Popular SAT Concept "Solve for x."

[@lordscottish69]

Smh to the people commenting "how do people find this hard?" I think the core audience of this channel is people who are mathematically inclined, forgetting that a lot of people, a lot of high schoolers, dont understand some fundamentals as well as other people. And this channel is here to help those people, not critique them. And to that, i say, how exciting

[@sirllamaiii9708]

The truth is people aren't born with knowledge, they have to learn it somewhere y'know

[@annanay007]

Well It also depends upon how seriously do you take studying. Like in India it is very rare that you can even survive without studying so they teach this to us in grade 6 and 7 (students are not even in highschool at that time) while in ur country it is quite simple to get a job without prior knowledge so studying is not a very serious topic for you. Also you guys focus on memory more that analysis. Like think of it, you have the general form of quadratic eqn and quadratic formula on the tip of your tongue, but do you know how did we deduce that formula from the general eqn

[@syndrac6254]

@@lordscottish69 It’s only going to be hard for those who don’t know basic math fundamentals. Even then it takes a knowledge of Algebra and fractions to do this. 2 of the most hated topics in Mathematics.

[@FerghusCameron]

@@syndrac6254This is simple but there are many ways to do it and I often forget which methods they want to use for the equations (I’m studying Calculus I for fun)

[@saberalter3802]

If high schoolers can't solve this then wtf are they doing in high school. This is like middle school math

[@AndyMath]

Several high school students independently asked me about this exact topic over the last 4 weeks, I think once they saw an example, they got it pretty quickly. That's the reason I posted this, hoping to help other students.

[@miamoberg827]

I think you do a great and important work. Wish that you had been around when I was in school. Thanks!

[@TheRealFallingFist]

Everyone in the comments are just being pretentious and ungrateful. I'm sure a bunch of people appreciated the video. It's very decent of you to think of the stressed out SAT students. Keep up the good work :)

[@AdamR-b7y]

How exciting.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

I moved the second fraction to the other side: 2x/3π = (x-1)/2 and cross multiplied. No better or worse than your way, but maybe a little quicker.

[@raqqafeller152]

i did the same!

[@syndrac6254]

Pre calc teachers like me hate the term “cross multiply”. It’s called transposition sir 😂.

[@GlorifiedTruth]

@@syndrac6254 Maybe it's time to move down to pre-pre calculus for you...?

[@Windowza]

⁠@@GlorifiedTruthjudging by your post history you should go to pre-pre school

[@GlorifiedTruth]

@@Windowza Oh my God! You are so funny! What did I say that was wrong, or do you even know?

[@ctrl_x1770]

So many people in the comment section exchanged humility with intelligence.

[@Qermaq]

I started by moving the (1 - x)/2 to the other side. A trick is that -(a - b) = (b - a). So I had 2x/(3pi) = (x - 1)/2, then I cross-multiplied.

[@ctrl_x1770]

A tip for students taking the SAT: just put the entire equation into desmos. You'll get a coordinate answer of (1.73736, 0), or x = 1.73736, which is the same thing as x = (3pi)/(3pi - 4).

[@Benjamin-c1v5n]

I do not think the answer should be written as a fraction, but i may be wrong.

[@Liting06]

If this is considered to be the "hardest" algebra question in sat maths, then sat is gonna be so free for me next year.

[@PixRITZ]

i just started watching and i love your channel

[@syndrac6254]

Casually says “how exciting” while SAT students’ brains are getting deep fried.

[@seriouslysirius7683]

😭😭😭😭american education is fucked up, im in 9th grade in india, this would be the easiest problem on our question papers. Shame for you guys.

[@revanhaq247]

​@@seriouslysirius7683 I'm not even American and my country also has a bad education system. Why would the students get shamed when the system itself is the reason😢

[@seriouslysirius7683]

@@revanhaq247 which country do you live?

[@revanhaq247]

@@seriouslysirius7683 Indonesia, I feel ashamed whenever I see people calling something easy and low grade school level. even though in my school it was taught in the later grades and I was called a genius in my backwater school

[@syndrac6254]

@@seriouslysirius7683 You should see the Jamaican education system, or the whole Caribbean for that matter.

[@vanshagrawal1841]

Bro which software do you use to make these kind of videos ? I mean the animation , writing equations and solving them !! I am a math teacher and I want to make videos like this for my students

[@themaninblue8393]

could you not simplify 3pi/3pi - 4 into -4?

[@superubergoober]

no. consider this: lets say we have 3/(3-4) doing this normally, we get -3. but if we cancel the threes, we instead get 1/-3. hopefully my math doesnt suck after not having used it for three years

[@kunpai9781]

​@@superubergoober yeah, you can't simplify things if they're added or subtracted (in this case of course, not in general). for example if it was 3pi/3pi * 4, then yeah you could simplify it and get 1/4. but not on this case since this is subtraction

[@stefanblandin]

Easiest way to figure that out is to plug it into a calculator. They won't match, because you unfortunately can't simplify the denominator like that.

