Digital SAT Hard Math questions (Set I)
𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 7 = 0
1. One solution to the given equation can be written as 𝑗 − √𝑘, where 𝑗 and 𝑘 are constants.
What is the value of 𝑗𝑘?
𝑓(𝑥) = |8 − 5𝑥|
2. The function 𝑓 is defined by the given equation. For what value of 𝑘 does 𝑓(𝑘) = 6𝑘 + 3 ?
3. sin(𝑎𝑜 ) = cos(𝑏 𝑜 ) where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are positive constants. The number 𝑎 is 50% greater than
the number 𝑏. What is the value of 𝑎?
4. For groups of 28 or more people, an arcade charges $9 per person for the first 28 people
and $15 for each additional person. How many total people were in attendance if the group
paid $447 to go to the arcade?
5. The concentration of a chemical compound is equal to the amount of the substance in the
container, in moles, divided by the volume of the solution, in cubic centimeters. A chemist
has two containers of different sizes (filled to the brim with solution!) each in the shape of a
cube. The edge length of the larger container is 4 times the edge length of the smaller
container. Each cube contains 144 moles of a substance. The concentration of the compound
in the larger container is 3 moles per cubic centimeter. What is the positive difference
between the larger container's volume and the smaller container's volume, in cubic
centimeters?
6. An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 8 inches. What is the area of
the region that lies within the circle but outside the triangle, in square inches?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
3𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 3𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 − 15 = 0
7. The equation above gives the graph of a circle in the 𝑥𝑦 −plane. If the circle is inscribed in a
square, what is the area of the square?
𝑓(𝑥) = 5(0.92)3𝑥
8. The function 𝑓 is defined by the given equation. The equation can be rewritten as
𝑟 𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = 5 (1 − 100) , where 𝑟 is a constant. Which of the following is closest to the value of
𝑟?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 22
D) 24
Volume (cubic inches)
Pyramid A 96
Pyramid B 32928
9. Pyramid A with a square base is similar to Pyramid B. The table gives the volumes, in cubic
inches, of the two square pyramids. If the height of Pyramid A is 8 inches, what is the
perimeter of the base of Pyramid B, in inches?
𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 − 12
40𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 𝑎
10. In the given system of equations, 𝑎 is a positive constant. The system has exactly one
distinct real solution. What is the value of 𝑎?
𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = (1.84)4
11. The function 𝑓 is defined by the given equation. The equation can be rewritten as
𝑝 𝑥
𝑓(𝑥) = (1 + 100) , where 𝑝 is a constant. Which of the following is closest to the value of 𝑝?
A) 16
B) 21
C) 46
D) 96
12. In the 𝑥𝑦 −plane, a circle has center C with coordinates (ℎ, 𝑘). Points A and B lie on the
circle. Point A has coordinates (ℎ + 1, 𝑘 + √102) , and ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 is a right angle. What is the
length of ̅̅̅̅
𝐴𝐵?
A) √206
B) 2√102
C) 103√2
D) 103√3
6
( )𝑡
13. The function 𝑃(𝑡) = 260(1.04) 4 models the population, in thousands, of a certain city 𝑡
years after 2003. According to the model, the population is predicted to increase by 4%
every 𝑛 months. What is the value of 𝑛?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 18
D) 72
14. For an electric field passing through a flat surface perpendicular to it, the electric flux of the
electric field through the surface is the product of the electric field’s strength and the area of
the surface. A certain flat surface consists of two adjacent squares, where the side length, in
meters, of the larger square is 3 times the side length, in meters, of the smaller square. An
electric field with strength 29.00 volts per meter passes uniformly through this surface,
which is perpendicular to the electric field. If the total electric flux of the electric field
through this surface is 4,640 volts · meters, what is the electric flux, in volts · meters, of the
electric field through the larger square?
15. The graph of 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 6 is translated down 3 units in the 𝑥𝑦 −plane. If the resulting graph
crosses the 𝑥 −axis at a certain point, what is the 𝑥 −coordinate of the point?
16. A sample of oak wood has a density of 50 pounds per cubic foot (𝑙𝑏/𝑓𝑡 3 ). The sample is in
the shape of a cube, where each edge has a length of 9 inches. To the nearest whole number,
what is the mass, in pounds, of this sample?
