Question ID bcb66188

Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bcb66188

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: bcb66188 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. If two triangles are similar, then their corresponding angles are congruent. It's given that right triangle
is similar to right triangle and angle corresponds to angle . It follows that angle is congruent to angle
and, therefore, the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle . The sine ratios of angles of equal measure are
equal. Since the measure of angle is equal to the measure of angle , . It's given that .
Therefore, is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5207e508
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5207e508

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5207e508 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that lines and are parallel. Since line intersects both lines and , it's a transversal. The
angles in the figure marked as and are on the same side of the transversal, where one is an interior angle with line
as a side, and the other is an exterior angle with line as a side. Thus, the marked angles are corresponding angles.
When two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, corresponding angles are congruent and, therefore, have equal
measure. It follows that . Therefore, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID f67e4efc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f67e4efc

A right circular cylinder has a volume of . If the height of the cylinder

is 5, what is the radius of the cylinder?

A. 3

B. 4.5

C. 9

D. 40

ID: f67e4efc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The volume of a right circular cylinder with a radius of r is the product of the area of the base, , and
the height, h. The volume of the right circular cylinder described is and its height is 5. If the radius is r, it follows that

. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Taking the square root of both sides yields
or . Since r represents the radius, the value must be positive. Therefore, the radius is 3.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from finding that the square of the radius is 9, but then from dividing 9 by 2, rather than
taking the square root of 9. Choice C is incorrect. This represents the square of the radius. Choice D is incorrect and may
result from solving the equation for , not r, by dividing by on both sides and then by subtracting, not
dividing, 5 from both sides.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 33e29881
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 33e29881

In right triangle , the sum of the measures of angle and angle is degrees. The value of is . What is
the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 33e29881 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The sine of any acute angle is equal to the cosine of its complement. It’s given that in right triangle
, the sum of the measures of angle and angle is degrees. Therefore, angle and angle are complementary, and
the value of is equal to the value of . It's given that the value of is , so the value of is also .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5252e606
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5252e606

The side length of a square is . What is the area, , of the square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5252e606 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area , , of a square with side length , , is given by the
formula . It’s given that the square has a side length of . Substituting for in the formula yields
, or . Therefore, the area, , of the square is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the square, not its area, .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 5afbdc8e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 5afbdc8e

What is the length of one side of a square that has the same
area as a circle with radius 2 ?

A. 2

B.

C.

D.

ID: 5afbdc8e Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area A of a circle with radius r is given by the formula . Thus, a circle with radius 2 has area

, which can be rewritten as . The area of a square with side length s is given by the formula . Thus, if a

square has the same area as a circle with radius 2, then . Since the side length of a square must be a positive

number, taking the square root of both sides of gives . Using the properties of square roots, can

be rewritten as , which is equivalent to . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect. The side length of the square isn’t equal to the radius of the circle. Choices B and D are incorrect and
may result from incorrectly simplifying the expression .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c8d60e48
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c8d60e48

In the given triangle, and has a measure

of . What is the value of x ?

A. 36

B. 46

C. 58

D. 70

ID: c8d60e48 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since , the measures of their corresponding angles, and , are equal. Since
has a measure of , the measure of is also . Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles in
a triangle is , it follows that , or . Subtracting by 134 on both sides of this equation
yields .

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 1f0b582e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 1f0b582e

Square X has a side length of centimeters. The perimeter of square Y is times the perimeter of square X. What is the
length, in centimeters, of one side of square Y?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 1f0b582e Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The perimeter, , of a square can be found using the formula , where is the length of each side
of the square. It's given that square X has a side length of centimeters. Substituting for in the formula for the
perimeter of a square yields , or . Therefore, the perimeter of square X is centimeters. It’s also given
that the perimeter of square Y is times the perimeter of square X. Therefore, the perimeter of square Y is , or ,
centimeters. Substituting for in the formula gives . Dividing both sides of this equation by gives
. Therefore, the length of one side of square Y is centimeters.

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: Medium

Question ID d5f349b7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d5f349b7

Right triangles and are similar, where corresponds to . If the measure of angle is , what is the
measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d5f349b7 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. In similar triangles, corresponding angles are congruent. It’s given that right triangles and
are similar, where angle corresponds to angle . It follows that angle is congruent to angle . In the triangles shown,
angle and angle are both marked as right angles, so angle and angle are corresponding angles. It follows that
angle and angle are corresponding angles, and thus, angle is congruent to angle . It’s given that the measure of
angle is , so the measure of angle is also . Angle is a right angle, so the measure of angle is . The sum
of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . Thus, the sum of the measures of the interior angles of triangle
is degrees. Let represent the measure, in degrees, of angle . It follows that , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, if the measure of angle is
degrees, then the measure of angle is degrees.

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 the sum of the measures of angle and angle .
Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID 686b5212
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 686b5212

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

ID: 686b5212 Answer

Correct Answer: 57

Rationale

The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle vertical to the angle with measure
are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the angle with measure also
has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side interior angles between lines and are
supplementary. It follows that . If , then the value of can be found by substituting for
in the equation , which yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of
this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Thus, if , the value of
is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID a6dbad6b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a6dbad6b

In the figure above, lines and m are parallel, , and

. What is the value of x ?

