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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test)

1. 3
If a = 6 b and b = -2, w hat is the value of a ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A -8
B -2
C 2
D 14
E 18
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z z z
2. For all z , 3 + 3 + 3 =

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 3
z
+3
B 3
z+1

C 3z+3

D 33z

E 9
z

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3. 1 5c
2
24c 5
For all c , =
5 2
1 25c

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 5c + 1

5 + c

B 5 + c

5c + 1

C 5c 1

5 c
D 5 c

5c 1
E 5 c

5c 1

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4. When 2f 3 + 3f
2
1 is divided by f + 2, the remainder is

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A -9
B -5
C -1
D 2
E 3
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5. g 1 1
If
5
= , then g =
4 3
 ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 0.984
B 0.996
C 1.004
D 1.016
E 1.029
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6. 37 37
If = , then j =
4 j 19 17

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 64
B 72.25
C 81
D 90.25
E 144
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7. 2
k 2k
If 5 (25 )(625) = 255 and k < 1, w hat is the value of k ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 3.581
B 3.162
C 2.613
D 1.581
E 0.419
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8. n
2
+ p
If n 3p , and s = , w hat is the value of p in terms of n and s ?
n 3p

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A n
2
ns

1 3s
2
B ns + n

3s + 1
2
C ns n
-

3s + 1
2
D n ns

3s + 1
2
E n ns
-
3s + 1

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9. Which of the follow ing can be a solution to the pair of equations 2 q rt = 21 and q + rt = 36?
 ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A q = 18 and t = 2
B q = 19 and t = 1
C q = 20 and t = 1
D q = 21 and t = 2
E q = 23 and t = 3
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10. 19
How many integers are in the solution set of |2x + 6| < ?
2

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A None
B Tw o
C Nine
D Fourteen
E Infinitely many
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 4 - Algebra (Follow-Up Test)

1. Answ er (D) is correct.

14

Plug b = 2 into the first equation:

3 3
a=6b =6- (2) = 6 (8) = 6 + 8 = 14
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2. Answ er (B) is correct.

z+1
3

z z
The sum of three identical quantities is 3 times one of those quantities, so the sum of the three terms 3 is 3 times 3 :

z z z z 1 z z+1
3 + 3 + 3 = 3(3 ) = (3 )(3 ) = 3

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3. Answ er (E) is correct.

5 c

5c 1

Factor the top and the bottom and cancel the factors they have in common:
2
5c 24c 5

2
1 25c

(5c + 1)(c 5)
=
(1 + 5c)(1 5c)

(1 + 5c)(c 5)
=
(1 + 5c)(1 5c)

c 5
=
1 5c

1
Multiplying by , you get
1

5 c
=
5c 1

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4. Answ er (B) is correct.
-5

Use long division. Watch out: The expression that goes under the division sign needs a place-holding 0 f term:

The remainder is 5.
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5. Answ er (D) is correct.

1.016

To undo the fifth-root symbol, raise both sides to the fifth pow er:

g 1 1
5
=
4 3

5 5
g 1 1
(
5
) = ( )
4 3

g 1 1
=
4 243

Now cross multiply:

g 1 1
=
4 243

( g - 1)(243) = (1)(4)

243 g - 243 = 4

243 g = 247

247
g = 1. 016
243

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6. Answ er (C) is correct.
81

Your first impulse might be to cross multiply, but doing so w ould actually complicate the question unnecessarily. Notice that the fractions
on both sides have the same numerator, 37. So the numerator is irrelevant. If the tw o fractions are equal and they have the same
numerator, then they must have the same denominator, so just w rite an equation reflecting as much:

37 37
=
4 j 19 17

4j 19 = 17

4j = 36

j = 9

2
2
(j ) = 9

j = 81

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7. Answ er (A) is correct.
3.581

Express everything as pow ers of 5:

2
k 2k
5 (25 )(625) = 255

2k 5
2
k 2 4
(5 )[(5 ) ](5 ) = 5 2

The left side of the equation is the product of pow ers w ith the same base, so just add the exponents:
2k 5
2
k 2 4
(5 )[(5 ) ](5 ) = 5 2

