman, i picked a too.</p>

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<p>[Divides</a> – from Wolfram MathWorld](<a href=“http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Divides.html]Divides”>Divides -- from Wolfram MathWorld) ??</p>

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<p>So what score would 3 blank 2 wrong be?</p>

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<p>That link is saying both n^k/180 and 180/n^k. It’s very ambiguous
but now that I think of the actual question, it seems like the Math II was being unfair in trying to quiz takers on nuances like wording.</p>

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<p>Jman, that would almost definitely be an 800</p>

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<p>@guilded</p>

<p>Think we should contact collegeboard about that? It could go either way, so it has multiple answers. Both 6 and 30 would be correct then</p>

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<p>Anyone else want to chime in on that one?</p>

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<p>anyone else have questions about the test?</p>

<p>i’m personally not sure about what the physics question was and the answer
for the 2 similar triangles (one inside the other)… can anyone confirm that i suck and
didnt get an 800?</p>

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<p>jman, to be honest, I’m too lazy to go to lengths to contact collegeboard. Collegeboard doesn’t make the SATs also, I believe.
If a lot of people get it wrong, then the curve will just be easier. I’d rather bank on that</p>

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<p>@jman I don’t think it’s 6 because if it were 180/n^k, many of the choices would have worked, including 9 and 30.</p>

<p>However for the n^k/180 action, only 30 would have worked. I did what you did at first too, but then I realized that it wouldn’t work if multiple choices could have been correct. Also, I’m not sure, but I think the wording said “divided by” 180 which would mean n^k/180.</p>

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<p>it did not say “divided by.”</p>

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<p>Oh, nevermind then.</p>

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<p>how would 9 and 30 have worked?</p>

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<p>Let’s say I skipped three questions and missed about seven questions. Am I within the range for a 750?</p>

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<p>180/30^1 = 6
180/9^1 = 20</p>

<p>Unless k could not equal 1.
I’m not sure?
I took the test like 8 hours ago lol.</p>

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<p>^the answer to that question was 30</p>

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<p>I’m just going to say that the question about 180 and n^k was worded poorer than the Second Amendment. Fin.</p>