A. 120

B. 100

C. 90

D. 80

ID: a6dbad6b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Let the measure of the third angle in the smaller triangle be . Since lines and m are parallel and cut
by transversals, it follows that the corresponding angles formed are congruent. So . The sum of the measures

of the interior angles of a triangle is , which for the interior angles in the smaller triangle yields . Given
that and , it follows that . Solving for x gives , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from incorrectly assuming that angles . Choice C is incorrect and may
result from incorrectly assuming that the smaller triangle is a right triangle, with x as the right angle. Choice D is incorrect
and may result from a misunderstanding of the exterior angle theorem and incorrectly assuming that .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 81b664bc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 81b664bc

In the figure above, , , and are parallel. Points B and E lie on and

, respectively. If , and , what is the length of

, to the nearest tenth?

A. 16.8

B. 17.5

C. 18.4

D. 19.6

ID: 81b664bc Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since , , and are parallel, quadrilaterals and are similar. Let x represent the

length of . With similar figures, the ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal. It follows that .
Multiplying both sides of this equation by 18.5 and by x yields , or . Dividing both sides of this
equation by 9 yields , which to the nearest tenth is 17.5.

Choices A, C, and D are incorrect and may result from errors made when setting up the proportion.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 59cb654c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 59cb654c

The area of a square is square inches. What is the side length, in inches, of this square?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 59cb654c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It's given that the area of a square is square inches. The area , in square inches, of a square is given
by the formula , where is the side length, in inches, of the square. Substituting for in this formula yields
. Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields . Thus, the side length, in inches, of this
square is .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of the square, not the side length, in inches, of the square.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 902dc959
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 902dc959

In the figure above, what is the

value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 902dc959 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Angle A is an acute angle in a right triangle, so the value of tan(A) is equivalent to the ratio of the length

of the side opposite angle A, 20, to the length of the nonhypotenuse side adjacent to angle A, 21. Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of sin(A). Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of cos(A). Choice D is incorrect. This
is the value of tan(B).

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID ec5d4823
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: ec5d4823

What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of a right rectangular prism that has a
length of 4 centimeters, a width of 9 centimeters, and a height of 10 centimeters?

ID: ec5d4823 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 360. The volume of a right rectangular prism is calculated by multiplying its dimensions: length, width,
and height. Multiplying the values given for these dimensions yields a volume of cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID cbe8ca31
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cbe8ca31

In , the measure of is and the measure of is . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: cbe8ca31 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle
is . It's given that in , the measure of is and the measure of is . It follows that the measure of
is , or .

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

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of and , not the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 94364a79
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 94364a79

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: 94364a79 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 c24e1bda
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c24e1bda

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c24e1bda Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It's given that lines and are parallel. Since line intersects both lines and , it's a transversal. The
angles in the figure marked as and are on the same side of the transversal, where one is an interior angle with line
as a side, and the other is an exterior angle with line as a side. Thus, the marked angles are corresponding angles.
When two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, corresponding angles are congruent and, therefore, have equal
measure. It follows that . Therefore, the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy
Question ID b0c5ece5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: b0c5ece5

Which equation shows the relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: b0c5ece5 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. 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, , where and are the lengths of the
legs and is the length of the hypotenuse. For the given right triangle, the lengths of the legs are and , and the length of
the hypotenuse is . Substituting for and for in the equation yields . Thus, the
relationship between the side lengths of the given triangle 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 D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID e336a1d2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: e336a1d2

A cube has an edge length of inches. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the cube?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: e336a1d2 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The volume, , of a cube can be found using the formula , where is the edge length of the
cube. It's given that a cube has an edge length of inches. Substituting inches for in this equation yields
cubic inches, or cubic inches. Therefore, the volume of the cube is cubic inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in inches, of the cube.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the area, in square inches, of a face of the cube.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the surface area, in square inches, of the cube.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c0586eb5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: c0586eb5

A cylinder has a diameter of inches and a height of inches. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the cylinder?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c0586eb5 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The base of a cylinder is a circle with a diameter equal to the diameter of the cylinder. The volume, , of
a cylinder can be found by multiplying the area of the circular base, , by the height of the cylinder, , or . The area
of a circle can be found using the formula , where is the radius of the circle. It’s given that the diameter of the
cylinder is inches. Thus, the radius of this circle is inches. Therefore, the area of the circular base of the cylinder is
, or square inches. It’s given that the height of the cylinder is inches. Substituting for and for
in the formula gives , or cubic inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the area of the circular base of the cylinder.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from using , instead of , as the value of in the formula for the area of a circle.

