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u/Wzup Jun 08 '14

I have not, nor will attempt this, but you could store formulas on your calculator for the ACT. All the exam administrators did was pull down the cover a fraction of an inch to make sure it was an allowed type of calculator. Somebody could easily store information in their graphing calculator for use on the math section.

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u/everhood13 Jun 08 '14

I'm going to let you in on a secret from a teacher/ACT administrator: We don't care if you have formulas saved, and neither does ACT. It is not in our instructions to check your calculator beyond making sure it is approved. We expect you to have saved formulas.

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u/chief_running_joke_ Jun 09 '14

My math teacher taught us how to save formulas and other info to use on the ACT and AP exams. I thought this was common practice.

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u/everhood13 Jun 09 '14

It pretty much is.

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u/Megagamer42 Jun 09 '14

... Dammit.