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 Question ID 005e9982
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SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 005e9982

The given function models the number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year, where
represents the number of years since , and . If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of
the following is the best interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph in this context?
A. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was
.

B. The minimum estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients during the years was
.

C. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .

D. The estimated number of advertisements the company sent to its clients in was .

ID: 005e9982 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. The y-intercept of a graph in the xy-plane is the point where . For the given function
, the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane can be found by substituting for in the equation
, which gives . This is equivalent to , or .
Therefore, the y-intercept of the graph of is . It’s given that the function models the
number of advertisements a company sent to its clients each year. Therefore, represents the estimated
number of advertisements the company sent to its clients each year. It's also given that represents the
number of years since . Therefore, represents years since , or . Thus, the best
interpretation of the y-intercept of the graph of is that the estimated number of advertisements the
company sent to its clients in was .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 54bf74ea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 54bf74ea

The given function models the population of Lowell years after a census. Which of the following functions
best models the population of Lowell months after the census?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 54bf74ea Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that the function models the population of Lowell years after a census. Since
there are months in a year, months after the census is equivalent to years after the census.
Substituting for in the equation yields . Therefore, the
function that best models the population of Lowell months after the census is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 427f0eea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 427f0eea

The function gives the product of a number, , and a number that is more than . Which equation defines
?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 427f0eea Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that the function gives the product of a number, , and a number that is
more than . A number that is more than can be represented by the expression . Therefore, can
be defined by the equation , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID a1397504
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: a1397504

The given expression can be rewritten as , where is a constant. What is the value of ?

ID: a1397504 Answer

Correct Answer: .09, 9/100
Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the expression can be rewritten as
. Applying the distributive property to the expression yields
. Therefore, can be rewritten as . It follows
that in the expressions and , the coefficients of are
equivalent, the coefficients of are equivalent, and the constant terms are equivalent. Therefore, ,
, and . Solving any of these equations for yields the value of . Dividing both sides of
the equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is . Note that .09 and 9/100 are
examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

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 Question ID 536832c0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 536832c0

In the -plane, a line with equation intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If the parabola has
equation , where is a positive constant, what is the value of ?

ID: 536832c0 Answer

Correct Answer: 6
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that a line with equation intersects a parabola with equation
, where is a positive constant, at exactly one point in the xy-plane. It follows that the system
of equations consisting of and has exactly one solution. Dividing both sides of the
equation of the line by yields . Substituting for in the equation of the parabola yields
. Adding and subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. A quadratic equation in the form of , where , , and are
constants, has exactly one solution when the discriminant, , is equal to zero. Substituting for and
for in the expression and setting this expression equal to yields , or
. Adding to each side of this equation yields . Taking the square root of each side of
this equation yields . It’s given that is positive, so the value of is .

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 Question ID 9502a1aa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 9502a1aa

An auditorium has seats for people. Tickets to attend a show at the auditorium currently cost . For
each increase to the ticket price, fewer tickets will be sold. This situation can be modeled by the
equation , where represents the increase in ticket price, in dollars, and
represents the revenue, in dollars, from ticket sales. If this equation is graphed in the xy-plane, at what value of
is the maximum of the graph?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9502a1aa Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that the situation can be modeled by the equation
, where represents the increase in ticket price, in dollars, and represents
the revenue, in dollars, from ticket sales. Since the coefficient of the term is negative, the graph of this
equation in the xy-plane opens downward and reaches its maximum value at its vertex. If a quadratic equation
in the form , where , , and are constants, is graphed in the xy-plane, the x-coordinate of
the vertex is equal to . For the equation , , , and
. It follows that the x-coordinate of the vertex is , or . Therefore, if the given equation is
graphed in the xy-plane, the maximum of the graph occurs at an x-value of .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID eafd61d3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: eafd61d3

The expression is equivalent to the expression , where , , and are

constants. What is the value of ?

ID: eafd61d3 Answer

Correct Answer: -419
Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the expression is equivalent to the
expression , where , , and are constants. Applying the distributive property to the given
expression, , yields , which can be
rewritten as . Combining like terms yields . Since this
expression is equivalent to , it follows that the value of is .