Choice D is incorrect and may result from using , instead of , for the radius of the circular base.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 151eda3c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 151eda3c

A manufacturing company produces two sizes of cylindrical containers that each

have a height of 50 centimeters. The radius of container A is 16 centimeters, and
the radius of container B is 25% longer than the radius of container A. What is the
volume, in cubic centimeters, of container B?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 151eda3c Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. If the radius of container A is 16 centimeters and the radius of container B is 25% longer than the radius
of container A, then the radius of container B is centimeters. The volume of a cylinder is , where

r is the radius of the cylinder and h is its height. Substituting and into yields that the volume of cylinder

B is cubic centimeters.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by the radius of cylinder A rather than squaring
the radius of cylinder B. Choice C is incorrect and may result from multiplying the radius of cylinder B by 25 rather than
squaring it. Choice D is incorrect and may result from taking the radius of cylinder B to be 25 centimeters rather than 20
centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID d0b6d927
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d0b6d927

A rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of meters. What is the width, in meters, of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d0b6d927 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The area , in square meters, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁, in meters, and its width , in
meters; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that a rectangle has an area of square meters and a length of meters. Substituting
for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore,
the width, in meters, of the rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the rectangle,
not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the square of the length, in meters, not the width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the product of the area, in square meters, and the length, in meters, of the rectangle, not the
width, in meters, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 933fee1a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 933fee1a

Triangles ABC and DEF are shown above. Which of the

following is equal to the ratio ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 933fee1a Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. In right triangle ABC, the measure of angle B must be 58° because the sum of the measure of angle A,
which is 32°, and the measure of angle B is 90°. Angle D in the right triangle DEF has measure 58°. Hence, triangles ABC and
DEF are similar (by angle-angle similarity). Since is the side opposite to the angle with measure 32° and AB is the

hypotenuse in right triangle ABC, the ratio is equal to .

Alternate approach: The trigonometric ratios can be used to answer this question. In right triangle ABC, the ratio

. The angle E in triangle DEF has measure 32° because . In triangle DEF, the ratio

. Therefore, .
Choice A is incorrect because is the reciprocal of the ratio . Choice C is incorrect because , not

. Choice D is incorrect because , not .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 64c1f044
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 64c1f044

In the triangle shown, what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 64c1f044 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The tangent of an acute angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the length of the side opposite
the angle to the length of the shorter side adjacent to the angle. In the triangle shown, the length of the side opposite the
angle with measure is units and the length of the side adjacent to the angle with measure is units. Therefore, the
value 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 D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a4c05a1b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: a4c05a1b

In the figure shown, lines and are parallel, and line intersects both lines. If , which of the following must be
true?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a4c05a1b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. In the figure shown, the angle measuring is congruent to its vertical angle formed by lines and ,
so the measure of the vertical angle is also . The vertical angle forms a same-side interior angle pair with the angle
measuring . It's given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same-side interior angles in the figure are supplementary,
which means the sum of the measure of the vertical angle and the measure of the angle measuring is , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Substituting for in the
inequality yields . Adding to both sides of this inequality yields . Subtracting from
both sides of this inequality yields , or . Thus, if , it must be true that .

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

Choice C is incorrect. must be equal to, not less than, .

Choice D is incorrect. must be equal to, not greater than, .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 38517165
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 38517165

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

ID: 38517165 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 d3fe472f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: d3fe472f

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: d3fe472f 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 f9d40000
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f9d40000

In , the measure of is and the measure of is . What is the measure of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f9d40000 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle
is . It's given that in , the measure of is and the measure of is . It follows that the measure of
is , or .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of and , not the measure of .

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0d3f51dc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0d3f51dc

In the figure, line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0d3f51dc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. It’s given that line is parallel to line , and line intersects both lines. It follows that line is a
transversal. When two lines are parallel and intersected by a transversal, exterior angles on the same side of the transversal
are supplementary. Thus, . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the
value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID fd8745fc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: fd8745fc

In triangle , the measures of and are each . What is the measure of , in degrees? (Disregard the degree
symbol when entering your answer.)

ID: fd8745fc Answer

Correct Answer: 84

Rationale

The correct answer is . The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is . It's given that in triangle
, the measures of and are each . Adding the measures, in degrees, of and gives , or .
Therefore, the measure of , in degrees, is , or .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID c7bed21d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: c7bed21d

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: c7bed21d 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 8e7689e0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 8e7689e0

The number of radians in a 720-degree angle can be written as , where

a is a constant. What is the value of a ?

ID: 8e7689e0 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 4. There are radians in a angle. An angle measure of is 4 times greater than an angle

measure of . Therefore, the number of radians in a angle is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 3563d76d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3563d76d

At a certain time and day, the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, casts a
shadow that is 300 feet long. At the same time, a nearby cherry tree casts a
shadow that is 16 feet long. Given that the Washington Monument is
approximately 555 feet tall, which of the following is closest to the height, in feet,
of the cherry tree?

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 35

ID: 3563d76d Answer

Rationale

Choice C is correct. There is a proportional relationship between the height of an object and the length of its shadow. Let c

represent the height, in feet, of the cherry tree. The given relationship can be expressed by the proportion .
Multiplying both sides of this equation by 16 yields . This height is closest to the value given in choice C, 30.

Choices A, B, and D are incorrect and may result from calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID dfc420b2
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: dfc420b2

In the figure above, intersects at C. If

, what is the value of y ?

A. 100

B. 90

C. 80

D. 60

ID: dfc420b2 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that ; therefore, substituting 100 for x in triangle ABC gives two known angle measures
for this triangle. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of any triangle equals 180°. Subtracting the two known angle
measures of triangle ABC from 180° gives the third angle measure: . This is the measure of angle
BCA. Since vertical angles are congruent, the measure of angle DCE is also 60°. Subtracting the two known angle measures
of triangle CDE from 180° gives the third angle measure: . Therefore, the value of y is 80.