(Note: 1 foot = 12 inches)
Digital SAT Hard Math questions (Set II)
1. One of the factors of 2𝑥 3 + 44𝑥 2 + 234𝑥 is 𝑥 + 𝑏, where 𝑏 is a positive constant. What is
the smallest possible value of 𝑏?
49 49 49 49
= − −
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟 𝑠
2. The given equation relates the positive variables 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, and 𝑠. Which of the following is
equivalent to 𝑞?
A) 𝑝 + 𝑟 + 𝑠
B) 49 (𝑝 + 𝑟 + 𝑠)
𝑝𝑟𝑠
C) 𝑝𝑟+𝑝𝑠+𝑟𝑠
𝑝𝑟𝑠
D)
49𝑝+49𝑟+49𝑠
3. For the function 𝑓, for every increase of 2 in the value of 𝑥, the value of 𝑓(𝑥) increases
by a factor of 𝑐, where 𝑐 is a constant. Which of the following equivalent forms of
function 𝑓 displays the value c as the base or the coefficient?
A) 𝑓(𝑥) = 42 (2)6𝑥
B) 𝑓(𝑥) = 42 (8)2𝑥
C) 𝑓(𝑥) = 42 (64)𝑥
𝑥
D) 𝑓(𝑥) = 42 (4,096)2
4. A regular polygon has exactly 95 sides. If the measure of each of the 95 interior angles of
this polygon is (180𝑝) degrees, what is the value of 𝑝?
Cylinder Volume Surface Area
A 1,296𝜋 kπ
B 162,000𝜋 j𝜋
5. The table gives the volume of two similar cylinders. If the radius of cylinder A is 9 cm.
What is the value of 𝑗 − 𝑘?
(Note: Volume of cylinder = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ and Surface area of cylinder = 2𝜋𝑟 2 + 2𝜋𝑟ℎ )
26𝑧18 + 𝑏𝑧 9 + 70
6. In the given equation, 𝑏 is a positive integer. If 𝑞𝑧 9 + 𝑟 is a factor of the expression,
where 𝑞 and 𝑟 are positive integers, what is the greatest possible value of 𝑏?
7. In the 𝑥𝑦 −plane, a parabola has vertex (9, −14) and intersects the 𝑥 −axis at two
points. If the equation of the parabola is written in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, where
𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are constants, which of the following could be the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐?
A) −23
B) −19
C) −14
D) −12
8. If 𝑛5/3 = 𝑘 3/2 and 𝑛4𝑎+1 = 𝑘, then what is 𝑎?
9. Two spheres have radii in the ratio 12:13. The difference in their surface area is 400𝜋
square inches. If the volume of the smaller sphere can be written as 𝑣𝜋, what is the
value of 𝑣?
4
(Note: Surface area of sphere = 4𝜋𝑟 2 and Volume of sphere = 3 𝜋𝑟 3 )
D
A C E
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10. In the figure shown, 𝐴𝐵 = √185 units, 𝐴𝐶 = 4 units, and 𝐶𝐸 = 10 units. What is the
area, in square units, of triangle 𝐸 ?
11. The function 𝑞 is defined by 𝑞(𝑥) = 𝑎|𝑥 − 9|2 − 53|𝑥 − 9| + 𝑏, where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are
constants, and 𝑎 > 𝑏 > 53. If 𝑞(539) = ℎ and 𝑞(−521) = 𝑘, where ℎ and 𝑘 are
constants, what is the value of 32(−539)ℎ−𝑘 + 347(9)𝑘−ℎ ?
12. A bird-watching group initially observed 200 birds in a certain area and set a goal of
reaching 800 birds. According to their model, the population starts at 200 and increases
by 30 birds per week for the first two weeks after the observation. After those two
weeks, the population increases by 50 birds per week until the goal of 800 birds is
reached. At the end of week 𝑤 (where 𝑤 > 2) after the initial observation, let 𝑝(𝑤) be
predicted number of birds still needed to reach the 800-bird goal. Which of the
following functions correctly represents 𝑝(𝑤)?
A) 𝑝(𝑤) = 800 − 50𝑤
B) 𝑝(𝑤) = 750 + 50𝑤
C) 𝑝(𝑤) = 640 − 50𝑤
D) 𝑝(𝑤) = 260 + 50𝑤
13. A circle in the 𝑥𝑦 −plane has its center at (2, −3) and has a radius of 7. An equation of
this circle is 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0, where 𝑎, 𝑏, and 𝑐 are constants. What is the
value of 𝑎 − 𝑏 + 𝑐 ?
