The Hardest ACT® Math Test EVER!!

[@ethanboulanger9984]

This was actually the first ACT I ever took back when I was a junior in high school. I remember getting a 35 on the math portion which was way higher than I had been scoring in practice tests.

[@jimcochran7405]

On the log problem, you could just graph it in the form it is on zoom standard and tell immediately from the picture if you know what domain means.

[@simondebesai5947]

Took the ACT on February 9th. I increased from a 32 to a 34! I don’t think I’ll take it again but I started out with a 25 so I went up 9 points!

[@zacharyquinn2144]

Simon Debesai how’d you do?

[@nicolejo6934]

woahh any tips?

[@OmarAli-vo5uc]

Could you please give more tips on SAT ERBW section. And your videos are very helpful!!!

[@maanaskompalli8323]

Saturday is the day to go SICKO MODE

[@day35ofdebuggingthesamelin56]

Good luck. For me, it is gonna be on Feb 20.

[@shrekisLifee]

We got this, Mo Bamba might help us too.

[@maanaskompalli8323]

Prasun Guragain thanks man

[@maanaskompalli8323]

Seth Babbel lets acquire that paper

[@maanaskompalli8323]

ay what did u guys think of it

[@c4lam1ty59]

Wait you guys got a graphing calculator? Mine was a simple calculator and it was basically useless when I took my first ACT(retaking it in a month)

[@reirama475]

You can do synthetic division. It’s very easy and fast.

[@brookifyd]

Yes that is an option, too. I find it takes longer to teach than polynomial division and that students are prone to careless errors if not familiar already with it. If you know it, then it works well!

[@Quorra.]

hey do you know if you could make a video explaining the difference between A.I.C.E Cambridge and AP courses trying to figure out what i should take for next year thanks! : )

[@joyleenstrozier4295]

Wow! Awesome!

[@day35ofdebuggingthesamelin56]

Could you please make a similar video on reading, science, and English? Hopefully soon because the test is coming up soon.

[@CKdaMen]

Prasun Guragain she has

[@sandranair3694]

how did you cancelled the first two options in the 52 nd questions thats 7/3 and not 3

[@micahpalin6136]

For the first one, just take the limit as the derivative of the function approaches infinity or negative infinity to get the slope if you didn’t have a graph.

[@nicholasn.2883]

First to comment, but I have a question. Should I take precalculus over the summer? It’s only a few months, and I’m not sure if I can handle Calculus and my course load. Oof, I forgot to mention I’m in the 8th grade so there is also the transition to high school.

[@wizardude12345]

Nicholas Nelson I’m sorry, but what would be the purpose of taking pre calc over the summer? You’re already ahead in math, so I would suggest taking pre calc freshmen year, and follow sophomore year with calculus. You still have two years of high school to complete any math classes you desire.

[@nicholasn.2883]

Kms to do it to em. I enjoy the challenge but maybe you’re right

[@jackyhuang8862]

Nicholas Nelson if you decide to do pre calc over the summer I guess you’ll technically only have 2 more math classes left (Ap calc ab and bc or stats) but idk if you really want to do that....

[@wizardude12345]

jacky huang he could continue calc at nearby colleges. There’s a kid at my school who’s taking calc 3 at the local university,.

[@brookifyd]

You're ahead already and I find that when students rush these kinds of classes they often don't retain as much and those gaps surface when doing standardized tests etc. they need for college-- take the time you need to learn pre-calc as for admissions it's more important than calculus. Taking Calc soph year is still way ahead of most of your peers. What about a course in coding or science?

[@Raledadsen4772]

On the log question, I just put the function in my graphing calculator.

[@raiyaanshaik2002]

Nice Video, when do you suggest a high schooler to take the ACT if they want to?

[@DiegoPerez-wj7pj]

Spring of your junior year at the very latest imo.

[@raiyaanshaik2002]

Ok thx is it recommended to take both act and sat

[@DiegoPerez-wj7pj]

I'd say to take a practice test of each and see which one you score higher on. For example, since I'm scoring higher on the ACT, I'm taking it in March. (Plus, our school mandates that we take the ACT in order to graduate.)

[@ronlifestyle837]

Quick question, how did you get 1 on act?

[@ronlifestyle837]

Make the best act thing free

[@naughti_penguin2340]

im taking the AMC 10 (american math competition) on the 13th and im scareeeeddd

[@naughti_penguin2340]

@@palmtree6794 oh welp you beat me

[@naughti_penguin2340]

@@palmtree6794 good luck!!

[@naughti_penguin2340]

@@davisjohn-d6h howdya do

[@naughti_penguin2340]

@@davisjohn-d6h hope you get into the AIME. I don't think I will get into the AIME because I dont do to well after the first 15 or so questions.