5
2
k 4k 4
(5 )(5 )(5 ) = 5 2

5
2
k +4k+4
5 = 52

Now the tw o sides of the equation are pow ers w ith the same base, so you can just set the exponents equal to each other:
5
2
k +4k+4
5 = 52

5
2
k + 4k + 4 =
2

2
5
(k + 2) =
2

5
k + 2 =
2

5
k = 2
2

Evaluate both the positive and negative square roots:

Since k < 1 in this problem, use 3.581 for your answ er.
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8. Answ er (E) is correct.
2
n ns
-
3s + 1

First multiply both sides by n 3 p to clear the denominator:

2
n + p
s =
n 3p

2
s ( n - 3 p ) = n + p
2
ns - 3 ps = n + p

Now move all terms w ith p to the left and all terms w ithout p to the right:
2
ns - 3 ps = n + p
2
-3 ps - p = n - ns

Now factor the left side and divide to isolate p .

2
-3 ps - p = n - ns
2
p - (-3 s - 1) = n - ns
2 2
n ns n ns
p = =
3s 1 3s + 1

Remember that this type of problem can also be solved by Picking Numbers.
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9. Answ er (B) is correct.

q = 19 and t = 1

With only tw o equations, you w on't be able to get numerical solutions for three unknow ns. But apparently you can get far enough to rule
out four of the five answ er choices. How ? Look for a w ay to combine the equations that leads somew here useful. Notice that the first
equation contains rt and the second equation contains + rt , so if you add the equations as they are, you'll lose those terms:

2 q rt = 21

+ ( q + rt = 36)

3 q = 57

q = 19

There's not enough information to get numerical solutions for r or t , but you do know that q = 19, so the correct answ er is the only
choice that has q = 19.
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10. Answ er (C) is correct.

Nine
19 19 19
If the absolute value of something is less than , then that something is betw een - and .
2 2 2

3 3
Thus, 7 < x < 1 . There are nine integers in that range: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, and 1.
4 4

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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 5 - Plane Geometry (Follow-Up Test)

1.

In the above figure, the ratio of DE to EF is 4 to 9. If DF = 2, w hat is the distance from D to the midpoint of EF ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 9

13
B 12

13
C 14

13
D 16

13
E 17

13

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2.

In YVW in the above figure,

V X is the altitude to side Y W , and ZW is the altitude to side Y V . If

VX

= 3, Y
V = 4, and ZW =

5, w hat is the length of side Y W ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 4.157
B 5.303
C 6.667
D 6.928
E 8.660
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3.

 In the above figure,

EG DH , and the lengths of segments DE and EF are as marked. If the area of EFG is a , w hat is the
area of DFH in terms of a ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 4a

5
B 16a

25
C 16a

20
D 5a

4
E 25a

16

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4.

In the above figure, if XY = 3, w hat is the area of XYZ ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 1.949
B 3.074
C 5.324
D 7.529
E 12.728
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5.

In the figure above, the area of parallelogram JKLM is 28 and

J K = 7. If

K N is perpendicular to
M L and if N is the midpoint of M L ,

w hat is the perimeter of JKLM ?

 ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 24.6302
B 23.25
C 28
D 31.596
E 33.941
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6.

In the above figure, points P , Q , and R lie on the circumference of the circle centered at O . If OPQ measures x and QRO
measures y , w hat is the measure of POR in terms of x and y ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A (360 + x + y )
B (360 x y )
C (360 2 x 2 y )
D (180 + x + y )
E (180 2 x 2 y )
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 5 - Plane Geometry (Follow-Up Test)

1. Answ er (E) is correct.

17

13

Mark up the figure:

The brackets around the 4 and the 9 are meant to show that they're proportions, not actual lengths. Since the ratio of DE to EF is 4 to
9, you can say that 4 parts out of 13 are in
DE and 9 parts out of 13 are in EF .

4 8 9 18

Because the w hole length DF = 2,
DE = 2 =

and EF = 2 = . The midpoint of
EF divides it in half, so
13 13 13 13
18 9 8 9 17
each half length is half of , w hich is . The length you're looking for is + = .
13 13 13 13 13

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2. Answ er (C) is correct.

