October 2010 Math SAT Thread

<p>Password was experimental. And why would a 53 by a 770? I know I’m one of the few who thinks this, but I thought this was more difficult than other math sections I’ve taken.</p>

<p>And for the parabola, k was something like 4/3? or -4/3? Don’t remember that well though.</p>

<p>yeah 13’s correct; i put that toooo</p>

<p>^ I think the answer to the parabola k one was E. Can anybody confirm?</p>

<p>^ well i had the 2 grid ins but I got the wire radius mc section (answer was 6/5 i think) so that was not experimental.</p>

<p>Can someone explain the triangle free response? I put 15, just assuming that since the angle was greater than 90 the side that it faced had to be greater than the sum of the other two sides. I’m not good at math so I’m guessing it’s wrong, can someone help?</p>

<p>Yes-- 11, 12, and 13 are all correct answers for the 6-8-x obtuse triangle. I put 12.</p>

<p>what was answer e for the parabola k?</p>

<p>Anybody remember the answer to the g(m+2) grid-in question?</p>

<p>“had to be greater than the sum of the other two sides”</p>

<p>If the two lines were lied flat it would be 14. The only way it would be 15 is through the use of worm holes.</p>

<p>just from my experience, BB math sections are MUCH more difficult and the trend lately has been 780/770 for -1 (past couple years if i remember correctly). But who knows!</p>

<p>/quote Anybody remember the answer to the g(m+2) grid-in question? /quote</p>

<p>it was 2</p>

<p>What the heck was the parabola question. @jlewis - 2</p>

<p>Anyone think there’s an outside of -1 being an 800?</p>

<p>@hotpotato1092, the answer had to be greater than 10 and less than 14. It had to be greater than 10 because of Pythagorean’s theorem, along with the fact that it’s an obtuse angle. That’s the easier part to figure out. However, at the same time, it had to be less than 14, because 6+8=14. If the length of the side was 14, the triangle would just be a straight line. Just think about the fact that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so the straight line on the longest side has to be less than 14, which is how long it is when you add the other two sides together.</p>

<p>@ApTester, I doubt -1 would be an 800, but I’m pretty optimistic that -1 will be a 780 or 790. The harshest it gets -1=770, and I don’t think it was that easy, personally.</p>

<p>was passwords for the experimental grid in? cuz i didn’t get that. i got the a math MC experimental</p>

<p>practically every1 missed the dice problem, due to its ambiguity, so either collegeboard is going to remove the probelm or make -1 800</p>

<p>Previous SAT released curves:
<a href=“http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf[/url]”>http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Anyone remember the parabola problem?</p>

<p>@altamash I really hope Collegeboard does that. That would be a miracle and I would definitely have 2300 or more if that happens. sighisghsighsighoaihbnnne</p>