ACT Form 69F Math Answer Explanation



Choice C

$$14+9=23$$ $$23\times2=46$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 2

Sequences and Patterns

- Geometric Sequences


Choice F

$$\frac{8}{-4}=-2$$ $$\frac{-16}{8}=-2$$ $$-64\times(-2)=128$$


Choice A

$$(8+3-(-5))(3+(-5))$$ $$=(8+3+5)(3-5)$$ $$=16(-2)$$ $$=-32$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 4

Word Problems

- Fixed Cost + Variable Cost


Choice G

$$\frac{34-10}{2}=12$$


Choice E

$$-2x+3=-21$$ $$-2x=-21-3=-24$$ $$x=\frac{-24}{-2}=12$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 6

Statistics

- Mean, Median


Choice J

$$62+100+93+62+72+78+50+85+62+36=700$$ $$\frac{700}{10}=70$$


Choice E

$$1\frac{2}{3}+\frac{3}{4}=1\frac{8}{12}+\frac{9}{12}$$ $$=1\frac{17}{12}$$ $$=2\frac{5}{12}$$


Choice H

69f

$$6:10=x:90$$ $$10x=6\times90=540$$ $$x=54$$


Choice C

$$$35\times4+0.375\times300$$ $$=$140+$112.5$$ $$=$252.5$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 10

Quadratic Equations

- FOIL


Choice J

$$=7c(2c+d)-2d(2c+d)$$ $$=14c^{2}+7cd-4dc-2d^{2}$$ $$=14c^{2}+3cd-2d^{2}$$


Choice B

$$3x+5y-13=0$$ $$5y=13-3x$$ $$y=\frac{13-3x}{5}$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 12

Word Problems

- Distance, Speed, Time


Choice K

“3 times the speed” of …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 13

Word Problems

- Temperature


Choice A

$$-15-2\times3=-15-6=-21$$


Choice J

From 2 hours to 4 hours, her distance traveled does not increase. Therefore, her car must have been stopped.

$$250-100=150$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 15

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Other Shapes


Choice B

$$r=\frac{6}{2}=3$$ $$h=1.5$$ $$\pi \approx 3.14$$ $$\pi r^{2}h=3.14\times 3^{2}\times(1.5)=42.39$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 16

Absolute Values

- Absolute Value Expressions


Choice F

$$f(-1)=\mid-1\mid^{3}-1=1^{3}-1=1-1=0$$


Choice C

$$332\times1.25=415$$


Choice F

$$6a-4a+5b-4b+4c+2c=2a+b+6c$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 19

Equation of a Line

- Distance & Midpoint


Choice B

$$\frac{6+14}{2}=10$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 20

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Mixed Shapes


Choice K

$$6\times6=36$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 21

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice C

69f


Choice G

If “the x-coordinate of point …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 23

Word Problems

- % Concentration


Choice C

You must add these parts …


Choice F

$$\frac{4c}{5}-\frac{1}{2}=-\frac{25}{2}$$ $$\frac{4c}{5}=-\frac{25}{2}+\frac{1}{2}$$ $$\frac{4c}{5}=-\frac{24}{2}$$ $$4c\times2=5\times(-24)$$ $$8c=-120$$ …


Choice B

69f

$$\overline{AC}=r+4r=5r$$ $$\overline{AB}:\overline{AC}=r:5r=1:5$$


Choice F

$$y=mx+b$$ $$3y=-8x+5$$ $$y=-\frac{8}{3}x+5$$ $$m=-\frac{8}{3}$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 27

Probability

- Combinations


Choice C

Let r = number of …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 28

Trigonometry

- Graphing Trig Functions


Choice H

69f

$$90°\lt\theta\lt180°$$

It is in the …


Choice C

Because the length of the …


Choice G

$$1\times316+2\times271=858$$


Choice E

$$12d:30d:40d=64:24:18$$ $$[64,24,18]=576$$


Choice K

If the board is 1.5 …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 33

Conics

- Circles


Choice A

This equation is

$$(x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}=r^{2}$$

where …


Choice H

$$(-mp)(mp^{9})^{4}$$ $$=(-m)(m^{4})(p)(p^{9\times4})$$ $$=(-m^{5})(p{37})$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 35

