Desmos Guides
Desmos can be a game changer on the digital SAT and the digital enhanced ACT. Follow our interactive guides to practice using Desmos for all different types of math problems you may encounter on the digital exams. Spending time to learn and master Desmos can help reduce anxiety, save time per question and reduce human error on test day.
Circle – Point Outside of Circle
This guide helps you identify points that lie outside a given circle by using Desmos. It will teach you how to visualize...
Circle – Value of Tan
This guide demonstrates how to use Desmos to find the equation of a linear function when given a table of points. By ent...
Circles – Coordinates of Center
This guide provides a step-by-step approach to finding the coordinates of the center of a circle. It uses the concept of...
Circles – Coordinates of Diameter
This guide will teach you how to use Desmos to find the coordinates of a point on a circle that lies directly across fro...
Circles – Horizontal Shift of a Circle
This guide will teach you how to visually identify the horizontal shift of a circle by comparing the original equation t...
Circles – Intersecting the y-axis at One Point
This guide explains how to identify a circle that intersects the y-axis at only one point. It provides a step-by-step ap...
Circles – Possible Point on Circle
This guide provides a step-by-step solution for finding a possible point on a circle by using Desmos to test answer choi...
Circles – Radius of Circle
This guide will teach you how to determine the radius of a circle by utilizing the information provided in the graph of...
Circles – Slope of Tangent Line
This guide teaches how to find the slope of a tangent line to a circle using Desmos. It provides a step-by-step process...
Circles – Value of Constant (SPR)
This guide teaches you how to use Desmos to find the radius of a circle that passes through two given points. It demonst...
Circles – Vertical Shift of a Circle
This guide will teach you how to identify the equation of a circle that has been shifted vertically by a specific amount...
Linear Equations in 1 Variable – Solving by Enter Equation with No Split (Method 1)
This guide uses Desmos for solving a linear equation with one variable. It demonstrates how to determine the solution gr...
Linear Equations in 1 Variable – Solving by Splitting Equation (Method 2)
This guide offers a visual method to solve linear equations in one variable using Desmos. By splitting the equation into...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Equation of a Line
This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Desmos to practice finding the equation of a line that pass...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Perpendicular Line
This guide explains how to find the equation of a line perpendicular to a given line when the equation is in slope-inter...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Point on a Line (SPR)
This guide demonstrates how to determine the y-coordinate of a point on a line given its x-coordinate and the coordinate...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Slope of Perpendicular Line (SPR)
This guide use Desmos to teach you how to find the slope of a line that's perpendicular to another line by using it...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Table
This guide provides a step-by-step method to identify the correct table that represents a given linear equation in two v...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – Using x & y variables
This guide helps you solve a linear equation problem in two variables by demonstrating how to use Desmos to visualize th...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – x-intercept & translation (SPR)
This guide demonstrates how to use Desmos to find the x-intercept of a linear equation in two variables after it has bee...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – x-intercept
This guide demonstrates how to use Desmos to determine the x-intercept of a linear equation in two variables by visually...
Linear Equations in 2 Variables – y-intercept (SPR)
This guide teaches how to find the y-intercept of a linear equation using the Desmos calculator, focusing on understandi...
Linear Functions – Input a Function
This guide provides a step-by-step process for quickly using Desmos to find particular outputs of a given function and t...
Linear Functions – Interpreting a Graph
This guide offers a practical and easy-to-follow approach to evaluate a linear function using Desmos. The guide provides...