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 Question ID 455fd7e9
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SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 455fd7e9

x
‒10 ‒8 ‒6 ‒4 ‒2 O 2 4 6 8 10
‒2

‒4

‒6

‒8

‒10
The graph of is shown, where , and , , and are constants. For how many values
of does ?

A. Three

B. Two

C. One

D. Zero

ID: 455fd7e9 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. Each point on the graph of in the xy-plane gives a value of and its
corresponding value of , or . For any value of for which , there is a corresponding point on the
graph of with a y-coordinate of . A point with a y-coordinate of is a point where the graph
intersects the x-axis. It's given that , where , , and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph
of an equation of this form will lie entirely either above or below the horizontal line defined by . The part
of the graph of shown lies entirely below the horizontal line defined by , and thus the entire
graph of must lie below the line defined by . It follows that the graph of will never
intersect the x-axis. Therefore, there are zero values of x for which .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

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 Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

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 Question ID 9298a52e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 9298a52e

The solution to the given system of equations is . What is the value of ?

ID: 9298a52e Answer

Correct Answer: -10
Rationale

The correct answer is . Adding to both sides of the second equation in the given system yields
. Substituting for in the first equation in the given system yields
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Factoring the left-hand side of this equation yields , or . Taking the
square root of both sides of this equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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 Question ID 2833ad7d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 2833ad7d

A model estimates that at the end of each year from to , the number of squirrels in a population was
more than the number of squirrels in the population at the end of the previous year. The model
estimates that at the end of , there were squirrels in the population. Which of the following equations
represents this model, where is the estimated number of squirrels in the population years after the end of
and ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2833ad7d Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since the model estimates that the number of squirrels in the population increased by a
fixed percentage, , each year, the model can be represented by an exponential equation of the form
, where is the estimated number of squirrels in the population at the end of , and the
model estimates that at the end of each year, the number is more than the number at the end of the
previous year. Since the model estimates that at the end of each year, the number was more than the
number at the end of the previous year, . Substituting for in the equation
yields , which is equivalent to , or . It’s given that the
estimated number of squirrels at the end of was . This means that when , .
Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or . Dividing
each side of this equation by yields . Substituting for in the equation yields
.

Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a model where at the end of each year, the estimated number of
squirrels was of, not more than, the estimated number at the end of the previous year.

Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a model where at the end of each year, the estimated number of
squirrels was of, not more than, the estimated number at the end of the previous year, and the
estimated number of squirrels at the end of , not the end of , was .

Choice D is incorrect. This equation represents a model where the estimated number of squirrels at the end of
, not the end of , was .

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 Question ID 05cec180
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: 05cec180

Which expression is equivalent to ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 05cec180 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. The expression can be rewritten as . To add the two terms of
this expression, the terms can be rewritten with a common denominator. Since , the expression
can be rewritten as . Since , the expression can be rewritten as .
Therefore, the expression can be rewritten as , which is equivalent to
. Applying the distributive property to each term of the numerator yields ,
or . Adding like terms in the numerator yields .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID f5f840a0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: f5f840a0

For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is
the value of ?

ID: f5f840a0 Answer

Correct Answer: 3.44, 86/25
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of
decreases by . Because the output of the function decreases by a constant percentage for each -unit
increase in the value of , this relationship can be represented by an exponential function of the form
, where represents the initial value of the function and represents the rate of decay,
expressed as a decimal. Because , the value of must be . Because the value of decreases
by for each -unit increase in , the value of must be , or . Therefore, the function can
be defined by . Substituting for in this function yields , which is
equivalent to , or . Either or may be entered as the correct answer.

Alternate approach: It’s given that and that for each increase in by , the value of decreases
by . Therefore, when , the value of is , or , of , which can be expressed as
. Since , the value of is . Similarly, when , the value of is
of , which can be expressed as . Since , the value of is
. Either or may be entered as the correct answer.