Choice A is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice B is incorrect and may result from classifying angle CDE
as a right angle. Choice D is incorrect and may result from finding the measure of angle BCA or DCE instead of the measure
of angle CDE.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID de550be0
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: de550be0

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: de550be0 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 2adbf1b1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 2adbf1b1

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

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 2adbf1b1 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Vertical angles, which are angles that are opposite each other when two lines intersect, are congruent.
The figure shows that lines and intersect. It follows that the angle with measure and the angle with measure are
vertical angles, so . It's given that and . Substituting for and for in
the equation yields . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .
Adding to both sides of this equation yields , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields
. It's given that lines and are parallel, and the figure shows that lines and are intersected by a transversal,
line . If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the same-side interior angles are supplementary. It follows
that the same-side interior angles with measures and are supplementary, so . Substituting for
in this equation yields . Substituting for in this equation yields , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 901e3285
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 901e3285

In triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is . If triangle ABC is isosceles, which

of the following is NOT a possible measure of angle B ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 901e3285 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The sum of the three interior angles in a triangle is . It’s given that angle A measures . If angle
B measured , the measure of angle C would be . Thus, the measures of the angles in the

triangle would be , , and . However, an isosceles triangle has two angles of equal measure. Therefore, angle B
can’t measure .

Choice A is incorrect. If angle B has measure , then angle C would measure , and , ,
and could be the angle measures of an isosceles triangle. Choice B is incorrect. If angle B has measure , then angle

C would measure , and , , and could be the angle measures of an isosceles triangle.

Choice C is incorrect. If angle B has measure , then angle C would measure , and , ,

and could be the angle measures of an isosceles triangle.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 0837c3b9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 0837c3b9

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are similar triangles, where and are
corresponding sides. If and the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, what is
the perimeter of triangle DEF ?

A. 10

B. 40

C. 80

D. 120

ID: 0837c3b9 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since triangles ABC and DEF are similar and , the length of each side of triangle DEF is two
times the length of its corresponding side in triangle ABC. Therefore, the perimeter of triangle DEF is two times the perimeter
of triangle ABC. Since the perimeter of triangle ABC is 20, the perimeter of triangle DEF is 40.

Choice A is incorrect. This is half, not two times, the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice C is incorrect. This is two times the
perimeter of triangle DEF rather than two times the perimeter of triangle ABC. Choice D is incorrect. This is six times, not two
times, the perimeter of triangle ABC.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 575f1e12
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 575f1e12

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

ID: 575f1e12 Answer

Correct Answer: 986

Rationale

The correct answer is . The area, , of a rectangle is given by 𝓁 , where 𝓁 is the length of the rectangle and is its
width. It’s given that the length of the rectangle is centimeters (cm) and the width is cm. Substituting for 𝓁 and
for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of this
rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 74d8b897
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 74d8b897

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

ID: 74d8b897 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 410bdbe6
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 410bdbe6

In the triangle above, . What

is the value of b ?

A. 52

B. 59

C. 76

D. 104

ID: 410bdbe6 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The sum of the measures of the three interior angles of a triangle is 180°. Therefore, .
Since it’s given that , it follows that , or . Dividing both sides of this equation by 2 yields
.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice C is incorrect. This is the value of . Choice D is
incorrect. This is the value of .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a0cacec1
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: a0cacec1

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

ID: a0cacec1 Answer

Correct Answer: 192

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, , by yields , which
simplifies to degrees.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 087cdcfd
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 087cdcfd

In the figure, three lines intersect at point P. If and

, what is the value of z ?

A. 140

B. 80

C. 40

D. 20

ID: 087cdcfd Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The angle that is shown as lying between the y° angle and the z° angle is a vertical angle with the x°
angle. Since vertical angles are congruent and , the angle between the y° angle and the z° angle measures 65°. Since
the 65° angle, the y° angle, and the z° angle are adjacent and form a straight angle, it follows that the sum of the measures of
these three angles is 180°, which is represented by the equation . It’s given that y = 75. Substituting 75
for y yields , which can be rewritten as . Subtracting 140° from both sides of this
equation yields . Therefore, .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from finding the value of rather than z. Choices B and D are incorrect and may
result from conceptual or computational errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID c88183f7
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: c88183f7

A rectangle has a length of and a width of . What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c88183f7 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The perimeter of a quadrilateral is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. It's given that the rectangle
has a length of and a width of . It follows that the rectangle has two sides with length and two sides with length .
Therefore, the perimeter of the rectangle is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four
sides of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum of the lengths of the two sides with length , not the sum of the lengths of all four
sides of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the perimeter of a rectangle that has four sides with length , not two sides with length and
two sides with length .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID afa3c48b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: afa3c48b

In the figure shown, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: afa3c48b Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The sum of consecutive interior angles between two parallel lines and on the same side of the
transversal is degrees. Since it's given that line is parallel to line , it follows that . Subtracting
from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the value of is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the given angle measure.

Choice C is incorrect. This is twice the value of the given angle measure.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 9ec76b54
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 9ec76b54

A right triangle has legs with lengths of centimeters and centimeters. What is the length of this triangle's hypotenuse,
in centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 9ec76b54 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. 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. It's given that the right triangle has legs with lengths of
centimeters and centimeters. Let represent the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in centimeters. Therefore, by the
Pythagorean theorem, , or . Taking the positive square root of both sides of this equation yields
, or . Therefore, the length of this triangle's hypotenuse, in centimeters, 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. This is the square of the length of the triangle’s hypotenuse.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 992f4e93
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 992f4e93

In the figure above, lines and k are parallel.

