June SAT Math II Thread

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<p>EducationOD:
Thanks! I think I got it now. </p>

<p>Also, this question was asked probably several times before, but are the sparknotes practice tests easier than the actual Math 2 exam? Maybe it’s just the fact that I’m struggling to read problems off the computer, but I’ve been getting around the low 700s on the sparknotes exams while I received a 780 on a released test.</p>

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<p>@ecobaggs - i’d use the graphing calculator to find the period for that, altho i doubt something like that will come out on the math2 SAT.</p>

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<p>800 on collegeboard practice! That’s a huge confidence booster.</p>

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<p>^ I also just got an 800 on a college board test, raw score of 45. I’m still kind of nervous though.</p>

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<p>Yeah I’m definitely concerned. I know I could make stupid mistakes and there could be some tricky problems. But I still feel better going into it because I hadn’t gotten any 800 practice before.</p>

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<p>lol ezra me 2!it does make me feel slightly better sinc i got a 45. Definitely still running out of time though… i skipped 3 and got 2 wrong. any time saving tips?</p>

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<p>where do u guys get full test on college board web? I can only find 28 sample quesitons…</p>

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<p>It’s in the collegeboard official guide to mathematics subject tests, a book.</p>

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<p>Ha ha Nspiredone, I also got 2 wrong and left 3 blank. For time just resist the urge to keep working on a problem until you figure it out. Don’t be afraid to skip it if you think it might take you a while to figure out.</p>

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<p>Hey EducationOD, how do we download it onto our calculator…through a calculator link?</p>

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<p>funny thing that the 3 i left blank take literally 2 seconds to do… lol</p>

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<p>is there anything on 3 dimensional cartesian planes on the SAT II? Sparknotes has a small section on it, as well as on some of the practice tests, so I was wondering if anyone who took the CB tests knew.</p>

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<p>yes. 3d coordinates are on the test. nothing to difficuilt though. Know distance formula and what function would look like a sphere.</p>

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<p>@jubilee27:
Yeah you need a cable that can connect from the computer to the calculator. I think my calculator came with my cable.</p>

<p>@EducationOD:
Do you have some bugs on your MathOS? I see a couple on mine. First, When I got to Trianges > Solve Triangles > 2 sides and included ang, I can’t access “2 sides and included ang” and it says “ERR: LABEL”</p>

<p>Also sometimes my quadratic solver doesn’t give me the right answer. I tried 3x^2 + 9x + 5 = 0 and it gave me x = -6.626… and x= -20.374… when the right answers are x = -.736… and x = -2.264…</p>

<p>Is it just my calculator or do you have the same bugs too? Thanks</p>

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<p>ezra that’s just distance formula with an extra variable right?</p>

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<p>How are Kaplan practice tests? Easier or harder?</p>

<p>btw has anyone tried this book before?</p>

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<p>Another question… should we concerned about foci in elipses?</p>

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<p>just know that for ellipses the foci is c^2 = a^2 - b^2</p>

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<p>anyone come acroos a problem where u have to identify a trig function via graph? cause it is mad hard to do csc and sec.</p>

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<p>Can someone explain this problem to me in detail please? I am terrible with complex numbers: <a href=“http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8176/satmath2.png[/url]”>http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/8176/satmath2.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;