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 Question ID 3ae42a32
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 3ae42a32

The functions and are defined by the given equations, where . Which of the following equations
displays, as a constant or coefficient, the minimum value of the function it defines, where ?
I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 3ae42a32 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. A function defined by an equation in the form , where , , and are
positive constants and , has a minimum value of . It's given that function is defined by
, which is equivalent to . Substituting for in this
equation yields , or . Therefore, the minimum value of is
, so doesn't display its minimum value as a constant or coefficient. It's also given
that function is defined by . Substituting for in this equation yields
, or . Therefore, the minimum value of is , so
doesn't display its minimum value as a constant or coefficient. Therefore, neither I nor II
displays, as a constant or coefficient, the minimum value of the function it defines, where .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 3138e379
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: 3138e379

For what value of is the given expression equivalent to , where ?

ID: 3138e379 Answer

Correct Answer: .0177, .0178, 4/225
Rationale

The correct answer is . An expression of the form , where is an integer greater than and , is

equivalent to . Therefore, the given expression, where , is equivalent to . Applying

properties of exponents, this expression can be rewritten as , or , which can

be rewritten as , or . It's given that the expression is equivalent to

, where . It follows that is equivalent to . Therefore, . Dividing

both sides of this equation by yields , or . Thus, the value of for which the given
expression is equivalent to , where , is . Note that 4/225, .0177, .0178, 0.017, and 0.018 are
examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

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 Question ID 81aa6aa9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 81aa6aa9

When the quadratic function is graphed in the xy-plane, where , its vertex is . One of the x-
intercepts of this graph is . What is the other x-intercept of the graph?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 81aa6aa9 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since the line of symmetry for the graph of a quadratic function contains the vertex of the
graph, the x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of is the x-coordinate of the midpoint of its two x-
intercepts. The midpoint of two points with x-coordinates and has x-coordinate , where .
It′s given that the vertex is and one of the x-intercepts is . Substituting for and
for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields
. Adding to each side of this equation yields . Therefore, the other x-intercept is
.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 73935d4f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 73935d4f

A park ranger hung squirrel houses each in the shape of a right rectangular prism for fox squirrels. Each house
has a height of inches. The length of each house's base is inches, which is inch more than the width of
the house's base. Which function gives the volume of each house, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of
the house's base?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 73935d4f Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. The volume of a prism is equal to the area of its base times its height. It's given that the
length of each house's base is inches and that this length is inch more than the width, in inches, of the
house's base. It follows that the width, in inches, of the house's base is . The area of a rectangle is the
product of its length and its width. Therefore, the area of the base of the house is square inches. It's
given that the height of each house is inches. Therefore, the function that gives the volume of each
house, in cubic inches, in terms of the length of the house's base is , or
.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 3e4e3220
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 3e4e3220

The table shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where and is a
quadratic function. What is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?

ID: 3e4e3220 Answer

Correct Answer: -2112
Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that is a quadratic function. It follows that can be defined by an
equation of the form , where , , and are constants. It's also given that the table
shows three values of and their corresponding values of , where . Substituting
for in this equation yields . This equation represents a quadratic
relationship between and , where is either the maximum or the minimum value of , which occurs
when . For quadratic relationships between and , the maximum or minimum value of occurs at the
value of halfway between any two values of that have the same corresponding value of . The table shows
that x-values of and correspond to the same y-value, . Since is halfway between and , the
maximum or minimum value of occurs at an x-value of . The table shows that when , . It
follows that and . Subtracting from both sides of the equation yields .
Substituting for
and for in the equation yields , or
. The value of can be found by substituting any x-value and its corresponding y-value
for and , respectively, in this equation. Substituting for and for in this equation yields
, or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
, or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Substituting for ,
for , and for in the equation yields . The y-
intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is the point on the graph where . Substituting for in
the equation yields , or . This is
equivalent to , so the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is .
Thus, the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane is .

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 Question ID eb92492d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: eb92492d

The area of a triangle is equal to square centimeters. The length of the base of the triangle is
centimeters, and the height of the triangle is centimeters. What is the value of ?

