Question ID d9e83476

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Medium

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d9e83476

Quadrilateral is similar to quadrilateral , where , , , and correspond to , , ,

and , respectively. The measure of angle is , the measure of angle is , and the measure of
angle is . The length of each side of is times the length of each corresponding side of
. What is the measure of angle ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d9e83476 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It's given that quadrilateral is similar to quadrilateral , where , , , and
correspond to , , , and , respectively. Since corresponding angles of similar quadrilaterals are congruent, it follows
that the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . It's given that the measure of angle is . Therefore,
the measure of angle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle .

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

Choice D is incorrect. This is times the measure of angle .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID e8a6c1fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: e8a6c1fc

What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e8a6c1fc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. A trigonometric ratio can be found using the unit circle, that is, a circle with radius unit. If a central
angle of a unit circle in the xy-plane centered at the origin has its starting side on the positive x-axis and its terminal side
intersects the circle at a point , then the value of the tangent of the central angle is equal to the y-coordinate divided by
the x-coordinate. There are radians in a circle. Dividing by yields , which is equivalent to . It follows
that on the unit circle centered at the origin in the xy-plane, the angle is the result of revolutions from its starting side
on the positive x-axis followed by a rotation through radians. Therefore, the angles and are coterminal angles
and is equal to . Since is greater than and less than , it follows that the terminal side of the
angle is in quadrant II and forms an angle of , or , with the negative x-axis. Therefore, the terminal side of the angle

intersects the unit circle at the point . It follows that the value of is , which is equivalent to .
Therefore, the value of is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9f2728be
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 9f2728be

The graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. What is the length of the circle’s radius?

ID: 9f2728be Answer

Correct Answer: 10

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the graph of in the xy-plane is a circle. The equation of a
circle in the xy-plane can be written in the form , where the coordinates of the center of the circle
are and the length of the radius of the circle is . The term in this equation can be obtained by adding the
square of half the coefficient of to both sides of the given equation to complete the square. The coefficient of is . Half
the coefficient of is . The square of half the coefficient of is . Adding to each side of
yields , or .
Similarly, the term can be obtained by adding the square of half the coefficient of to both sides of this equation,
which yields , or . This equation is
equivalent to , or . Therefore, the length of the circle's radius
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID de6d51e1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Medium

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: de6d51e1

For the triangle shown, which expression represents the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: de6d51e1 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. For the right triangle shown, the lengths of the legs are units and units, and the length of the
hypotenuse is units. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the
two legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, . Subtracting from both sides
of this equation yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields .
Since is a length, must be positive. Therefore, . Thus, for the triangle shown, represents
the value of .

Choice B is incorrect. For the triangle shown, this expression represents the value of , not .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c10968c1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c10968c1

Triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle and angles and are
right angles. The length of is times the length of . If , what is the value of ?

ID: c10968c1 Answer

Correct Answer: .7241, 21/29

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angles and are right angles. In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Therefore, if
, then . In a right triangle, the tangent of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite
the angle to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. Therefore, in triangle , if , the ratio of the length of
to the length of is . If the lengths of and are and , respectively, then the ratio of the length of
to the length of is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the leg opposite the angle
to the length of the hypotenuse. Therefore, the value of is the ratio of the length of to the length of . The
length of can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that if the lengths of the legs of a right triangle
are and and the length of the hypotenuse is , then . Therefore, if the lengths of and are and
, respectively, then , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this
equation yields . Therefore, if the lengths of and are and , respectively, then the length of is
and the ratio of the length of to the length of is . Thus, if , the value of is . Note that 21/29,
.7241, and 0.724 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID d32d4957
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: d32d4957

Triangle is similar to triangle , where corresponds to and corresponds to . Angles

and are right angles. If and , what is the length of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d32d4957 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Corresponding angles in similar triangles have equal measures. It's given that triangle is similar to
triangle , where corresponds to , so the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . Therefore, if
, then . It's given that angles and are right angles, so triangles and are right
triangles. The adjacent side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side closest to the angle that is not the hypotenuse. It
follows that the adjacent side of angle is side . The opposite side of an acute angle in a right triangle is the side
across from the acute angle. It follows that the opposite side of angle is side . The tangent of an acute angle in a right
triangle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side. Therefore, . If
, the length of side can be found by substituting for and for in the equation
, which yields . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields . Since the
length of side is times the length of side , it follows that triangle is a special right triangle with angle
measures , , and . Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse, , is times the length of side , or
. Substituting for in this equation yields , or . Thus, if
and , the length of 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. This is the length of , not .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 2ab5f0fd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 2ab5f0fd

The length of a rectangle’s diagonal is , and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side is . What is the
length of the rectangle’s longer side?

