How to improve your SAT math score

The Math SAT exam

• Very few of us have been gifted with any kind of math genius. Indeed, for many of us math can sometimes be like an unsolvable puzzle.
• The good news is that you don't need to be a math whizz to improve your SAT score.
• To do this, simply focus your energy on becoming familiar with the most-tested SAT math concepts. Once you've done this, you'll have safeguarded yourself from being caught off-guard of unprepared on the day.
• 

Know your triangles

• Triangles are tested a lot on the SAT. You should know the Pythagorean
• Theorem, Triangle Inequality Theorem, the special right triangles
• (45-45-90 and 30-60-90), along with the properties of isosceles and
• equilateral triangles.
• Other plane geometry concepts to review include
• parallel and intersecting lines, angles, circles, and polygons.
• Chapter 8: Right Triangles and Trigonometry
• PYTHAGORAS THEORUM

Relationship building

• No, I don't mean the kinds of relationships you have with family or friends, I'm talking about ratios and proportions.
• A ratio is a relationship between two things. Given a ratio and one
• “real world” number, you can always set up a proportion to solve for the
• other missing “real world” number. Sometimes you will need to do this
• for similar triangles in geometry and sometimes in algebraic word
• problems.
• Know the difference between values, ratios, and percents. The SAT test-makers value being able to move easily between percents, fractions, and decimals.
• Using Ratios to Solve Problems
• Ratios Quiz
• SAT Math Sample Questions

Avoid over-complication

• Recognizing number properties will save yo precious time test day. Number
• properties rules include odds and evens, prime numbers, and the order of
• operations. You can pick numbers to help you remember the rules.
• Don't use involved algebraic equations by picking numbers for
• variables. Avoid picking 0 or 1 because these numbers have their own special properties.
• Another quick tip: Translate the words in the question into math so that you can solve more easily. Remember that ”of” means to multiply.
• 

Getting functions to work

• Instead of y = mx + b, you might see something such as f(x) = mx + b. It’s
• helpful to think of a function as simply replacing the “y” with a symbol
• called “f(x).” The SAT may also present made-up symbol functions; pay
• attention to any definitions you are given and expand accordingly.
• functions
• Mathematics: Functions
• Rational and Exponential Functions

Don't make exponents into opponents!

• To make friends with your exponents, remember:
• When you multiply two terms with the same base, you can add the
• exponents. When you divide two terms with the same base, you can
• subtract the exponent of the numerator from the exponent of the
• denominator. And when you raise an exponent to another power, you
• multiply the exponents. Look for ways to simplify exponents by rewriting
• numbers in terms of their exponents.
• https://youtu.be/G20hiS_2oSQ (Incorporar)