6.667

Put the given lengths into the figure

One-half the product of Y W and V X is the same as one-half the product of Y V and ZW . Or, ignoring the one-halfs, you can
simply say that the products are equal.

1 1

(Y W )(V X ) = (Y V )(ZW )
2 2

(Y W )(V X ) = (Y V )(ZW )

(Y W )(3) = (4)(5)

20

(Y W ) = 6. 667
3

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3. Answ er (E) is correct.
25a

16

The only information that's in the question and not in the figure is that

EG and DH are parallel and that the area of EFG is a . That


EG and DH are parallel tells you that EFG and DFH are similar-they have the same angles, and their sides are in proportion.
5 5

Because the ratio of DF to EF is , the ratio of any pair of corresponding sides w ill also be . But that's not the ratio of the areas.
4 4
5
Remember that the ratio of the areas of similar triangles is the square of the ratio of the sides. Here the side ratio is , so the area ratio
4
2
5 25 25a
is = . If the area of the small triangle is a, then the area of the large one is .
2
4 16 16

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4. Answ er (B) is correct.
3.074

Drop an altitude, and you'll reveal tw o hidden special right triangles:

Now you can use the know n side ratios of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles to get all the lengths you need. If the hypotenuse of a 30-60-
3 33
90 is 3, then the shorter leg is and the longer leg is .
2 2

Now that you know one of the legs of the 45-45-90, you know the length of the other leg.

33 + 3 3
Now you have the base and the height. The base is , and the height is . Thus,
2 2

1
Area of triangle = (base)(height)
2

1 33 + 3 3
= ( )( )( )
2 2 2

3(33 + 3) 93 + 9
= =
8 8

3. 074

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5. Answ er (A) is correct.
24.6302

7
Because JKLM is a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal and
M L = 7. Midpoint N divides that 7 into tw o equal pieces of each. The
2

area of the parallelogram, w hich is equal to the base times the height, is given as 28, and because the base is 7, altitude KN = 4. Put all
this into the figure.

Use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the length of

KL .

2 2 2

LN + KN = KL

2
7 2
2
( ) + 4 = KL
2

49 2

+ 16 = K L
4

49 64 2

+ = KL
4 4

113 2

= KL
4

113

= K L 5. 3151
4

Now add all the sides of the parallelogram to find the perimeter: 7 + 7 + 5.3151 + 5.3151 = 24.6302.
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6. Answ er (C) is correct.
(360 2 x 2 y )

As is so often true w hen circles are combined w ith other figures, the key to solving this question is to draw in a radius:

All the radii of a circle are equal, so w ithin each of the tw o triangles you just created, the angles opposite the radii are equal:

Now that you know tw o angles in each triangle, you can figure out the third:
 The angle you're looking for is (180 2 x ) + (180 2 y ) = (360 2 x 2 y ).
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 6 - Solid Geometry (Follow-Up Test)

1.

In the figure above, the lateral area of the right circular cone is 60 . If the radius of the base is 6, w hat is the volume of the cone?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 96
B 108
C 120
D 184
E 288
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2.

In the figure above, d is the distance from vertex F to vertex G . The base is square, and the height is tw ice the w idth. What is the
volume of the solid in terms of d ?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 12 d
3
6

B 10 d 5
3

C
3
6 d 2
D 2d 5
3

25
3
E d 6

18

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3. A cube w ith edges of length b is divided into 8 equal smaller cubes. What is the difference betw een the combined surface area of the 8
smaller cubes and the surface area of the original cube?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 3
b
2

2
B 3 2
b

4
C 9 2
b

2
2
D 6b
E 12 b
2

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4. When a right triangle of area 4 is rotated 360 about its longer leg, the solid that results has a volume of 16. What is the volume of the
solid that results w hen the same right triangle is rotated about its shorter leg?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 4.39
B 8.77
C 16.93
D 35.09
E 50.27
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5.