ID: 2ab5f0fd Answer

Correct Answer: 12

Rationale

The correct answer is . The diagonal of a rectangle forms a right triangle, where the shorter side and the longer side of the
rectangle are the legs of the triangle and the diagonal of the rectangle is the hypotenuse of the triangle. It's given that the
length of the rectangle's diagonal is and the length of the rectangle's shorter side is . Thus, the length of the
hypotenuse of the right triangle formed by the diagonal is and the length of one of the legs is . By the Pythagorean
theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths and , then . Substituting

for and for in this equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Taking the square root of both sides of this equation yields , or . Since
represents a length, which must be positive, the value of is . Thus, the length of the rectangle's longer side is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 06e0b4a8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Medium

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 06e0b4a8

The length of a rectangle’s diagonal is , and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side is . What is the
length of the rectangle’s longer side?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 06e0b4a8 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. A rectangle’s diagonal divides a rectangle into two congruent right triangles, where the diagonal is the
hypotenuse of both triangles. It’s given that the length of the diagonal is and the length of the rectangle’s shorter side
is . Therefore, each of the two right triangles formed by the rectangle’s diagonal has a hypotenuse with length , and a
shorter leg with length . To calculate the length of the longer leg of each right triangle, the Pythagorean theorem,
, can be used, where and are the lengths of the legs and is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Substituting for and for in the equation yields , which is equivalent to

, or . Subtracting from each side of this equation yields . Taking the positive
square root of each side of this equation yields . Therefore, the length of the longer leg of each right triangle formed
by the diagonal of the rectangle is . It follows that the length of the rectangle’s longer side is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from dividing the length of the rectangle’s diagonal by the length of the rectangle’s
shorter side, rather than substituting these values into the Pythagorean theorem.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from using the length of the rectangle’s diagonal as the length of a leg of the right
triangle, rather than the length of the hypotenuse.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the square of the length of the rectangle’s longer side.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 559068d5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 559068d5

A rectangular poster has an area of square inches. A copy of the poster is made in which the length and
width of the original poster are each increased by . What is the area of the copy, in square inches?

ID: 559068d5 Answer

Correct Answer: 2592/5, 518.4

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that the area of the original poster is square inches. Let 𝓁 represent the length, in
inches, of the original poster, and let represent the width, in inches, of the original poster. Since the area of a rectangle is
equal to its length times its width, it follows that 𝓁 . It's also given that a copy of the poster is made in which the
length and width of the original poster are each increased by . It follows that the length of the copy is the length of the
original poster plus of the length of the original poster, which is equivalent to 𝓁 𝓁 inches. This length can be
rewritten as 𝓁 𝓁 inches, or 𝓁 inches. Similarly, the width of the copy is the width of the original poster plus of
the width of the original poster, which is equivalent to inches. This width can be rewritten as inches, or
inches. Since the area of a rectangle is equal to its length times its width, it follows that the area, in square inches, of
the copy is equal to 𝓁 , which can be rewritten as 𝓁 . Since 𝓁 , the area, in square inches,
of the copy can be found by substituting for 𝓁 in the expression 𝓁 , which yields , or
. Therefore, the area of the copy, in square inches, is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID c3f47bd8
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c3f47bd8

In triangle , angle is a right angle, point lies on , point lies on , and is parallel to .
If the length of is units, the length of is units, and the area of triangle is square
units, what is the length of , in units?

ID: c3f47bd8 Answer

Correct Answer: 14.66, 14.67, 44/3

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that in triangle , angle is a right angle. The area of a right triangle can be found
using the formula 𝓁 𝓁 , where represents the area of the right triangle, 𝓁 represents the length of one leg of the
triangle, and 𝓁 represents the length of the other leg of the triangle. In triangle , the two legs are and .
Therefore, if the length of is and the area of triangle is , then , or .
Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length of is . It's also given that point lies
on , point lies on , and is parallel to . It follows that angle is a right angle. Since triangles and
share angle and have right angles and , respectively, triangles and are similar triangles. Therefore,
the ratio of the length of to the length of is equal to the ratio of the length of to the length of . If the length
of is and the length of is , it follows that the ratio of the length of to the length of is , or , so the
ratio of the length of to the length of is . Therefore, . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Since the length of , , is the sum of the
length of , , and the length of , it follows that the length of is , or . Note that 44/3, 14.66, and
14.67 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8e79ef1c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Medium

Trigonometry

ID: 8e79ef1c

An angle has a measure of radians. What is the measure of the angle in degrees?

ID: 8e79ef1c Answer

Correct Answer: 81

Rationale

The correct answer is . The measure of an angle, in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in radians, by
. Multiplying the given angle measure, radians, by yields , which is
equivalent to degrees.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 489aba1c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Medium

Trigonometry

ID: 489aba1c

A circle has a circumference of centimeters. What is the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle?