What is the value of a ?

A. 26

B. 64

C. 116

D. 154

ID: 992f4e93 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Since lines and k are parallel, corresponding angles formed by the intersection of line j with lines and
k are congruent. Therefore, the angle with measure a° must be the supplement of the angle with measure 64°. The sum of
two supplementary angles is 180°, so a = 180 – 64 = 116.

Choice A is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is the complement of the angle with measure
64°. Choice B is incorrect and likely results from thinking the angle with measure a° is congruent to the angle with measure
64°. Choice D is incorrect and likely results from a conceptual or computational error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f1747a6a
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: f1747a6a

In triangle , the measure of angle is and the measure of angle is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f1747a6a Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The sum of the angle measures of a triangle is . Adding the measures of angles and gives
. Therefore, the measure of angle is .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting the sum of the measures of angles and from , instead of from
.

Choice B is incorrect and may result from subtracting the measure of angle from the measure of angle .

Choice C is incorrect and may result from adding the measures of angles and but not subtracting the result from .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 23c5fcce
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 23c5fcce

The circle above with center O has a circumference of 36.

What is the length of minor arc ?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 18

D. 36

ID: 23c5fcce Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. A circle has 360 degrees of arc. In the circle shown, O is the center of the circle and is a central
angle of the circle. From the figure, the two diameters that meet to form are perpendicular, so the measure of

is . Therefore, the length of minor arc is of the circumference of the circle. Since the circumference

of the circle is 36, the length of minor arc is .

Choices B, C, and D are incorrect. The perpendicular diameters divide the circumference of the circle into four equal arcs;

therefore, minor arc is of the circumference. However, the lengths in choices B and C are, respectively, and
the circumference of the circle, and the length in choice D is the length of the entire circumference. None of these lengths is

the circumference.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f1c1e971
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: f1c1e971

The measure of angle is radians. The measure of angle is radians greater than the measure of angle . What is
the measure of angle , in degrees?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f1c1e971 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. It’s given that the measure of angle is radians, and the measure of angle is radians greater
than the measure of angle . Therefore, the measure of angle is equal to radians. Multiplying by to get a
common denominator with yields . Therefore, is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the measure of
angle is radians. The measure of angle , in degrees, can be found by multiplying its measure, in radians, by .
This yields , which is equivalent to degrees. Therefore, the measure of angle is degrees.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of degrees that the measure of angle is greater than the measure of angle .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , in degrees.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 1c3d613c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 1c3d613c

Triangle ABC and triangle DEF are shown. The relationship between the side

lengths of the two triangles is such that . If the measure

of angle BAC is 20°, what is the measure, in degrees, of angle EDF ? (Disregard the
degree symbol when gridding your answer.)

ID: 1c3d613c Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 20. By the equality given, the three pairs of corresponding sides of the two triangles are in the same
proportion. By the side-side-side (SSS) similarity theorem, triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF. In similar triangles, the
measures of corresponding angles are congruent. Since angle BAC corresponds to angle EDF, these two angles are
congruent and their measures are equal. It’s given that the measure of angle BAC is 20°, so the measure of angle EDF is also
20°.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 08b7a3f5
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 08b7a3f5

A triangular prism has a height of and a volume of . What is the area, , of the base of
the prism? (The volume of a triangular prism is equal to , where is the area of the base and is the height of the
prism.)

ID: 08b7a3f5 Answer

Correct Answer: 27

Rationale

The correct answer is . It's given that a triangular prism has a volume of and the volume
of a triangular prism is equal to , where is the area of the base and is the height of the prism. Therefore, .
It's also given that the triangular prism has a height of . Therefore, . Substituting for in the equation
yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the area, , of the
base of the prism is .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 5733ce30
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 5733ce30

In the given figure, extends to point D. If the measure of is equal to the

measure of , what is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 70

C. 55

D. 40

ID: 5733ce30 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Since and form a linear pair of angles, their measures sum to 180°. It’s given that the
measure of is 110°. Therefore, . Subtracting 110° from both sides of this equation gives the
measure of as 70°. It’s also given that the measure of is equal to the measure of . Thus, the
measure of is also 70°. The measures of the interior angles of a triangle sum to 180°. Thus,
. Combining like terms on the left-hand side of this equation yields . Subtracting 140° from both sides of
this equation yields , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the value of the measure of . Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of the measure of
each of the other two interior angles, and . Choice C is incorrect and may result from an error made when
identifying the relationship between the exterior angle of a triangle and the interior angles of the triangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3b4b5b1e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3b4b5b1e

In the figure, line is parallel to line . What is the value of ?

ID: 3b4b5b1e Answer

Correct Answer: 47

Rationale

The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle with measure together form a
straight line. Therefore, these two angles are supplementary, so the sum of their measures is . It follows that
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 29e9b28c
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 29e9b28c

The triangle shown has a perimeter of units. If units and units, what is the value of , in units?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 29e9b28c Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its three sides. The triangle shown has side
lengths , , and . It's given that the triangle has a perimeter of units. Therefore, . If units and
units, the value of , in units, can be found by substituting for and for in the equation , which
yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, if
units and units, the value of , in units, is .