[@ge7ash]

i was here exactly a month after this video was posted (-+a few hours)

[@jehosephophaniel3444]

I like the tone of your Voice, I Will contract you tô read luluby stories tô nele me fall asleep! LOL

[@nbooth]

It can be tricky when there's more than one x but if you found this tricky you're not ready for the SAT.

[@kaneji3594]

Exciting indeed

[@changedGOD2]

Is that...a SAT question?

[@omalor]

Should have made the video 4 seconds longer.

[@felix-he3wo]

i love you andymath

[@zaj007]

What's the SAT I'm from Europe

[@caseygreyson4178]

It’s a standardized test used for college/university admissions, along with the ACT. Some schools are becoming test-optional, and some don’t even take it anymore. I think SAT used to stand for Scholastic Aptitude Test, but they stopped calling it that but kept the acronym as the name of the exam.

[@mushu1782]

Couldn’t you just multiply by 2 then by 3pi?

[@Birol731]

My way of solution ▶ 2x/(3π) + (1-x)/2 = 0 by multiplying both sides with 2*3π, we get: 4x+ (1-x)*3π= 0 4x + 3π - 3πx=0 4x-3πx + 3π=0 x(4-3π) = - 3π x= -3π/(4-3π) ⇒ x= 3π/(3π-4)

[@ToeNailMuncher111]

What age is the sat done?

[@chox_02]

High school so about 17-18 years old Edit :- it can be lower but generally people apply for it in 11th or 12th grade

[@dddaaa6965]

I don't even need to watch the video to answer this, x=x. easy

[@cyruschang1904]

4x + 3π(1 - x) = 0 (4 - 3π)x + 3π = 0 x = 3π/(3π - 4)

[@Leafycoke]

No one ever heard of cross multiplication? Or you start by putting each term on both sides of the equation and go from there.

[@littlxolitI]

Whatever floats your boat both ways work

[@viniciusgoulart5077]

What the heck I thought the challenge would’ve been to cancel out the π in the final answer, I feel like I've been scammed

[@YouFaceFatih]

ppl are always expecting god damn impossible questions????, there ARE easy ones around...

[@MotionisHere]

Bro SAT'S be giving easiest question fr 😭 Pls do JEE ADVANCED next

[@drawing.sketching.colouring]

Solved it in 10 fking seconds but my indian ahh thought he will give an answer in whole number and answer i am getting is wrong !!! I should stop doubting myself so much i am 18 now and need to be more confident

[@seannolan2120]

And people found this difficult?

[@AndyMath]

Several high school students independently asked me about this exact topic over the last 4 weeks, I think once they saw an example, they got it pretty quickly. That's the reason I posted this, hoping to help other people.

[@slobiden.2593]

You say people. But what do you mean? 10 year olds, 12 year olds, 16 year olds? Or adults who haven’t done math like this in 18 years?

[@seannolan2120]

@@slobiden.2593 what do you mean "you people"?

[@arjunapte4086]

@@seannolan2120 He majorly means Americans by saying "You people".

[@True_self_100]

Bruh is this hard?

[@simonharris4873]

4x + 3pi(1 - x) ------------------------ = 0 6pi 4x + 3pi(1 - x) = 0 (3pi - 4)x = 3pi x = 3pi / (3pi - 4)

[@kalpanasingh9478]

This can be done in 3 steps and it's so easy

[@KristianYeager]

What are you doing?? Subtract the (1-x)/2 from both sides, cross multiply, and solve the linear equation! It’s that easy!

[@_Rainbooow]

you could have simplified it to ~1.73736

[@jjjacobplayzzyt3696]

Bro literall Jee ppl are like they solved in like 10 seconds mentally....

[@src327]

I continue to be amazed by what people find difficult. Feel like we did this kind of math in grade 8 in India.

[@revanhaq247]

Then time to broaden your worldview cause stupid people exist

[@spongebubbly]

@@revanhaq247 yea we realized, you guys are debating about what a 'woman' is...

[@minakshigurjar9759]

In India, a 7th grader can easily solve this

[@arjunapte4086]

These questions are solved by 9th graders in India...Is this even hard?

[@darpa1987]

Good for those 9th grade Indians. Not sure what that has to do with this video though. Why act like a condescending dickhead? You didn't come out the womb knowing everything, did you?

[@alman29812]

This is SUPPOSED to be for 9th graders in america as well, as some easier parts of SAT contain these types of question

[@StevenSiew2]

This is not difficult for me, you are effectively factoring out CONSTANTS. No tricks involved.

[@PhilosophicalNonsense-wy9gy]

This question is super easy lol

[@Art3Master]

8th grade shit bro what are teaching in america

[@FreeToes]

Shamelessly stealing someone else's content. You could have at least given the guy some credit!