Desmos for the SAT · Start here
Your First Graph in Desmos
Type an equation, watch it draw, click the answer.
Nova here. Before the techniques, get your hands on the calculator once. You will type one equation, watch Desmos draw it, and click a point to read its coordinates.
That is the whole loop every technique builds on, so five minutes here pays off everywhere.
Nova
This is the one you actually do, not just read. Watch the move once, then type it yourself in the real calculator right below.
Watch it first
The whole move, solving 3x - 1 = 8 by graphing, in under a minute.
Now you try
Type each line yourself in the real calculator as Nova walks you through it.
Step 1 of 4
Enter the left side of the equation as its own line, y = (left side).
Type this in the calculator: y=3x-1
Nova
You just solved an equation by graphing. Every technique from here is a variation on that exact loop, so go pick one.
Now put it on a real SAT question
SAT Prep Quest drills let you practice these Desmos basics on real SAT questions, adapting to what you miss so nothing feels new on test day.
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