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

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

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 856372ca
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 856372ca

In the xy-plane, a circle with radius 5 has center . Which of the

following is an equation of the circle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 856372ca Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. An equation of a circle is , where the center of the circle is and the radius is

r. It’s given that the center of this circle is and the radius is 5. Substituting these values into the equation gives

, or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that has center . Choice C is incorrect. This is an equation of a

circle that has center and radius . Choice D is incorrect. This is an equation of a circle that has radius .

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID cf0d3050
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: cf0d3050

In the figure shown, line intersects parallel lines and . What is the value of ?

ID: cf0d3050 Answer

Correct Answer: 70

Rationale

The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure and the angle vertical to the angle with
measure are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the angle with measure
also has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side interior angles between lines and
are supplementary. It follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 0bb39de4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 0bb39de4

Triangles and are congruent, where corresponds to , and and are right angles. The measure of angle
is . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0bb39de4 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that triangle is congruent to triangle . Corresponding angles of congruent triangles
are congruent and, therefore, have equal measure. It’s given that angle corresponds to angle , and that the measure of
angle is . It's also given that the measures of angles and are . Since these angles have equal measure, they
are corresponding angles. It follows that angle corresponds to angle . Let represent the measure of angle . Since
the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is , it follows that , or
. Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Therefore, the measure of angle is
. Since angle corresponds to angle , it follows that the measure of angle is also .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , not the measure of angle .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure of angle , not the measure of angle .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angles and , not the measure of angle .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID bf8d843e
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: bf8d843e

In above, what is the

length of ?

A. 4

B. 6

C.

D.

ID: bf8d843e Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Triangles ADB and CDB are both triangles and share . Therefore, triangles ADB
and CDB are congruent by the angle-side-angle postulate. Using the properties of triangles, the length of

is half the length of hypotenuse . Since the triangles are congruent, . So the length of is

Alternate approach: Since angle CBD has a measure of , angle ABC must have a measure of . It follows that triangle
ABC is equilateral, so side AC also has length 12. It also follows that the altitude BD is also a median, and therefore the
length of AD is half of the length of AC, which is 6.

Choice A is incorrect. If the length of were 4, then the length of would be 8. However, this is incorrect because

is congruent to , which has a length of 12. Choices C and D are also incorrect. Following the same procedures as used to

test choice A gives a length of for choice C and for choice D. However, these results cannot be true

because is congruent to , which has a length of 12.

Question Difficulty: Medium
Question ID 95ba2d09
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 95ba2d09

In the xy-plane above, points P, Q, R, and T lie on the circle with center O. The
degree measures of angles and are each 30°. What is the radian
measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 95ba2d09 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. Because points T, O, and P all lie on the x-axis, they form a line. Since the angles on a line add up to
, and it’s given that angles POQ and ROT each measure , it follows that the measure of angle QOR is

. Since the arc of a complete circle is or radians, a proportion can be set up to convert

the measure of angle QOR from degrees to radians: , where x is the radian measure of

angle QOR. Multiplying each side of the proportion by gives . Solving for x gives , or .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from subtracting only angle POQ from to get a value of and then finding the
radian measure equivalent to that value. Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error. Choice D is incorrect
and may result from calculating the sum of the angle measures, in radians, of angles POQ and ROT.
Question Difficulty: Medium
Question ID 3453aafc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 3453aafc

What is the area, in square centimeters, of a rectangle with a length of centimeters and a width of centimeters?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 3453aafc Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The area , in square centimeters, of a rectangle can be found using the formula 𝓁 , where 𝓁 is
the length, in centimeters, of the rectangle and is its width, in centimeters. It's given that the rectangle has a length of
centimeters and a width of centimeters. Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the formula 𝓁 yields ,
or . Therefore, the area, in square centimeters, of this rectangle is .

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

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter, in centimeters, not the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle.

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

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 6dd463ca
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 6dd463ca

In the figure above, segments AE and BD are parallel. If angle BDC measures 58°
and angle ACE measures 62°, what is the measure of angle CAE ?

A. 58°

B. 60°

C. 62°

D. 120°

ID: 6dd463ca Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that angle ACE measures . Since segments AE and BD are parallel, angles BDC and CEA are

congruent. Therefore, angle CEA measures . The sum of the measures of angles ACE, CEA, and CAE is since the
sum of the interior angles of triangle ACE is equal to . Let the measure of angle CAE be . Therefore,
, which simplifies to . Thus, the measure of angle CAE is .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the measure of angle AEC, not that of angle CAE. Choice C is incorrect. This is the measure of
angle ACE, not that of CAE. Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the measures of angles ACE and CEA.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 0815a5af
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 0815a5af

The circle shown has center , circumference , and diameters and . The length of arc is twice the length
of arc . What is the length of arc ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 0815a5af Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. Since and are diameters of the circle shown, , , , and are radii of the circle and
are therefore congruent. Since and are vertical angles, they are congruent. Therefore, arc and arc
are formed by congruent radii and have the same angle measure, so they are congruent arcs. Similarly, and
are vertical angles, so they are congruent. Therefore, arc and arc are formed by congruent radii and have the same
angle measure, so they are congruent arcs. Let represent the length of arc . Since arc and arc are congruent
arcs, the length of arc can also be represented by . It’s given that the length of arc is twice the length of arc .
Therefore, the length of arc can be represented by the expression . Since arc and arc are congruent arcs, the
length of arc can also be represented by . This gives the expression . Since it's given that the
circumference is , the expression is equal to . Thus , or
. Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Therefore, the length of arc is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the length of arc , not arc .

