SAT Suite Advanced Math Book
SAT Suite Advanced Math Book
SAT Suite Advanced Math Book
The quadratic function h is defined as shown. In the xy-plane, the graph of intersects the x-axis at the
points and , where t is a constant. What is the value of t ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
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The function is defined by . What is the y-intercept of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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One solution to the given equation can be written as , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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 ?
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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 .
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The first term of a sequence is . Each term after the first is times the preceding term. If represents the th term of the sequence, which equation gives in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 18
B. 20
C. 24
D. 40
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A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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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 ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A machine launches a softball from ground level. The softball reaches a maximum height of meters above the ground at seconds and hits the ground at
seconds. Which equation represents the height above ground , in meters, of the softball seconds after it is launched?
A.
B.
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by , where and are constants. In the -plane, the graph of has an -intercept at and a -intercept at .
What is the value of ?
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During a 5-second time interval, the average acceleration a, in meters per second squared, of an object with an
initial velocity of 12 meters per second is defined by the equation , where vf is the final velocity of
the object in meters per second. If the equation is rewritten in the form vf = xa + y, where x and y are constants,
what is the value of x ?
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The revenue , in dollars, that a company receives from sales of a product is given by the function f above, where
x is the unit price, in dollars, of the product. The graph of in the xy-plane intersects the x-axis at 0 and a.
B. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in maximum revenue
C. The unit price, in dollars, of the product that will result in a revenue of $0
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The equation above is true for all , where r and t are positive
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Growth of a Culture of Bacteria
Number of bacteria per
Day
milliliter at end of day
A culture of bacteria is growing at an exponential rate, as shown in the table above. At this rate, on which day
would the number of bacteria per milliliter reach ?
A. Day 5
B. Day 9
C. Day 11
D. Day 12
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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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
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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
?
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The function is defined by . For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by . In the xy-plane, the graph of is the result of translating the graph of up units. What is the
value of ?
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The expression is equivalent to the expression , where , , and are constants. What is the value of ?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the expression above, b and c are positive integers. If the expression is equivalent to and
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
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A quadratic function models a projectile's height, in meters, above the ground in terms of the time, in seconds, after it was launched. The model estimates that the projectile
was launched from an initial height of meters above the ground and reached a maximum height of meters above the ground seconds after the launch. How many
seconds after the launch does the model estimate that the projectile will return to a height of meters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation relates the variables and . For what value of does the value of reach its minimum?
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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 ?
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In the given equation, is a positive integer. The equation has no real solution. What is the greatest possible value of ?
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In the given equation, and are positive constants. The product of the solutions to the given equation is , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the equation above, t is a constant. If the equation has no real solutions, which
of the following could be the value of t ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given expression can be rewritten as , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
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In the given equation, is an integer constant. If the equation has no real solution, what is the least possible value of ?
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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. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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The function is defined by the given equation. For which of the following values of does ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation relates the distinct positive real numbers , , and . Which equation correctly expresses in terms of and ?
A.
B.
C. msup
D. msup
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The graph of the function f, defined by , is shown in the xy-plane above. If the function g
(not shown) is defined by , what is one possible value of a such that ?
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The population P of a certain city y years after the last census is modeled by the equation below, where r is a constant and is the population when .
If during this time the population of the city decreases by a fixed percent each year, which of the following must
be true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function gives the value, in dollars, of a certain piece of equipment after months of use. If the value of the equipment decreases each year by of its value the
preceding year, what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has no real solutions if . What is the least possible value of ?
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In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?
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The expression , where is a constant, can be rewritten as , where , , and are integer constants. Which of the following must be an
integer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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equivalent to , for ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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How many distinct real solutions does the given equation have?
A. Exactly one
B. Exactly two
C. Infinitely many
D. Zero
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 2
B. 6
C.
D.
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How many distinct real solutions does the given equation have?
A. Exactly one
B. Exactly two
C. Infinitely many
D. Zero
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The function gives a metal ball's height above the ground , in inches, seconds after it started moving on a track, where . Which of
the following is the best interpretation of the vertex of the graph of in the xy-plane?
A. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
B. The metal ball's minimum height was inches above the ground.
C. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
D. The metal ball's height was inches above the ground when it started moving.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given function models the number of coupons a company sent to their customers at the end of each year, where represents the number of years since the end of
, and . If is graphed in the ty-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 coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
B. The minimum estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers during the years was .
C. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
D. The estimated number of coupons the company sent to their customers at the end of was .
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In the given equation, is a constant. The equation has exactly one solution. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the given equation, is a positive constant. Which of the following is one of the solutions to the given equation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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If , what is t
in terms of u ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the xy-plane, a parabola has vertex and intersects the x-axis at two points. If the equation of the parabola is written in the form , where , , and
are constants, which of the following could be the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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.
