@athenanv13 Google ACT practice test and go to the McGraw Hill ones. Or you could buy the PR ACT Reading book
Thanks @tigerman333 !
@Greninja I don’t think so, i tried it and paid for it, but since you can’t write on it, it seems pointless.
@Greninja I downloaded ACT up this morning just to try it out, and I don’t think it’s beneficial. For one, you can’t see the reading passages and the questions simultaneously, and two, you can’t write directly on the test (I realize there’s a scratchpad, but it’s tedious and nothing like the actual test).
I’m in trouble…I just got a 1340 on the practice test for the psat :((…I have a week to improve :((
@athenanv13 KhanAcademy SAT’s! Those helped me sooooooo much I cannot even put it into words. My first score without studying at all was a 1420. My fourth score was a 1520. Practice, practice, practice. Also, ALWAYS, always, review your mistakes.
Aaand here I am, with no PSAT test prep. I’ve had no time ;_;
I took my PSAT last Wednesday.
The practice packet was pretty representative of the actual test in structure and types of questions asked.
Tip: practice mental arithmetic the night before and following morning for the free response no-calculator section.
Thank you for all your help @jjlundy and @ThatOneWeirdGuy! I’ve been prepping with Khan Academy material, I don’t know what happened. On the timed mini sections on Khan Academy, I’ve been getting perfect results. For some reason I got a 630 on the reading and writing section. :((
Yes, the mini sections are helpful, but I think the full-length sections are much more valuable. Part of the game is building the mental endurance/focus to last through the all of the dull passages @athenanv13 . For some reason I didn’t get bored during the PSAT, I don’t know if it was adrenaline or what.
I’m considering moving my ACT test date back because it’s hard to study for both the PSAT and act in a week. What do you guys think? I will just have to pay the test change fee, right? Or is it too late?
Can someone explain how to solve this problem and please don’t copy the answer from the solution pdf:
Let S denote the set of points (x, y) in the plane that satisfy the inequality |x−3|+|y −6| ≤ 10.
The area of the region S is:
a. 50 b. 100 c. 150 d. 200 e. 400
@YoohooAddict Well absolute value indicates that the part of function in absolute value can be either positive or negative. Looking at the original equation, since there are two pairs of absolute values, a total of 4 equations can be made:
x-3+y-6 ≤ 10 ----> y ≤ 19-x
-x+3+y-6 ≤ 10 ----> y ≤ 13+x
-x+3-y+6 ≤ 10 ----> -1-x ≤ y
x-3-y+6 ≤ 10 ----> -7+x ≤ y
Briefly looking at the lines (maybe even drawing a quick sketch) one can quickly realize that the shape is that of a parallelogram. Using area of parallelogram formula (or triangles) one can see that area is just 200.
This solution should take you 2-3 min tops.
ANOTHER PROBABLY EASIER WAY.
Upon looking at solution at the top I realized that the vertices of whatever shape that is formed is solving for x when y is 6 and solving y when x is 3 (notice where I get these numbers and assume we equal to 10). We get 4 points and realize that its a parallelogram and find area.
This solution if applied correctly should take 30 to 60 sec.
IDK the correct answer but I think its D. Please let me know if I am wrong.
@daman12356 When I was solving it, I took the first approach and got those 4 equations, but didn’t know what to do with all of them. The second approach i realized after graphing the parallelogram. However, I’m confused a bit . I know they derived the center of the square from the abs values, but how does that work i.e. is there a formula being used or what? BTW your answer is correct.
The center of the square has to be the x value that makes x-3=0 and the y value that makes y-6=0 because, well i think simply its the farthest point from any possible side. Since |x−3|+|y −6| can never yield a negative result, the next value is 0, which implies that the values that make function 0 are the value farthest from any side and thus the center.
Ah, okay I understand now @daman12356 Thanks for the help.
Also, if you get a score on the PSAT in the commended range, do you get any sort of reward or recognition?
@YoohooAddict I believe you get a letter recognizing your academic achievements, but you are not eligible for the scholarship. This is around 2/3 of the original ~50,000 NMSP qualifiers. However, all of these 50,000 students can choose two colleges to which the NMSC will provide recommendations. Note that ~50,000 is about the top 3% of test takers nationwide, though the qualifying scores range in each state.
Ugh SAT scores come back tomorrow. SO NERVOUS!!! I keep going back in my head thinking about difficult questions. The suspense is killing me 
AP Chem test tomorrow on gas laws and themo 8-|
Someone answer these two questions:
- Suppose that x and y are two real numbers which satisfy the equation (x + radical (x^2 + 1)) (y + radical (y^2 +1)) = 1 What is the most precise conclusion that one can make? a. x = y = 0 b. x + y= 0 c. x + y is less than or equal to 0 d. x + y is greater than or equal to 0. e. xy is less than or equal to 0. I chose a.
- Suppose that CH is the altitude of the triangle ABC and that 2 |CH| is greater than or equal to |AB|. What is the largest possible value of the angle ACB? a. 30 degrees b. 45 degrees c. 60 degrees d. 90 degrees e. 120 degrees.
I chose C and got to the solution using the special right triangles.