<p>I just opened my SAT Princeton Review book to a specific page and it fell onto one of the math practice tests. Now comparing it to my ACT book, it actually shows reference tables. For example how to get the circumference and area of a circle or what not.</p>
<p>Is this how it actually is on the actual SAT?</p>
<p>Yep... 10char</p>
<p>agree with duper</p>
<p>So why don't people get 800s?</p>
<p>Is it the same for the subject test?</p>
<p>Well if the questions were like "The radius of a baseball stadium is 50 meters, find the area..." then everyone would get 800. </p>
<p>The formulas are the most basic ones and besides, most questions require reasoning ability.</p>
<p>MannyS.........did u get 800? </p>
<p>Reference hardly helps if one doesn't know the correct procedures and correct formulas to be used. ;)</p>
<p>Formulas mean s... if you don't know how to apply them within an SAT question, yeah formulas on the ACT would be a give away, all the forumulas in the world wont help you reason out an SAT questoin if youdon't know what they are asking.</p>
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Formulas mean s... if you don't know how to apply them within an SAT question, yeah formulas on the ACT would be a give away, all the forumulas in the world wont help you reason out an SAT questoin if youdon't know what they are asking.
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Lol, I could remember that time I took the SAT. Spent like 5 minutes on that question because I didn't know what a function was at that time..</p>
<p>Didn't get a 800 cause I haven't taken the test.</p>
<p>But on tests in the past where I've been allowed formulas, I have usually raped the competition.</p>
<p>Another way to put it if you need the formulas to figure out an SAT question(meaning the ones they give you in the begining of the Math section and you have to refer to them) well most likely you aint gettin no 800 on the SAT math section.
Raping the competition is quite a poor choice of vocabulary.</p>
<p>I got an 800 and didn't look at those formulas or w/e once. They're essentially useless...if you've been practicing for the exam and have paid attention in school for the last 10 years, those formulas should have already been memorized.</p>
<p>"But on tests in the past where I've been allowed formulas, I have usually raped the competition."</p>
<p>-you are an idiot. if you really need to refer to those formulas, you will do quite poorly on the SAT.</p>
<p>yeah seriously, those formulas are useless...</p>
<p>the math is more logic oriented, and problem recognition. the formulas usually arent those that you need to take the test.</p>
<p>its not like taking a basic test on trig and be given all the functions.</p>
<p>Practice for the sat should be learning the 100 or so types of problems you will see.</p>
<p>every problem usually is "solveable" if you take 5 minutes or so. if you recognize the problem (from past experience with that type) they can be done in like 10 seconds.</p>
<p>Manny... if math is your strong suit then it won't be much of a problem. But many people good at math bomb english so the SAT evens out.</p>