New York City SHSAT 2017

Using Two Points to Find the Slope The slope of the line that contains the points (2, 3) and (0, −1) is Using an Equation to ...

Introducing SHSAT Math HIGHLIGHTS Find Out What to Expect on SHSAT Math Get Useful Strategies to Approach SHSAT Math Practice wi ...

LINES AND ANGLES Intersecting Lines When two lines intersect, adjacent angles are supplementary, and vertical angles are equal. ...

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TRIANGLES—GENERAL Interior and Exterior Angles of a Triangle The three angles of any triangle add up to 180 degrees. In the fi ...

Math Overview There’s a lot of math out there. Someday you may need or may choose to immerse yourself in the intricacies of numb ...

In the figure above, a + b + c = 360. Similar Triangles Similar triangles have the same shape: Corresponding angles are equal, ...

HOW SHSAT MATH IS SET UP All 50 of the Math questions are multiple-choice. The obvious point here is that the all the answers ar ...

The height is the perpendicular distance between the side that’s chosen as the base and the opposite vertex. In the triangle abo ...

KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT General Instructions Solve each problem. Select the best answer from the choices given. Mark the letter of y ...

RIGHT TRIANGLES Pythagorean Theorem For all right triangles: (leg 1 )^2 + (leg 2 )^2 = (hypotenuse)^2 If one leg is 2 and the ...

DON’T WASTE TIME READING DIRECTIONS! Know what to expect on test day. The directions are not going to change, so learn them now ...

The 5-12-13 Triangle If a right triangle’s leg-to-leg ratio is 5:12, or if the leg-to-hypotenuse ratio is 5:13 or 12:13, then i ...

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If one leg has a length of 3, then the other leg also has a length of 3, and the hypotenuse is equal to a leg times or ...

How to Approach SHSAT Math You’ve done math before. You’ve most likely been exposed to the majority of the math concepts you’ll ...

OTHER POLYGONS Characteristics of a Rectangle A rectangle is a four-sided figure with four right angles. Opposite sides are equ ...

READ THROUGH THE QUESTION Okay, this may seem a little too obvious. Of course you’re going to read the question. How else can yo ...

In the figure above, s is the length of the side opposite the 3, so s = 3. Area of Parallelogram = base × height In parallelogra ...

DECIDE WHETHER TO DO THE PROBLEM OR SKIP IT FOR NOW Every time you approach a new math problem, you have the option of whether o ...