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: Medium

Question ID c9f8d1e9
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: c9f8d1e9

For the right triangle shown, and . Which expression represents the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: c9f8d1e9 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. By the Pythagorean theorem, if a right triangle has a hypotenuse with length and legs with lengths
and , then . In the right triangle shown, the hypotenuse has length and the legs have lengths and . It's
given that and . Substituting for and for in the Pythagorean theorem yields . Taking the
square root of both sides of this equation yields . Since the length of a side of a triangle must be positive,
the value 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 and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d2047497
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d2047497

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: d2047497 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The area of a rectangle with length and width can be found using the formula . It’s given that
the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is , or .

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the perimeter of the rectangle, not the area.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID f60bb551
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: f60bb551

The area of a rectangle is square inches. The length of the rectangle is inches. What is the width, in inches, of this
rectangle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: f60bb551 Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is the product of its length 𝓁, in inches, and its width , in
inches; thus, 𝓁 . It's given that the area of a rectangle is square inches and the length of the rectangle is
inches. Substituting for and for 𝓁 in the equation 𝓁 yields . Dividing both sides of this equation
by yields . Therefore, the width, in inches, of this rectangle is .

Choice B is incorrect. This is the length, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is half the area, in square inches, not the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Choice D is incorrect. This is the difference between the area, in square inches, and the length, in inches, of the rectangle, not
the width, in inches, of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a5aee181
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: a5aee181

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: a5aee181 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 13d9a1c3
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Right triangles and

Trigonometry trigonometry

ID: 13d9a1c3

In the right triangle shown above, what

is the length of ?

ID: 13d9a1c3 Answer

Rationale

The correct answer is 4. Triangle PQR has given angle measures of 30° and 90°, so the third angle must be 60° because the
measures of the angles of a triangle sum to 180°. For any special right triangle with angles measuring 30°, 60°, and 90°, the
length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is 2x, where x is the length of the side opposite the 30° angle.
Segment PQ is opposite the 30° angle. Therefore, 2(PQ) = 8 and PQ = 4.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 76670c80
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 76670c80

Each side of a square has a length of . What is the perimeter of this square?

ID: 76670c80 Answer

Correct Answer: 180

Rationale

The correct answer is . The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides of the polygon. It’s
given that each side of the square has a length of . Since a square is a polygon with sides, the perimeter of this square is
, or .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4420e500
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 4420e500

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of and a width of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4420e500 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The area of a rectangle with length 𝓁 and width can be found using the formula 𝓁 . It’s given
that the rectangle has a length of and a width of . Therefore, the area of this rectangle is , or
.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, , of the length and width of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice C is incorrect. This is the perimeter, , of the rectangle, not the area, .

Choice D is incorrect. This is the sum of the length and width of the rectangle squared, not the area.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 165c30c4
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 165c30c4

A rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. What is the area, in square inches, of the rectangle?

ID: 165c30c4 Answer

Correct Answer: 2048

Rationale

The correct answer is . The area , in square inches, of a rectangle is equal to the product of its length 𝓁, in inches,
and its width , in inches, or 𝓁 . It's given that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches.
Substituting for 𝓁 and for in the equation 𝓁 yields , or . Therefore, the area, in
square inches, of the rectangle is .

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 3828f53d
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 3828f53d

In the figure above, lines m and n are parallel.

What is the value of b ?

A. 40

B. 50

C. 65

D. 80

ID: 3828f53d Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. Given that lines m and n are parallel, the angle marked 130° must be supplementary to the
leftmost angle marked a° because they are same-side interior angles. Therefore, 130° + a° = 180°, which yields a = 50°. Lines
and m intersect at a right angle, so lines j, , and m form a right triangle where the two acute angles are a° and b°. The
acute angles of a right triangle are complementary, so a° + b° = 90°, which yields 50° + b° = 90°, and b = 40.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the value of a, not b. Choice C is incorrect and may be the result of dividing 130° by 2. Choice D
is incorrect and may be the result of multiplying b by 2.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 4ff7b652
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 4ff7b652

Right triangles and are similar, where and correspond to and , respectively. Angle has a measure
of . What is the measure of angle ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 4ff7b652 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. It’s given that triangle is similar to triangle . Corresponding angles of similar triangles are
congruent. Since angle and angle correspond to each other, they must be congruent. Therefore, if the measure of angle
is , then the measure of angle is also .

Choice A is incorrect and may result from concluding that angle and angle are complementary rather than congruent.

Choice C is incorrect and may result from concluding that angle and angle are supplementary rather than congruent.

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

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 42b4493b
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 42b4493b

In a right triangle, the measure of one of the acute angles is . What is the measure, in degrees, of the other acute angle?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 42b4493b Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is degrees. Since the triangle is a right
triangle, it has one angle that measures degrees. Therefore, the sum of the measures, in degrees, of the remaining two
angles is , or . It’s given that the measure of one of the acute angles in the triangle is degrees. Therefore, the
measure, in degrees, of the other acute angle is , or .