ID: 489aba1c Answer

Correct Answer: 31

Rationale

The correct answer is . The circumference of a circle is equal to centimeters, where represents the radius, in
centimeters, of the circle, and the diameter of the circle is equal to centimeters. It's given that a circle has a
circumference of centimeters. Therefore, . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Since
the diameter of the circle is equal to centimeters, it follows that the diameter, in centimeters, of the circle is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 1dbbea6b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 1dbbea6b

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

ID: 1dbbea6b Answer

Correct Answer: .6956, .6957, 16/23

Rationale

The correct answer is . In a right triangle, the sine of an acute angle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side
opposite the angle to the length of the hypotenuse. In the triangle shown, the length of the side opposite the angle with
measure is units and the length of the hypotenuse is units. Therefore, the value of is . Note that 16/23,
.6956, .6957, 0.695, and 0.696 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9a3b790e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 9a3b790e

In the figure, parallel lines and are intersected by lines and . If and , what is the value
of ?

ID: 9a3b790e Answer

Correct Answer: 101/2, 50.5

Rationale

The correct answer is . In the figure, lines , , and form a triangle. One interior angle of this triangle is vertical to the
angle marked ; therefore, the interior angle also has measure . It's given that . Therefore, the interior angle of the
triangle has measure . A second interior angle of the triangle forms a straight line, , with the angle marked .
Therefore, the sum of the measures of these two angles is . It's given that . Therefore, the angle marked has
measure and the second interior angle of the triangle has measure , or . The sum of the interior
angles of a triangle is . Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle of the triangle is , or .
It's given that parallel lines and are intersected by line . It follows that the triangle's interior angle with measure is
congruent to the same side interior angle between lines and formed by lines and . Since this angle is supplementary to
the two angles marked , the sum of , , and is . It follows that , or .
Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields .
Note that 101/2 and 50.5 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 88041348
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Medium

Trigonometry

ID: 88041348

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and the point lies on the circle. Which equation
represents this circle?

A. msup

B. msup

C. msup

D. msup

ID: 88041348 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. A circle in the xy-plane can be represented by an equation of the form ,
where is the center of the circle and is the length of a radius of the circle. It's given that the circle has its center at
. Therefore, and . Substituting for and for in the equation
yields , or . It's also given that the point lies on the
circle. Substituting for and for in the equation yields , or
, which is equivalent to , or . Substituting for in the equation
yields . Thus, the equation represents
the circle.

Choice A is incorrect. The circle represented by this equation has its center at , not , and the point
doesn't lie on the circle.

Choice B is incorrect. The point doesn't lie on the circle represented by this equation.

Choice C is incorrect. The circle represented by this equation has its center at , not , and the point
doesn't lie on the circle.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID ba00aba9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Medium

Trigonometry triangles

ID: ba00aba9

Two nearby trees are perpendicular to the ground, which is flat. One of these trees is feet tall and has a
shadow that is feet long. At the same time, the shadow of the other tree is feet long. How tall, in feet, is
the other tree?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: ba00aba9 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Each tree and its shadow can be modeled using a right triangle, where the height of the tree and the
length of its shadow are the legs of the triangle. At a given point in time, the right triangles formed by two nearby trees and
their respective shadows will be similar. Therefore, if the height of the other tree is , in feet, the value of can be calculated
by solving the proportional relationship . This equation is equivalent to , or .
Multiplying each side of the equation by yields . Therefore, the other tree is tall.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from calculating the difference between the lengths of the shadows, rather than the
height of the other tree.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from calculating the difference between the height of the -foot-tall tree and the length
of the shadow of the other tree, rather than calculating the height of the other tree.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 530b2e84
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 530b2e84

What is the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by connecting the three points shown?

ID: 530b2e84 Answer

Correct Answer: 24.5, 49/2

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that a triangle is formed by connecting the three points shown, which are ,
, and . Let this triangle be triangle A. The area of triangle A can be found by calculating the area of the
rectangle that circumscribes it and subtracting the areas of the three triangles that are inside the rectangle but outside
triangle A. The rectangle formed by the points , , , and circumscribes triangle A. The width, in
units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is
, or . The length, in units, of this rectangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and
. This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of the rectangle is , or . One of the
triangles that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points , , and . The length, in
units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance
is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points
and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of this triangle is , or .
A second triangle that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points , , and .
The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the points and
. This distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance
between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that the area, in square units, of this triangle
is , or . The third triangle that lies inside the rectangle but outside triangle A is formed by the points ,
, and . The length, in units, of a base of this triangle can be found by calculating the distance between the
points and . This distance is , or . The corresponding height, in units, of this triangle can be
found by calculating the distance between the points and . This distance is , or . It follows that
the area, in square units, of this triangle is , or . Thus, the area, in square units, of the triangle formed by
connecting the three points shown is , or . Note that 24.5 and 49/2 are examples of ways to enter a
correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID b2aa5d73
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: b2aa5d73

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of . An equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. What is the value of ?

