Free SAT Math Level 2 Subject Test

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Sample 1
50 Sat Math subject level 2 questions, with answers, similar to
the questions in the SAT math test are presented. The answers
are at the bottom of the page.(sample 1)

1. Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that

the sum of the two dice is greater than 3?

A) 1/4
B) 3/4
C) 5/6
D) 11/12
E) 1

2. If L is a line through the points (2,5) and (4,6),

what is the value of k so that the point of coordinates
(7,k) is on the line L?

A) 0
B) 5
C) 6
D) 15/2
E) 11

3. Find a negative value of k so that the graph of y =

2
x - 2x + 7 and the graph of y = kx + 5 are tangent?

A) - 4√2
B) - 2 - 2√2
C) - 2
D) - √2
E) - 2 + √2

4. Which of these graphs is the closest to the graph

of

f(x) = |4 - x2| / x + 2?
 .

5. The circle of equation (x - 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 1

has center O. Point M(4,2) is on the circle. N is another
point on the circle so that angle MON has a size of 30°.
Find the coordinates of point N.
 .

A) (3 + √3/2 , 5/2)
B) (5/2 , 3 + √3/2)
C) (3 - √3/2 , 3/2)
D) (3/2 , 3 - √3/2)
E) (4 , 3)

6. Vectors u and v are given by u = (2 , 0) and v = (-

3 , 1). What is the length of vector w given by w = -u -
2v?

A) 10
B) 6
C) √26
D) 2√5
E) 2

7. What is the smallest distance between the point(-

2,-2) and a point on the circumference of the circle given
by

(x - 1)2 + (y - 2)2 = 4?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

8. What is the equation of the horizontal asymptote of

function

f(x) = 2/(x + 2) - (x + 3)/(x + 4)?

A) - 4
B) - 2
C) - 1
D) 0
E) 1

9. The lines with equations x + 3y = 2 and -2x + ky =

5 are perpendicular for k =

A) -3
B) -2
C) -1
D) 0
E) 2/3

10. If f(x) = (x - 1)2 and g(x) = √x, then (g o f)(x) =

A) |x - 1|
B) x - 1
C) 1 - x
D) √x(x - 1)2
E) (√x - 1)2

11. The domain of f(x) = √(4 - x2) / √(x2 - 1) is given by

the interval

A) (-2 , 2)
B) (-1 , 2)
C) (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)
D) (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 1)
E) [-2 , -1) U (1 , 2]

12. The area of the circle x2 + y2 - 8y - 48 = 0 is

A) 96Pi
B) 64Pi
C) 48Pi
D) 20Pi
E) Pi

13. The y coordinates of all the points of intersection

of the parabola y2 = x + 2 and the circle x2 + y2 = 4 are
given by

A) 2 , -2
B) 0
C) 0 , √3 , - √3
D) 1 , 2 , -1
E) 1 , -2 , 1

14. What is the smallest positive zero of function f(x) =

1/2 - sin(3x + Pi/3)?

A) Pi
B) Pi/3
C) Pi/6
D) Pi/18
E) Pi/36

15. If x - 1, x - 3 and x + 1 are all factors of a

polynomial P(x) of degree 3, which of the following must
also be a factor of P(x)?

I) x2 + 1
II) x2 - 1
III) x2 - 4x + 3

A) II and III only

B) I and II only
C) III only
D) II only
E) I only

16. A cylinder of radius 5 cm is inserted within a

cylinder of radius 10 cm. The two cylinders have the
same height of 20 cm. What is the volume of the region
between the two cylinders?

A) 1000
B) 500Pi
C) 1000Pi
D) 1500Pi
E) 2000Pi

17. A data set has a standard deviation equal to 1. If

each data value in the data set is multiplied by 4, then the
value of the standard deviation of the new data set is
equal to

A) 0.25
B) 0.50
C) 1
D) 2
E) 4

18. A cone made of cardboard has a vertical height of

8 cm and a radius of 6 cm. If this cone is cut along the
slanted height to make a sector, what is the central
angle, in degrees, of the sector?

A) 216
B) 180
C) 90
D) 36
E) 1.2

19. If sin(x) = -1/3 and Pi ≤ x ≤ 3Pi/2, then cot(2x) =

A) 8
B) 4√2
C) 2√2
D) √2
E) 7/(4√2)

20. Which of the following functions satisfy the

condition f(x) = f -1(x)?

I) f(x) = -x
II) f(x) = √x
III) f(x) = -1/x

A) III and II only

B) III and I only
C) III only
D) II only
E) I only

21. If f(x) = 1 / (x - 2), which of the following graphs is

closest to the graph of |f(x)|?

22. If in a triangle ABC, sin(A) = 1/5, cos(B) = 2/7, then

cos(C) =

A) (√45 - 2√24)/35
B) (√45 + 2√24)/35
C) (7√24 + 10)/35
D) 0.85
E) 1

23. Find the sum

100
∑ (3 + k)
k=1
24.

A) 300
B) 5050
C) 5300
D) 5350
E) 5400
25.
26. What value of x makes the three terms x, x/(x + 1)
and 3x/[(x + 1)(x + 2)] those of a geometric sequence?