The pyramid in above figure is composed of a square base of area 16 and four isoceles triangles, in w hich each base angle measures
60. What is the volume of the pyramid?

ANSW ER (Choose the correct answer)

A 7.39
B 9.24
C 15.08
D 21.33
E 24.05
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SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2: Chapter 6 - Solid Geometry (Follow-Up Test)

1. Answ er (A) is correct.

96

The formula for the lateral surface area of a cone is in terms of c = circumference and = slant height. You can use the given base
radius to solve for the slant height:

1 1
Lateral area = cl = (2 r ) l =
2 2

1
(2 x 6) l = 6 l = 60
2

6 l = 60

l = 10

You can think of the slant height as the hypotenuse of a right triangle w hose legs are the base radius and height of the cone.

Now you can see that the triangle is a 3-4-5 and that h = 8. Plug r = 6 and h = 8 into the volume formula:

1 1 2
2
Volume = r h= (6) (8) = 96
3 3

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2. Answ er (E) is correct.
3
d 6

18

Let the length and w idth be x and the height be 2 x . Solve for x in terms of d .

Use the formula for the distance betw een opposite vertices:

2 2 2
d = l + w + h

2
2 2 2
d = x + x + (2x) = 6x = 6x

d
x =
6

d 2d
So for the dimensions of the solid w e have = w = ,h= .
6 6

d d 2d
Volume = x w x h = ( )( )( )
6 6 6

3
2d
=
66

3
d
=
36

3
d 6
=
36 6

3
d 6
=
18

You also could Pick Numbers on this problem. Choose a value for x and then find the volume and the value of d . Plug d into the answ er
choices and see w hich one matches.
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3. Answ er (D) is correct.
2
6b

b
When a cube of edge length b is divided into 8 identical smaller cubes, the edge of each of the smaller cubes is .
2

2
The surface area of the original cube is 6 x b x b = 6 b . The surface area of one of the smaller cubes is
2 2 2
b b 6b 3b 3b
2
6 = or . There are eight small cubes, so their combined surface area is 8( ) = 12b . The difference is
2 2 4 2 2

2 2 2
12 b - 6 b = 6 b .
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4. Answ er (D) is correct.
35.09

When you w rite the equations for the volumes, try to plug in the area of the triangle, since that is know n.

When you rotate a right triangle about a leg, you get a cone:

One leg becomes the base radius, and the other becomes the height of the cone. Call the short leg a and the long leg b and plug them
into the cone volume formula:

1 1
2 2
Volume of Cone = r h = a b
3 3

Its also given that the area of the right triangle is 4. Therefore,
1
Area of Right Triangle = (ab) =4
2

Plug ab = 8 into the expression for the volume of the cone and you can solve for a:

1
2
a b = 16
3

1
a(ab) = 16
3

1
a(8) = 16
3

8
a = 16
3

3 6
a = 16( ) =
8

6
Then you can plug a = into the equation ab = 8 to solve for b :

ab = 8

6
( )b = 8

4
b = 8( ) =
6 3

When the triangle is rotated about its shorter leg, a becomes the height and b becomes the base radius. Thus,

1 1
2 2
Volume = r h = b a = b(ab)
3 3 3

2
4 32
( )( )(8) = 35. 09
3 3 9

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5. Answ er (C) is correct.
15.08

The sides of the pyramid are actually equilateral (the base angles are each 60, w hich means the last angle is also 60). To find the
volume of a pyramid, you need the area of the base, w hich is given here as 16, and you need the height, w hich you have to figure out.

Imagine a triangle that includes the height and one of the lateral edges:

This triangle is a right triangle. The hypotenuse is the same as a side of one of the equilateral triangles, w hich is the same as a side of
the square, w hich is the square root of 16, or 4:

One of the legs of this right triangle is half of a diagonal of the square base-that is, half of 4 2 , or 2 2 .

Now you can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height:
2 2
(22) + h = 16

2
8 + h = 16

2
h = 8

h = 8 = 22

Finally, you have w hat you need to use the volume formula:

1 1 322
Volume = Bh = (16)(22) = 15. 08
3 3 3

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