Thursday, March 31, 2011

ACT Checklist

Here are some basic concepts you will want to make sure to review before taking the ACT.

Graphing
- slope-intercept form
- parallel/perpendicular
- domain/range
- distance formula
- midpoint
- line, quadratic, cubic
- absolute value
- inequality
- circle, ellipse, hyperbola

Quadratics
- solving
- factoring
- quadratic formula

Factoring Polynomials

Formulas
- areas (rectangle, triangle, circle)
- perimeter (rectangle, triangle, circle)
- volume (cylinder, cone

Percents

Trigonometry
- sine, cosine, tangent
- cosecant, secant, cotangent
- inverse or arcsine, arccosine, arctangent

Probability

Functions

Least Common Denominator
Least Common Multiple
Greatest Common Factor

Triangles
- pythagorean theorem
- similar triangles

Solving Systems of Equations
- graphing
- substitution
- addition/elimination

“Averages”
- mean
- median
- range

Sequences
- arithmetic
- geometric

Imaginary Numbers

Logrithms & Natural Log

Angles
- congruent
- supplementary
- complementary

Exponents

Solving
- equations
- functions
- inequalities
- absolute value

[Disclaimer: This is my personal compilation. It’s been years since I took the ACT, so this list is based on review books. This is a work in progress, but it’s a start! Please feel free to offer any changes or additions. Thanks!]