The ACT does not provide a formula sheet for the Math section, so you’ll need to know a few key formulas by heart. We’ve put together a one-page, downloadable study guide to math formulas on the ACT below.
In our past ACT and SAT Math section strategy posts, we’ve talked about the importance of recognizing what kind of math problem you’re looking at in order to recall how to solve it. However, it does take some practice, just like any other skill you want to improve! So we wanted to provide four Math section strategies for recognizing problems as you see them.
We’re firm believers that everyone learns well visually, which is why we include professionally-animated explanations in our ACT/SAT prep course. We’ve put together a list of a few of our favorite websites and books for visualizing math, below: