I can not Crack that Angle Ranking -.-

[JonLee]

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Despite all the different visualization techniques I use, I just cant tell the difference between those problems where the angles differ by a 2-3 degrees.

I've tried the chair,laptop, chomp, hands on clock, hill etc... and nothing helps when the angles are so close in measurement and especially when they are all oriented differently....

Does anyone have any tips to improve accuracy on these difficult angle ranking problems?

The best way I see working right now is just narrowing my answer down to 2-3 choices based on obvious eliminations and than hoping for the best...

 

[ushaseos]

Despite all the different visualization techniques I use, I just cant tell the difference between those problems where the angles differ by a 2-3 degrees.

I've tried the chair,laptop, chomp, hands on clock, hill etc... and nothing helps when the angles are so close in measurement and especially when they are all oriented differently....

Does anyone have any tips to improve accuracy on these difficult angle ranking problems?

The best way I see working right now is just narrowing my answer down to 2-3 choices based on obvious eliminations and than hoping for the best...

Ross' rapid eye movement technique? You quickly go back and forth between the two closest 5-10 times and then go with intuition. There is a video describing this by Ross (usename condog51). All credit goes to him for creating this method.

Beyond these gimmicks though, practice makes perfect. You'll be surprised how quickly your cerebellum consolidates your techniques and learning.

 

[asdfray]

I know what you mean. The techniques they propose is sometimes useful (rare) but the elimination thing is best I believe.

Initially I started horribly and getting like 80% - 90% wrong all the time. After like 6 hrs of constant practice, I got it up to 50%
I guess practice does make perfect..

 

[ttpharm]

Usually 1 of the sides are unequal to the other side. Lengthen the shorter side so that its equal to the other side and its easier to tell

 

[menouski]

I used the answer choices to figure it out. The choices would usually have two with the same smallest or largest angle, or sometimes even three with the same smallest/shortest angle.

First I would figure out which one I thought was either largest or shortest (no real method here, usually one just stuck out as being large or small), and then work with the answers until I got something that made sense.

I probably didn't do all that well on the angles, especially based on my practice test scores, but what I did learn is not to waste time on it. My box folding score went way up after I stopped second guessing myself on the angles. Pick one, give it one last look, and go.

That's just how I did it, I hope this is helpful.

 

[BrutalViking]

What I'm doing is first look for an angle that is obviously the smallest or the largest and based on that eliminate a choice or two. Afterwards....just look at the space where the two lines forming the angle meet and that should help you decide between 2 or 3 angles that look similar...at least that's what I'm doing and I'm being successful (according to kaplan's online tests)

ps. ignore how tall/short the lines are because they can be pretty deceiving

 

[JonLee]

What I'm doing is first look for an angle that is obviously the smallest or the largest and based on that eliminate a choice or two. Afterwards....just look at the space where the two lines forming the angle meet and that should help you decide between 2 or 3 angles that look similar...at least that's what I'm doing and I'm being successful (according to kaplan's online tests)

ps. ignore how tall/short the lines are because they can be pretty deceiving

Yeah, I def. agree about your ps and ttpharm's suggestion of making visualizing them as equal length, bc the differing lengths really throw you off if you don't take that into consideration.

Thank you all for your helpful input.