<p>hey xiggi,
what is your advice for raising ones CR score? its about the only thing that wont really budge for me :(. any advice?</p>
<p>I'm not xiggi, but I think like he does... If you're taking the test this fall, the only thing you can do now is go through the official practice tests in the CB book and pick out words from the word choices that you don't know, write them down and memorize them... Then, obviously, take the practice tests and review the ones you got wrong... Get the official online course... It's has 4 more real tests, 100's of practice questions, and explanations for everything in their book and on their site... It's great. Because at this point, it'll be hard to get your score up by just reading books... Practice tests... Everything you'll need to know IS THERE.</p>
<p>I live in the Bahamas and there aren't much if any sat tutors and I am not the most affluent person in the world if you catch my drift. Since I don't have the access to a tutor I would like to know which books would be good for the SAT. I have heard that some books over prepare and some under-prepare. I would rather a book that teaches more than I need. Do these books have everything that one needs to do well on the SAT. I don't think I'm one to buy multiple books. I would rather a book that has everything I would need to pass the test highly</p>
<p>Icer: read through this thread - the one book you need to have is the Blue book put out by College Board. It contains 8 practice tests that are the most similar to the real SAT (since they're written by the same people).</p>
<p>wow...thank u so much xiggi for these posts...u have no idea :)
your one post about how students who are smart in school can do poorly on the sat's so hits home. after not studying and expecting to receive a score paralleling my gpa, I was in for a rude awakening! Now the SAT scares the crap outta me...lol and i gotta take them again this fall, so I am trying hard to stay focused and study so I can do well <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>What is the official name of this blue book and where can I get one. Another problem is that on this thread people just refer to books in general like Barron's or Princeton Review or Kaplan. I would like to know the exact names of the books as these pcompanies have several books out.</p>
<p>Icer, the blue book is:</p>
<p>The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT
by the College Board.</p>
<p>ISBN #0874477182</p>
<p>You can order it from most online booksellers and from the College Board on their website.</p>
<p>Hey guys - wondering if any of you can crack this one.</p>
<p>"If a and b are positive integers and (a^(1/2)*b^(1/3))^6 = 432, then what is the quantity of ab?" - so far i solved it only through looking at the answers and using factors of those answers to plug it back into the first equation to see if it equals 432. Got lucky and got it. Any ideas? Let me know if you guys need the answers.</p>
<p>Xiggi,</p>
<p>Is there a website with words I should study to raise my vocabulary, and making me be able to do better on the writing and reading sections?</p>
<p>Zephyr462, simplyify that equation to a^3<em>b^2 = 432 and then start factoring out 432 to 2</em>2<em>2</em>2<em>3</em>3<em>3 = (2</em>2)^2 * 3^3 = 4^2 * 3^3, so ab = 12</p>
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<p>Hey guys - wondering if any of you can crack this one.</p>
<p>"If a and b are positive integers and (a^(1/2)*b^(1/3))^6 = 432, then what is the quantity of ab?" - so far i solved it only through looking at the answers and using factors of those answers to plug it back into the first equation to see if it equals 432. Got lucky and got it. Any ideas? Let me know if you guys need the answers."</p>
<p>I believe this question was posted in another thread... ?</p>
<p>How can you use the Ti-89 Titanium to do things like this?</p>
<p>nope...i tried</p>
<p>Umm, does the answer happen to be 12?</p>
<p>Btw, is this a SAT I question?</p>
<p>"Umm, does the answer happen to be 12?</p>
<p>Btw, is this a SAT I question?"</p>
<p>Yes... The Answer is 12... I believe so....</p>
<p>ahhhh thank you very much harvard, havnt even thought about that way. - Been trying to manipulate the exponents, gone into log and stuff. lol nice. Yea i tried searching for it.. to no avail, sorry :(</p>
<p>Re: post 211.
Harvard, unfortunately, you can't use TI-89 for solving this - it does not solve in integers.</p>
<p>Only a small help:
factor(432) gives you<br>
2^4 * 3^3.</p>
<p>(a^(1/2)*b^(1/3))^6 = 432</p>
<p>a^3*b^2=432</p>
<p>a^3<em>b^2=3</em>144</p>
<p>√(a^3)(b^2)=√3*144
ab√a=12√3
a=3, b=4
b can also equal to -4 but in this case ab=12 (a=3, b=4) and I'm guessing that this is a grid-in so there can't be any negative grid-in answers.</p>
<p>Learning vocab is a HUGE waste of time. I studied nothing but vocab words from various SAT books, and it nothing to help my score. Going over grammar with someone who knows it is a great way to raise your writing score; don't bother with vocab.</p>
<p>Thanks retribution for another great way of looking at it!</p>
<p>I agree with oddyssy on that matter. When you are not looking to score a near perfect in the sat, you shouldn't worry too much about the vocabulary portion of the cr sections and instead should focus on where your efforts can pay off much quicker. However, if you are looking for near perfection, perhaps a better vocabulary will help boost your score to get ya that last couple of points.</p>