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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.
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A landscaper is designing a rectangular garden. The length of the garden is to be 5 feet longer than the width. If the
area of the garden will be 104 square feet, what will be the length, in feet, of the garden?
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The function f is defined by . The graph of f in the xy-plane is a parabola. Which of the
following intervals contains the x-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of f ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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x p(x)
The table above gives selected values of a polynomial function p. Based on the values in the
table, which of the following must be a factor of p ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function models the population, in thousands, of a certain city years after . According to the model, the population is predicted to increase by every
months. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the function , , and for each increase in by , the value of decreases by . What is the value of ?
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The equation above models the number of members, M, of a gym t years after the gym opens. Of the following,
which equation models the number of members of the gym q quarter years after the gym opens?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The functions and are defined by the given equations, where . Which of the following equations displays, as a constant or coefficient, the maximum value of the
function it defines, where ?
I.
II.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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The formula above can be used to approximate the dew point D, in degrees Fahrenheit, given the temperature T, in
degrees Fahrenheit, and the relative humidity of H percent, where . Which of the following expresses the
relative humidity in terms of the temperature and the dew point?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which of the following are solutions to the given equation, where is a constant and ?
I.
II.
III.
A. I and II only
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equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Square P has a side length of inches. Square Q has a perimeter that is inches greater than the perimeter of square P. The function gives the area of square Q, in square
inches. Which of the following defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the given system of equations, is a constant. The graphs of the equations in the given system intersect at exactly one point, , in the xy-plane. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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One of the factors of is , where is a positive constant. What is the smallest possible value of ?
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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.
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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.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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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?
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equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The expression above can be written in the form , where a and b are
constants. What is the value of ?
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The expression is equivalent to , where and are positive constants and . What is the value of ?
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In the given equation, and are positive constants. The sum of the solutions to the given equation is , where is a constant. What is the value of ?
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Function is defined by . Function is defined by . The graph of in the xy-plane has x-intercepts at , ,
and , where , , and are distinct constants. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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expression ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The total distance d, in meters, traveled by an object moving in a straight line can be modeled by a quadratic
function that is defined in terms of t, where t is the time in seconds. At a time of 10.0 seconds, the total distance
traveled by the object is 50.0 meters, and at a time of 20.0 seconds, the total distance traveled by the object is 200.0
meters. If the object was at a distance of 0 meters when , then what is the total distance traveled, in meters, by
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The given equation defines the function . For what value of does reach its minimum?
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The function h is defined above, where a, b, and c are integer constants. If the zeros of the
function are 6, and 7, what is the value of c ?
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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.
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The function is defined by the given equation. If , which of the following equations defines the function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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equivalent to ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
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In the given system of equations, is a positive constant. The system has exactly one distinct real solution. What is the value of ?
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Kao measured the temperature of a cup of hot chocolate placed in a room with a constant temperature of
70 degrees Fahrenheit (°F). The temperature of the hot chocolate was 185°F at 6:00 p.m. when it started cooling. The
temperature of the hot chocolate was 156°F at 6:05 p.m. and 135°F at 6:10 p.m. The hot chocolate’s temperature
continued to decrease. Of the following functions, which best models the temperature , in degrees Fahrenheit,
of Kao’s hot chocolate m minutes after it started cooling?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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.
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The population of a town is currently 50,000, and the population is estimated to increase each year by 3% from the
previous year. Which of the following equations can be used to estimate the number of years, t, it will take for the
population of the town to reach 60,000 ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For the exponential function , the value of is , where is a constant. Which of the following equivalent forms of the function shows the value of as the coefficient
or the base?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The quadratic function above models the height above the ground h, in feet, of a projectile x seconds after it had
been launched vertically. If is graphed in the xy-plane, which of the following represents the real-life
meaning of the positive x-intercept of the graph?
For the exponential function f, the table above shows several values of x and their corresponding values of , where a is a constant greater than 1. If k is a constant
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The rational function is defined by an equation in the form , where and are constants. The partial graph of is shown. If , which
equation could define function ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the xy-plane, the graph of the equation intersects the line at exactly one point. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Two variables, and , are related such that for each increase of in the value of , the value of increases by a factor of . When , . Which equation represents
this relationship?
A. msup
B. msup
C. msup
D. msup
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 10.00
B. 10.25
C. 10.75
D. 11.00
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For the function , the value of decreases by for every increase in the value of by . If , which equation defines ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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