ID: eb92492d Answer

Correct Answer: 110
Rationale

The correct answer is . The area of a triangle is equal to one half of the product of the length of the base of
the triangle and the height of the triangle. It's given that the length of the base of the triangle is
centimeters and the height of the triangle is centimeters; therefore, its area is
square centimeters. It's also given that the area of the triangle is equal to square centimeters. Therefore, it
follows that . This equation can be rewritten as , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Adding to both
sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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 Question ID b939a904
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: b939a904

In the given equation, is a constant. For which of the following values of will the equation have more than
one real solution?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b939a904 Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. A quadratic equation of the form , where , , and are constants, has
either no real solutions, exactly one real solution, or exactly two real solutions. That is, for the given equation to
have more than one real solution, it must have exactly two real solutions. When the value of the discriminant, or
, is greater than 0, the given equation has exactly two real solutions. In the given equation,
, and . Therefore, the given equation has exactly two real solutions when
, or . Adding to both sides of this inequality yields .
Taking the square root of both sides of yields two possible inequalities: or . Of
the choices, only choice A satisfies or .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 6b56736a
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SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: 6b56736a

Which of the following expressions is(are) a factor of ?

I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 6b56736a Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. The given expression can be factored by first finding two values whose sum is and
whose product is , or . Those two values are and . It follows that the given expression can
be rewritten as . Since the first two terms of this expression have a common factor of
and the last two terms of this expression have a common factor of , this expression can be rewritten as
. Since the two terms of this expression have a common factor of , it can be
rewritten as . Therefore, expression II, , is a factor of , but expression
I, , is not a factor of .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID eec1aa3e
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SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: eec1aa3e

The function is defined by , where . What is the product of and ?

ID: eec1aa3e Answer

Correct Answer: 609
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that the function is defined by , where .
Substituting for in function yields . This function can be rewritten as
, or . Since , it follows that . Substituting

for in yields , or . Similarly, substituting

for in function yields . This function can be rewritten as , or

. Since , it again follows that . Substituting for in

yields , or . Therefore, and

. Thus, the product of and is , or .

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 Question ID 2d8f1f6a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 2d8f1f6a

The graphs of the equations in the given system of equations intersect at the point in the -plane. What
is a possible value of ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2d8f1f6a Answer

Correct Answer: A
Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that the graphs of the equations in the given system of equations intersect at the
point . Therefore, this intersection point is a solution to the given system. The solution can be found by
isolating in each equation. The given equation can be rewritten to isolate by subtracting
from both sides of the equation, which gives . The given equation can be
rewritten to isolate by subtracting from both sides of the equation, which gives . With
each equation solved for , the value of from one equation can be substituted into the other, which gives
. Adding and to both sides of this equation results in .
Dividing both sides of this equation by results in . This equation can be rewritten by
factoring the left-hand side, which yields . By the zero-product property, if
, then , or . It follows that , or . Since
only is given as a choice, a possible value of is .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 2e655326
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 2e655326

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2e655326 Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. It's given that the equation , where is a constant, has exactly one
solution. A quadratic equation of the form has exactly one solution if and only if its
discriminant, , is equal to zero. It follows that for the given equation, and .
Substituting for and for in yields , or . Since the discriminant
must equal zero, it follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. Dividing each side of this equation by yields . Therefore, the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 23923e5b
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SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 23923e5b

A quadratic function models the height, in feet, of an object above the ground in terms of the time, in seconds,
after the object is launched off an elevated surface. The model indicates the object has an initial height of
feet above the ground and reaches its maximum height of feet above the ground seconds after being
launched. Based on the model, what is the height, in feet, of the object above the ground seconds after
being launched?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 23923e5b Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. It's given that a quadratic function models the height, in feet, of an object above the ground
in terms of the time, in seconds, after the object is launched off an elevated surface. This quadratic function
can be defined by an equation of the form , where is the height of the object
seconds after it was launched, and , , and are constants such that the function reaches its maximum
value, , when . Since the model indicates the object reaches its maximum height of feet above
the ground seconds after being launched, reaches its maximum value, , when . Therefore,
and . Substituting for and for in the function yields
. Since the model indicates the object has an initial height of feet above the
ground, the value of is when . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Therefore, the model can be represented by the equation . Substituting for
in this equation yields , or . Therefore, based on the model,
seconds after being launched, the height of the object above the ground is feet.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 960aabc0
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SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 960aabc0

In the xy-plane, a line with equation for some constant intersects a parabola at exactly one point. If
the parabola has equation , what is the value of ?

