The ACT Math Cheat Sheet
What to memorize, plus the calculator and Desmos shortcuts most students never get shown. 15 pages, built by a tutor who takes the ACT every year.
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Why I made this
I work with students on ACT math constantly, and for years that meant making my own custom cheat sheets for them.
Most of the ACT math cheat sheets out there are terrible, so I built the one I wanted my students to have. I have used it with them ever since.
Rebecca Beard, Founder of Niceville Tutoring
The cheat sheet is brand new, so these are about Rebecca’s ACT prep. Results vary by student.
A look inside
Here is the top of six of the 15 pages. The rest of each page is in the download.
Formulas
The ACT gives you no formula sheet. Three pages, sorted into Essentials, Less Common and 30+ Scorers Only.
Built-in calculator hacks
Five shortcuts already on the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Evo. No downloads needed.
Desmos hacks
Eleven moves for the Desmos calculator built into the online ACT.
Weird hacks
The geometry picture hack and the Rule of 2’s, each with a worked example.
Study checklist
53 boxes. Check one when you can do it without looking. Whatever is unchecked is the study list.
30+ scorers only
Law of sines, law of cosines and the other formulas that only show up on the hardest questions.
The cheat sheet is brand new, so these are about Rebecca’s ACT prep. Results vary by student.
What’s in the 15 pages
- Study checklist53 boxes that turn the cheat sheet into a study plan.
- ACT math vocabThe 19 terms the test expects you to know.
- Formulas: EssentialsThe ones to memorize first.
- Formulas: Less CommonStill fair game on test day.
- Formulas: 30+ Scorers OnlyFor the hardest questions.
- Built-in calculator hacksImaginary numbers, systems of equations, conics, graphs and tables, and line equations from points.
- Desmos hacksSolving, systems, inequalities, factoring, vertex, composite functions and more.
- Weird hacksTwo test-day shortcuts for when the math gets messy.
What families say about ACT prep with Rebecca
The cheat sheet is brand new, so these are from families in Rebecca’s ACT courses and tutoring.
Results vary by student. Scholarship and admission requirements change every year, so confirm current details with each college’s admissions or financial aid office.
