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Question ID 005e9982
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 54bf74ea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 427f0eea
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID a1397504
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 536832c0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 9502a1aa
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID eafd61d3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 455fd7e9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 9298a52e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 2833ad7d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 05cec180
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID f5f840a0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 3ae42a32
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 3138e379
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 81aa6aa9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 73935d4f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 3e4e3220
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID eb92492d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID b939a904
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 6b56736a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID eec1aa3e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 2d8f1f6a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 2e655326
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 23923e5b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 960aabc0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID b9b42f28
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 59cf1dd3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 33cc7555
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 9f13fad1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 49de5e98
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 37cf569f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear equations

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 24331e5e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

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 Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 99b8a5c8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID 98f7ab7a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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
.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID da9efa2f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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.

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID b7f055bc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Nonlinear functions

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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Question ID bcbf0e45
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Advanced Math Equivalent

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 .

Question Difficulty: Hard

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