ID: 960aabc0 Answer

Correct Answer: 20.25, 81/4
Rationale

The correct answer is . The given linear equation is . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. Substituting for in the equation of the parabola yields . Adding and to
both sides of this equation yields . Since it’s given that the line and the parabola intersect
at exactly one point, the equation must have exactly one solution. An equation of the form
, where , , and are constants, has exactly one solution when the discriminant,
, is equal to . In the equation , where , , and , the
discriminant is . Setting the discriminant equal to yields , or
. Adding to both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields . Note that 81/4 and 20.25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

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 Question ID b9b42f28
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: b9b42f28

Function is a quadratic function where and . The graph of in the xy-plane

has a vertex at . What is the value of ?

ID: b9b42f28 Answer

Correct Answer: -12
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that function is a quadratic function where and
. It follows that the graph of in the xy-plane passes through the points and
. When the graph of a quadratic function contains two points and , the x-coordinate of the
vertex of the graph is the average of and . Therefore, the x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of
is , or . It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane has a vertex at . It follows
that the value of is .

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 Question ID 59cf1dd3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 59cf1dd3

How many distinct real solutions does the given equation have?

A. Exactly one

B. Exactly two

C. Infinitely many

D. Zero

ID: 59cf1dd3 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. Any quantity that is positive or negative in value has a positive value when squared.
Therefore, the left-hand side of the given equation is either positive or zero for any value of . Since the right-
hand side of the given equation is negative, there is no value of for which the given equation is true. Thus, the
number of distinct real solutions for the given equation is zero.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

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 Question ID 33cc7555
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 33cc7555

What is the positive solution to the given equation?

ID: 33cc7555 Answer

Correct Answer: 9
Rationale

The correct answer is . The given equation can be rewritten as . Dividing each side of this
equation by yields . By the definition of absolute value, if , then or
. Subtracting from each side of the equation yields . Dividing each side of
this equation by yields . Similarly, subtracting from each side of the equation
yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields . Therefore, since the two solutions to
the given equation are and , the positive solution to the given equation is .

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 Question ID 9f13fad1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 9f13fad1

In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?

ID: 9f13fad1 Answer

Correct Answer: -1
Rationale

The correct answer is . A quadratic equation in the form , where , , and are
constants, has exactly one solution when its discriminant, , is equal to . In the given equation,
, and . Substituting for and for in yields
, or . Since the given equation has exactly one solution, .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by
yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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 Question ID 49de5e98
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 49de5e98

The given equation defines the function . For what value of does reach its minimum?

ID: 49de5e98 Answer

Correct Answer: 25/4, 6.25
Rationale

The correct answer is . The given equation can be rewritten in the form , where , ,
and are constants. When , is the value of for which reaches its minimum. The given equation
can be rewritten as , which is equivalent to
. This equation can be rewritten as

, or , which is equivalent to

. Therefore, , so the value of for which reaches its minimum is .

Note that 25/4 and 6.25 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

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 Question ID 37cf569f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations Hard

in one variable and
systems of
equations in two
variables

ID: 37cf569f

What is the sum of the solutions to the given equation?

ID: 37cf569f Answer

Correct Answer: 94
Rationale

The correct answer is . Taking the square root of each side of the given equation yields or
. Adding to both sides of the equation yields . Adding to both sides of
the equation yields . Therefore, the sum of the solutions to the given equation is
, or .

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 Question ID 24331e5e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 24331e5e

The function is defined by the given equation. The function is defined by . Which
expression represents the maximum value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 24331e5e Answer

Correct Answer: B
Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that function is defined by and that .

Substituting for in yields , or
. The maximum value of can be found by completing the square to rewrite the
equation defining in the form , where the maximum value of the function is , which
occurs when , and is a negative constant. The equation is equivalent to
, which can be rewritten as , or

. This equation is in the form , where ,

, and . Thus, the maximum value of is .
Alternate approach: Since the function is a quadratic function, the maximum value of occurs at the
value of that’s halfway between the two zeros of the function. The zeros of function can be found by
substituting for in the equation defining , which yields . This equation can be rewritten
as . By the zero product property, it follows that or . Subtracting from
each side of the equation yields . Dividing each side of this equation by yields
. Therefore, the zeros of function are and . The value that’s halfway between and can be
found by calculating the average of and , which is , or . It follows that the maximum of function
occurs when . Substituting for in the equation defining function yields
, which is equivalent to . Multiplying by in this

equation to get a common denominator yields , or , which is

equivalent to . Thus, the maximum value of is . Since the equation defining

is , the maximum value of is greater than the maximum value of . It follows
that the maximum value of is .

