Hello everyone, I'm studying for my ACT and want to know what specific topics I should be focusing on for the Math section. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The ACT Math section covers a range of topics that you might have encountered during high school. There are 60 multiple-choice questions and you have 60 minutes to complete the section.
The major topics covered include:
1. Pre-Algebra (20–25%): This includes basic calculations, fractions, percentages, square roots, and exponents. You will also need to know some basic statistics concepts, including mean, median, mode, and probability.
2. Elementary Algebra (15–20%): This section covers basics of algebra like solving simple equations, simplifying expressions, and understanding basic algebraic operations.
3. Intermediate Algebra (15–20%): Here you'll find more complex equations and inequalities, quadratic formula, systems of equations, roots of polynomials, and topics like sequences and patterns.
4. Coordinate Geometry (15–20%): This covers understanding of coordinate planes, graphing lines and circles, slope, distance and midpoint formulas, and understanding line symmetry.
5. Plane Geometry (20–25%): This includes angles, lines, polygons, circles, area and perimeter, volume, Pythagorean theorem, and transformations.
6. Trigonometry (5–10%): This section will test concepts such as sine, cosine, tangent, and their inverses and identities, as well as solving trigonometric equations and understanding trigonometric graphs and functions.
Please note that a decent portion of the ACT math section is made up of word problems that will test your ability to apply these math concepts to real-world scenarios. Remember also to familiarize yourself with the permitted calculators for the exam. Good luck with your studying!
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