A) 2
B) 1
C) 1/2
D) 1/4
E) -1/2

27. As x increases from Pi/4 to 3Pi/4, |sin(2x)|

A) always increases
B) always decreases
C) increases then decreases
D) decreases then increases
E) stay constant

28. If ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is divided by x - 2, then the

reminder is equal

A) d
B) a - b + c - d
C) 8a + 4b + 2c + d
D) -8a + 4b -2c + d
E) a + b + c + d

29. A committee of 6 teachers is to be formed from 5

male teachers and 8 female teachers. If the committee is
selected at random, what is the probability that it has an
equal number of male and female teachers?
A) 1/10
B) 140/429
C) 150/429
D) 160/429
E) 170/429

30. The range of the function f(x) = -|x - 2| - 3 is

A) y ≥ 2
B) y ≤ -3
C) y ≥ -3
D) y ≤ -2
E) y ≥ -2

31. What is the period of the function f(x) = 3sin2(2x +

Pi/4)?

A) 4Pi
B) 3Pi
C) Pi
D) Pi/2
E) Pi/3

32. It is known that 3 out of 10 television sets are

defective. If 2 television sets are selected at random from
the 10, what is the probability that 1 of them is defective?

A) 1/15
B) 1/10
C) 1/2
D) 1/3
E) 1

33. In a triangle ABC, angle B has a size of 50o, angle

A has a size of 32o and the length of side BC is 150 units.
The length of side AB is

A) 232
B) 250
C) 260
D) 270
E) 280
34. For the remainder of the division of x3 - 2x2 + 3kx +
18 by x - 6 to be equal to zero, k must be equal to

A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) -9
E) -10

35. It takes pump (A) 4 hours to empty a swimming

pool. It takes pump (B) 6 hours to empty the same
swimming pool. If the two pumps are started together, at
what time will the two pumps have emptied 50% of the
water in the swimming pool?

A) 1 hour 12 minutes
B) 1 hour 20 minutes
C) 2 hours 30 minutes
D) 3 hours
E) 5 hours

36. The graph of r = 10 cos(Θ) , where r and Θ are the

polar coordinates, is

A) a circle
B) an ellipse
C) a horizontal line
D) a hyperbola
E) a vertical line

37. If (2 - i)*(a - bi) = 2 + 9i, where i is the imaginary

unit and a and b are real numbers, then a equals

A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 0
E) -1

38. Lines L1 and L2 are perpendicular that intersect at

the point (2 , 3). If L1 passes through the point (0 , 2),
then line L2 must pass through the point
A) (0 , 3)
B) (1 , 1)
C) (3 , 1)
D) (5 , 0)
E) (6 , 7)

39. A square pyramid is inscribed in a cube of total

surface area of 24 square cm such that the base of the
pyramid is the same as the base of the cube. What is the
volume of the pyramid?

A) 1/3
B) 8/3
C) 6
D) 4
E) 8

40. The graph defined by the parametric equations

x = cos2t

y = 3 sint -1

is

A) a circle
B) a hyperbola
C) a vertical line
D) part of a parabola
E) an ellipse

41.
 .

A) 33
B) 32
C) 30
D) 1
E) 0

42. For x > 0 and x not equal to 1, log16(x) =

A) 8 log2(x)
B) 4 log2(x)
C) 0.5 log2(x)
D) 0.25 log2(x)
E) 0.125 log2(x)

43. The value of k that makes function f, defined

below, continous is

A) 1/3
B) 1
C) 2
D) 5
E) 6

44. If logb(a) = x and logb(c) = y, and 4x + 6y = 8, then

2 . 3
logb(a c )

A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) 4
45. The point (0 , -2 , 5) lies on the

A) z axis
B) x axis
C) xy plane
D) yz plane
E) xz plane

46. Curve C is defined by the equation y = √(9 - x2)

with x≥ 0. The area bounded by curve C, the x axis and
the y axis is

A) Pi/4
B) 9Pi/4
C) 9Pi/2
D) 9Pi
E) (81/4)Pi

47. In a plane there are 6 points such that no three

points are collinear. How many triangles do these points
determine?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 6
D) 18
E) 20

48.

Find a, b and c.

A) 2 , -1 , 3
B) 1 , -2 , 3
C) 3 , -2 , 1
D) 1 , 2 , 3
E) 1 , 2 , -3

49. If the sum of the repeating decimals 0.353535... +

0.252525... is written as a fraction in lowest terms, the
product of the numerator and denominator is

A) 3465
B) 2475
C) 680
D) 670
E) 660

50. sin(tan-1√2) =

A) 0.82
B) 0.83
C) 0.84
D) 0.85
E) 0.86

51. If 8x = 2 and 3x+y = 81, then y =

A) 1/3
B) 9/3
C) 11/3
D) 13/3
E) 4

52. Let f(x) = -x2 / 2. If the graph of f(x) is translated 2

units up and 3 units left and the resulting graph is that of
g(x), then g(1/2) =

A) 0
B) -1/8
C) -2/8
D) -33/8
E) 13/8

Answers to the Above Questions

1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. C
9. E
10. A

11. E
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. E
20. B

21. C
22. A
23. D
24. E
25. D
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. D
30. A

31. E
32. D
33. A
34. A
35. E
36. C
37. B
38. D
39. B
40. D

41. C
42. E
43. D
44. A
45. D
46. B
47. E
48. A
 49. C
50. D

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(Updated: 14 September 2009 (A Dendane