[@gregoryharlston0602]

If a picture is worth a 1000 words, then how much is a good graph worth? Brooke, for that second question #54, I would STRONGLY recommend that you graph the function. In fact for most domain & range questions, I would strongly encourage anyone who has a graphing calculator to graph it. This problem becomes so much easier when you can ACTUALLY SEE the domain instead of manipulating an equation. If you have a good graphing calculator, you can simply look at the table and see that the domain is K! Pictures, Pictures and more pictures!

[@EmpireProductions1]

Can you make a video about liberal arts colleges if you haven't made one already?

[@publius9207]

Second is easy with a graphing calculator

[@kim4035]

Is it too late to take the sat or act during the summer after junior yr?

[@Rohan-rg8sm]

no

[@roll07afranawar28]

Hello ma'am. I was hoping if I could communicate with you anyhow. I have a lot of questions in my mind regarding the SAT. If there is any way of contact, please let me know. I'm a student from BANGLADESH.

[@chizitereokey-awuzie9357]

With a sat score of 1360, what universities can I get a full-ride scholarship??

[@musicmeister1313]

wait but if u take the remaineder into acc and plug in 6, dont u get 6?

[@cellocoversimprov5660]

You don’t take the remainder into account. I’m not exactly sure why, but you just ignore the remainder for the equation of a slant asymptote. Try graphing it, it works out

[@ronlifestyle837]

Hey can you put all the math together in one video

[@shibairui982]

Math is an easy one be it in the ACT or SAT. The only difficulty is avoiding the careless mistakes and the curve of that mistake.

[@lionnick1849]

It is the most easy question in our country , Uzbekistan ! You encouraged me , if it is the hardest ACT question , I can easily take 36 on math section . Reading and Writing are difficult for me . Which book do you advise me for self-studying ?

[@theoneandonlygoga]

lol logarithmic one is stupidly easy. just know that log a B is defined only when a>0 (and doesn't equal 1) and when B>0. from here we'd have to solve basic quadratic (viet theorem yields 1 and 3 right away) and then use interval method to use the inequality. that literally takes 15 seconds to figure out

[@quanv5927]

The Feb 9th Math was the hardest Math test I've ever seen

[@kayleigh-jf2zo]

you should look at the dec. 2019 test. i have the release and the scale score says 60-58: 36 and 57-55: 35

[@devine5902]

I'm really fucking bad at math I wanna cry. I live in California and I have really good grades and but my math grades are all either Bs or Cs. I'm not aiming for a UC but rather a CSU so I hope at leas get a 20-21 😫😓

[@contessalikestoast8558]

Can you do videos about AP classes (and exams)? Like, which ones are easiest/hardest, which look best on college applications, how to study for each class, etc.

[@benicioc7382]

No lie I got all of these in like 15 seconds a piece and I'm only at a 30 on the math section. For the first one, I did what she ended up saying to do and find the vertical asymptetope with the denomnator so you know that x has to = 3, the find the average of the two extremes which looks to be about 0 and 30, which ends up being nearly exactly 16. The second one just graph it and (on a TI-84) press trace and test points. I just happened to test x=2 first and it showed me that x=2 is not in the domain, and that right away took me from five potential answers to two. Then i checked x=0 and that was in the domain, giving me an answer becuase only one of the two remaining choices had x=0 in the domain. And for the last one, you know it's an absolute value function and its asking for the minimum value, so you know it has to be upward opening becuase if it opened downward there is no minimum point, and you know the minimum value of an upward opening abs function is just it's vertical shift or '-q'. These questions are really, really easy of you just think outside of the box and don't just try the number crunching way to do it. There's ALWAYS more than one way do do these problems and I did all three of these 'hardest problems ever' in less than a minute total becuase I thought about it abstractly, so just remember to not think so critically about the problem and even if you don't know how to do it the 'right' way, you can still get the question right. It's not like the ACT graders are checking for your work, just choose the right letter.

[@RuzeHiroma]

Lady, I did the calculations and you speak at 291 wpm. I don't think Eminem was even able to reach that number in his ahsamalama dumalumayouassuminima humanwhat i gottadoto-

[@RuzeHiroma]

but this video was helpful though, thanks

[@ronlifestyle837]

Yeah her course is great😀, as if😪, I can’t afford it

[@hellfreezer3037]

just use a graphing calculator to solve question 54. it's pretty simple

[@brookifyd]

I do mention this option in the video, but I always try to teach at least one method without calculator to build fluency, speed, and comprehension. Every problem is different, and you never know what approach will be best on your test given that particular problem.

[@fireclipse7062]

Thanks a lot for the video! I really liked the problems :D Btw I am a freshman in high school from Romania 🇷🇴 and every problem took me about 20 seconds lol :))

[@Whomppp]

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