ID: b2aa5d73 Answer

Correct Answer: -52

Rationale

The correct answer is . The equation of a circle in the xy-plane with its center at and a radius of can be written
in the form . It's given that a circle in the xy-plane has its center at and has a radius of .
Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields
, or . It's also given that an equation of this circle is
, where , , and are constants. Therefore, can be rewritten in
the form . The equation , or
, can be rewritten as .
Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Subtracting from
both sides of this equation yields , which is equivalent to
. This equation is in the form . Therefore, the value of
is .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 307d7ae0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and Hard

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 307d7ae0

Triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle and angle corresponds
to angle . Angles and are right angles. If , what is the value of ?

ID: 307d7ae0 Answer

Correct Answer: .14, 7/50

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , where angle corresponds to angle
and angle corresponds to angle . In similar triangles, the tangents of corresponding angles are equal. Since angle and
angle are corresponding angles, if , then . It's also given that angles and are right
angles. It follows that triangle is a right triangle with acute angles and . The tangent of one acute angle in a right
triangle is the inverse of the tangent of the other acute angle in the triangle. Therefore, . Substituting
for in this equation yields , or . Thus, if , the value of is .
Note that 7/50 and .14 are examples of ways to enter a correct answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 9ca6e7b4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 9ca6e7b4

A circle has center , and points and lie on the circle. The measure of arc is and the length of
arc is inches. What is the circumference, in inches, of the circle?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9ca6e7b4 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that the measure of arc is and the length of arc is . The arc measure of
the full circle is . If represents the circumference, in inches, of the circle, it follows that . This
equation is equivalent to , or . Multiplying both sides of this equation by yields , or
. Therefore, the circumference of the circle is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of arc .

Choice B is incorrect and may result from multiplying the length of arc by .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from squaring the length of arc .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 034aa7ae
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Hard

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 034aa7ae

In the figure shown, points , , , and lie on line segment , and line segment intersects line
segment at point . The measure of is , the measure of is , the measure of
is , and the measure of is . What is the measure, in degrees, of ?

ID: 034aa7ae Answer

Correct Answer: 123

Rationale

The correct answer is . The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a
triangle is degrees. It's given that the measure of is and the measure of is . Since points , ,
and form a triangle, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is
, or . It's also given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary
angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or .
Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum
theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . It's given that the measure of is .
Since and are supplementary angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure,
in degrees, of is , or . Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as
, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or .

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 8235af09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 8235af09

Triangles and are similar. Each side length of triangle is times the corresponding side
length of triangle . The area of triangle is square inches. What is the area, in square inches,
of triangle ?

ID: 8235af09 Answer

Correct Answer: 135/8, 16.87, 16.88

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that triangles and are similar and each side length of triangle is
times the corresponding side length of triangle . For two similar triangles, if each side length of the first triangle is
times the corresponding side length of the second triangle, then the area of the first triangle is times the area of the
second triangle. Therefore, the area of triangle is , or , times the area of triangle . It's given that the area of
triangle is square inches. Let represent the area, in square inches, of triangle . It follows that is
times , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields , which is equivalent to . Thus, the
area, in square inches, of triangle is . Note that 135/8, 16.87, and 16.88 are examples of ways to enter a correct
answer.

Question Difficulty: Hard

Question ID 35d7123b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and Medium

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 35d7123b

Triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and respectively.

The length of each side of triangle is times the length of its corresponding side in triangle .
The measure of side is . What is the measure of side ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 35d7123b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that triangle is similar to triangle , such that , , and correspond to , , and
, respectively. Therefore, side corresponds to side . Since the length of each side of triangle is times the
length of its corresponding side in triangle , it follows that the measure of side is times the measure of side
. Thus, since the measure of side is , then the measure of side is , or .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of side , not side .

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 55b41004
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles Hard

Trigonometry

ID: 55b41004

A circle in the xy-plane has its center at . Line is tangent to this circle at the point .
What is the slope of line ?
A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 55b41004 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. A line that's tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at the point of tangency. It's
given that the circle has its center at and line is tangent to the circle at the point . The slope of a
radius defined by the points and can be calculated as . The points and define the
radius of the circle at the point of tangency. Therefore, the slope of this radius can be calculated as , or . If a line
and a radius are perpendicular, the slope of the line must be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the radius. The negative
reciprocal of is . Thus, the slope of line is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the slope of the radius of the circle at the point of tangency, not the slope of line .

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

Question Difficulty: Hard