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 Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 99b8a5c8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 99b8a5c8

In the given quadratic function, and are constants. The graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola that
opens upward and has a vertex at the point , where and are constants. If and ,
which of the following must be true?
I.
II.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II

ID: 99b8a5c8 Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a parabola with vertex . If
, then for the graph of , the point with an x-coordinate of and the point with an x-
coordinate of have the same y-coordinate. In the xy-plane, a parabola is a symmetric graph such that when
two points have the same y-coordinate, these points are equidistant from the vertex, and the x-coordinate of
the vertex is halfway between the x-coordinates of these two points. Therefore, for the graph of , the
points with x-coordinates and are equidistant from the vertex, , and is halfway between and
. The value that is halfway between and is , or . Therefore, . The equation defining can
also be written in vertex form, . Substituting for in this equation yields
, or . This equation is equivalent to
, or . Since , it follows
that and . Dividing both sides of the equation by yields , or . Since
, it's not true that . Therefore, statement II isn't true. Substituting for in the equation
yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields
. If , then , or . Since could be any value less than , it's not necessarily true
that . Therefore, statement I isn't necessarily true. Thus, neither I nor II must be true.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID 98f7ab7a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: 98f7ab7a

Function is defined by , where and are constants. In the xy-plane, the graph of
has a y-intercept at . The product of and is . What is the value of ?

ID: 98f7ab7a Answer

Correct Answer: 20
Rationale

The correct answer is . It’s given that . Substituting for in the equation
yields . It’s given that the y-intercept of the graph of is
. Substituting for and for in the equation yields
, which is equivalent to , or . Adding to both
sides of this equation yields . It’s given that the product of and is , or . Substituting
for in this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .

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 Question ID da9efa2f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: da9efa2f

The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: da9efa2f Answer

Correct Answer: D
Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that , which can be rewritten as

. Since the coefficient of the -term is positive, the graph of in the xy-plane
opens upward and reaches its minimum value at its vertex. The x-coordinate of the vertex is the value of
such that reaches its minimum. For an equation in the form , where , , and are
constants, the x-coordinate of the vertex is . For the equation , , , and
. It follows that the x-coordinate of the vertex is , or . Therefore, reaches its
minimum when the value of is .

Alternate approach: The value of for the vertex of a parabola is the x-value of the midpoint between the two x-
intercepts of the parabola. Since it’s given that , it follows that the two x-intercepts
of the graph of in the xy-plane occur when and , or at the points and
. The midpoint between two points, and , is . Therefore, the
midpoint between and is , or . It follows that reaches its
minimum when the value of is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane.

Choice B is incorrect. This is one of the x-coordinates of the x-intercepts of the graph of in the xy-
plane.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

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 Question ID b7f055bc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions Hard

ID: b7f055bc

The function is defined by , where and are positive constants. The graph of in
the -plane passes through the points ( , ) and ( , ). What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b7f055bc Answer

Correct Answer: C
Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that the function is defined by and that the graph of
in the xy-plane passes through the points and . Substituting for and for in the
equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation
yields . Substituting for and for in the equation yields .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields , which can be rewritten as . Taking
the square root of both sides of this equation yields and , but because it’s given that is a
positive constant, must equal . Because the value of is and the value of is , the value of is ,
or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the value of rather than the value of .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from correctly finding the value of as , but multiplying it by the y-value
in the first ordered pair rather than by the value of .

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 Question ID bcbf0e45
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent Hard

expressions

ID: bcbf0e45

One of the factors of is , where is a positive constant. What is the smallest

possible value of ?

ID: bcbf0e45 Answer

Correct Answer: 8
Rationale

The correct answer is . Since each term of the given expression, , has a factor of , the
expression can be rewritten as , or . Since the values
and have a sum of and a product of , the expression can be factored as
. Therefore, the given expression can be factored as . It follows that the
factors of the given expression are , , , and . Of these factors, only and are of the
form , where is a positive constant. Therefore, the possible values of are and . Thus, the smallest
possible value of is .

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