March 2013 Math SAT Discussion

<p>What was the answer for the question about the combo of drinks? I put 8, but I didn’t really know what to do</p>

<p>@: Anisha: I put 720 I think</p>

<p>^I believe it was 6. 3 different types of juice (Call them A B and C), how many unique combinations.</p>

<p>First, three with one kind of juice (AA BB CC)
Then, three mixed juice combinations (AB BC AC)
That leaves 6, which is what I put. I’m pretty sure a 7th (ABC) wasn’t allowed because it was a mix of 2 drinks, but I could be wrong.</p>

<p>@Vanilla do you mean 730? That’s what I got from multiplying 365 by 2.</p>

<p>Also, was the y=4 one or the 8th-7th term one on the experimental section? I can’t remember but I’m hoping…</p>

<p>If neither of them are, what do you guys think -2 will be in math?</p>

<p>^ Yeah I recall 730 now, also the 8th-7th term one was not the experimental. -2 sounds like a 760 to me.</p>

<p>Started off thinking I had a -3 and here I am with a -5 atm…</p>

<p>It’s okay… I already realized a bunch of (stupid) mistakes too since looking at this website. </p>

<p>Does anybody know the question that talked about something like “when 1 is added to x, y is multiplied by 3”?? I was soooo lost on that… let’s hope it was my experimental section.</p>

<p>How about the “sum of two products of different prime numbers greater than two” problem? I got only divisible by 2. After thinking about it, I think I got it right; you can’t factor out the other choices.</p>

<p>@RMIBstudent Yes you are right, it’s only divisible by 2.</p>

<p>And I have a question, i think there were two math questions about “symmetric” and i know that one of the questions was the one with the answer: “more than four”.
What is the answer for the other question? I really can’t remember…</p>

<p>I think that question was on the section that had the question about the sequence 2n-5.</p>

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<p>Was it 81? Symmetrical about the y axis means same y value, right?</p>

<p>@RMIB I had 81 as well. Can someone answer my previous question?</p>

<p>I think the y multiplied by 3 question or whatever was experimental, because I don’t remember getting it.</p>

<p>But I might be wrong.</p>

<p>OH THANK JESUS. I was so worried about that stupid question… I literally had absolutely no clue how to solve it and guessed at the last minute. Phew!</p>

<p>Again, I might be wrong lol. Remember what the question was in more detail?</p>

<p>So far, I think I might have gotten everything right…</p>

<p>Cue paranoia about bubbling errors.</p>

<p>It had a box at the top with a statement saying something like “Every time x is increased by 1, y i multiplied by 3.” Some choices were y+3x=6. y=6(3^x), y=x^3+6, and so on.</p>

<p>Yeah…I don’t think I got that question, and my experimental was CR.</p>

<p>I distinctly remember one of the questions about a triangle ABC that had a length of 12 for side AC. It also said there was a line starting at B traversing to side AC perpendicularly with a length of 6 (would this be the height?). The question asked which value could not equal AB. Choices were 5, 6, 13, sqrt. 170, and sqrt. 180.</p>

<p>I tried using the pythagorean theorem or the fact that two sides must always be greater than the third, but nothing seemed to work for me. Can someone explain the correct answer?</p>

<p>@JD I had experimental math but I did not get that question… were there two math experimental types?</p>

<p>In the form questions there was this answer/question:
15.6 was the answer:
if x/y=5, what is 3(y/x)+3(x/y)</p>

<p>Can someone explain how to do it?</p>

<p>Archliving:</p>

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<p>y/x is simply the reciprocal of x/y. If x/y = 5, then y/x = 1/5. Just plug in from there and solve.</p>

<p>Hey guys, on that -r question was it b-a in the denominator or a-b ? People have put two different answers on here for that question from what I’ve read.</p>

<p>@RMIB Wow how did I overlook that?? I tried some whacky stuff and didn’t even think of using 1/5…</p>