Sequences and Patterns

- General Sequences


Choice A

$$0.578578578...$$

Because the decimal repeats …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 36

Probability

- More than One Event


Choice K

His probability of drawing a …


Choice E

$$red=green+15,\ green=blue+9$$ $$red=blue+9+15=blue+24$$ $$red+green+blue=72$$ $$\Rightarrow …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 38

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Other Shapes


Choice H

$$(14+24)10\times\frac{1}{2}$$ $$=38\times10\times\frac{1}{2}$$ $$=380\times\frac{1}{2}$$ $$=190$$ $$190\times$1.75=$332.5$$


Choice A

The slope of OC is …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 40

Word Problems

- 2 Variable Addition


Choice G

$$Pay\ $2:\ x$$ $$Pay\ $5:\ …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 41

Number Types & Properties

- Complex Number


Choice D

$$i=\sqrt{-1},\ i^{2}=-1$$ $$\sqrt{-27}=\sqrt{27}i=3\sqrt{3}i$$ $$\sqrt{-48}=\sqrt{48}i=4\sqrt{3}i$$ $$\sqrt{-48}+\sqrt{-27}$$ …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 42

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice K

$$tangent=\frac{opposite}{adjacent}$$ $$\tan67°=\frac{x}{7.5}$$ $$x=7.5\tan67°$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 43

Angles

- Circles


Choice B

In the diagram,

$$a = …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 44

Angles

- Other Shapes


Choice J

69f

This line then forms an …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 45

Conics

- Parabola


Choice D

To shift this graph down …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 46

Equation of a Line

- Distance & Midpoint


Choice G

69f

$$\frac{60}{2}-5=25$$ $$\frac{100}{2}+10=60$$ $$25^{2}+60^{2}=625+3600=4225$$ $$4225=65^{2}$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 47

Angles

- Circles


Choice D

$$360°\times\frac{5}{12}=150°$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 48

Statistics

- Mean, Median


Choice J

69f

$$\frac{35+41}{2}=38$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 49

Absolute Values

- Absolute Value Expressions


Choice D

$$2x-a\leq3 \Rightarrow x\leq\frac{3+a}{2}$$ $$2x-a\geq-3 \Rightarrow …


Choice J

The greatest power of 17,23,61 …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 51

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice E

Based on the diagram, the …


Choice G

69f

$$f(5)=3$$ $$g(f(5))=g(3)=-5$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 53

Trigonometry

- Pythagorean Theorem & sin cos tan


Choice C

69f

$$45°:45°:90°$$ $$=1:1:\sqrt{2}$$ $$=x:x:x\sqrt{2}$$ $$30°:60°:90°$$ $$=1:\sqrt{3}:2$$ …


Choice K

$$a+b=5$$ $$ab=6$$ $$a,b=2,3$$ $$\Rightarrow \frac{3}{2}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{9+4}{6}=\frac{13}{6}$$


2011 June(69F) Math Question 55

Matrices

- Addition & Subtraction


Choice A

$$a= 3! + 2! = …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 56

Inequalities

- Intersection of Lines


Choice K

To find the maximum value …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 57

Perimeter, Area, Volume

- Other Shapes


Choice C

If the second pyramid has …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 58

Trigonometry

- Advanced sin, cos, tan functions


Choice G

$$x^{2}=5^{2}+5^{2}-2\cdot5\cdot5\cos\theta$$ $$x^{2}=25+25-50\cos\theta$$ $$50\cos\theta=50-x^{2}$$ $$\cos\theta=\frac{50-x^{2}}{50}$$


Choice D

SAS Triangle Congruence Theorem : …


2011 June(69F) Math Question 60

Quadratic Equations

- Factoring


Choice K

If x + 2 is …