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. This is the measure, in degrees, of the acute angle whose measure is given.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID d683a9cc
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: d683a9cc

The figure shows the lengths, in centimeters (cm), of the edges of a right
rectangular prism. The volume V of a right rectangular prism is , where is
the length of the prism, w is the width of the prism, and h is the height of the prism.
What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the prism?

A. 36

B. 24

C. 12

D. 11

ID: d683a9cc Answer

Correct Answer: A

Rationale

Choice A is correct. It’s given that the volume of a right rectangular prism is . The prism shown has a length of 6 cm, a
width of 2 cm, and a height of 3 cm. Thus, , or 36 cubic centimeters.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the volume of a rectangular prism with edge lengths of 6, 2, and 2. Choice C is incorrect and
may result from only finding the product of the length and width of the base of the prism. Choice D is incorrect and may
result from finding the sum, not the product, of the edge lengths of the prism.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID a2e76b60
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: a2e76b60

A cylindrical can containing pieces of fruit is filled to the top with syrup before
being sealed. The base of the can has an area of , and the height of the can

is 10 cm. If of syrup is needed to fill the can to the top, which of the
following is closest to the total volume of the pieces of fruit in the can?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: a2e76b60 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The total volume of the cylindrical can is found by multiplying the area of the base of the can, ,

by the height of the can, 10 cm, which yields . If the syrup needed to fill the can has a volume of , then the
remaining volume for the pieces of
fruit is .

Choice A is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be of syrup needed

to fill the can to the top. Choice B is incorrect because if the fruit had a volume of , there would be

of syrup needed to fill the can to the top. Choice D is incorrect because it is the total volume of the
can, not just of the pieces of fruit.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 36200a38
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Lines, angles, and

Trigonometry triangles

ID: 36200a38

In the figure above, two sides of a triangle are extended. What is the value of x ?

A. 110

B. 120

C. 130

D. 140

ID: 36200a38 Answer

Correct Answer: B

Rationale

Choice B is correct. The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°. The measures of the two interior angles of the given
triangle are shown. Therefore, the measure of the third interior angle is 180° – 70° – 50° = 60°. The angles of measures x°
and 60° are supplementary, so their sum is 180°. Therefore, x = 180 – 60 = 120.

Choice A is incorrect and may be the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 70°. Choice C is incorrect and may be
the result of misinterpreting x° as supplementary to 50°. Choice D is incorrect and may be the result of a calculation error.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 37dde49f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 37dde49f

The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. What is the value of k, in centimeters?

A. 2.52

B. 7.67

C. 7.79

D. 10.11

ID: 37dde49f Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. Using the volume formula and the given information that the volume of the glass is 473
cubic centimeters, the value of k can be found as follows:

Therefore, the value of k is approximately 10.11 centimeters.

Choices A, B, and C are incorrect. Substituting the values of k from these choices in the formula results in volumes of
approximately 7 cubic centimeters, 207 cubic centimeters, and 217 cubic centimeters, respectively, all of which contradict
the given information that the volume of the glass is 473 cubic centimeters.

Question Difficulty: Medium

Question ID 02b02213
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: 02b02213

What is the perimeter, in inches, of a rectangle with a length of inches and a width of inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.

ID: 02b02213 Answer

Correct Answer: D

Rationale

Choice D is correct. The perimeter of a figure is equal to the sum of the measurements of the sides of the figure. It’s given
that the rectangle has a length of inches and a width of inches. Since a rectangle has sides, of which opposite sides
are parallel and equal, it follows that the rectangle has two sides with a length of inches and two sides with a width of
inches. Therefore, the perimeter of this rectangle is , or inches.

Choice A is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the width of the rectangle.

Choice B is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the two lengths and the width of the rectangle.

Choice C is incorrect. This is the sum, in inches, of the length and the two widths of the rectangle.

Question Difficulty: Easy

Question ID 82c8325f
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Circles

Trigonometry

ID: 82c8325f

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: 82c8325f 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 cf53cb56
Assessment Test Domain Skill Difficulty

SAT Math Geometry and Area and volume

Trigonometry

ID: cf53cb56

In the xy-plane shown, square ABCD has its diagonals on the x- and y-axes. What
is the area, in square units, of the square?

A. 20

B. 25

C. 50

D. 100

ID: cf53cb56 Answer

Correct Answer: C

Rationale

Choice C is correct. The two diagonals of square ABCD divide the square into 4 congruent right triangles, where each triangle

has a vertex at the origin of the graph shown. The formula for the area of a triangle is , where b is the base length
of the triangle and h is the height of the triangle. Each of the 4 congruent right triangles has a height of 5 units and a base

length of 5 units. Therefore, the area of each triangle is , or 12.5 square units. Since the 4 right triangles are

congruent, the area of each is of the area of square ABCD. It follows that the area of the square ABCD is equal to
, or 50 square units.

Choices A and D are incorrect and may result from using 5 or 25, respectively, as the area of one of the 4 congruent right
triangles formed by diagonals of square ABCD. However, the area of these triangles is 12.5. Choice B is incorrect and may
result from using 5 as the length of one side of square ABCD. However, the length of a side of square ABCD is .

Question Difficulty: Medium