ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 10955 Results

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1

Which types of triangles will always have at least two sides of equal length?

54% Answer Correctly

isosceles and right

equilateral and right

equilateral and isosceles

equilateral, isosceles and right


Solution

An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. An equilateral triangle has three sides of equal length. In a right triangle, two sides meet at a right angle.


2

Which of the following statements about a triangle is not true?

58% Answer Correctly

sum of interior angles = 180°

perimeter = sum of side lengths

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

area = ½bh


Solution

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.


3

The dimensions of this trapezoid are a = 5, b = 8, c = 7, d = 9, and h = 3. What is the area?

51% Answer Correctly
25\(\frac{1}{2}\)
7
8
16\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The area of a trapezoid is one-half the sum of the lengths of the parallel sides multiplied by the height:

a = ½(b + d)(h)
a = ½(8 + 9)(3)
a = ½(17)(3)
a = ½(51) = \( \frac{51}{2} \)
a = 25\(\frac{1}{2}\)


4

If the base of this triangle is 6 and the height is 3, what is the area?

58% Answer Correctly
60\(\frac{1}{2}\)
9
63
33

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 6 x 3 = \( \frac{18}{2} \) = 9


5

Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?

63% Answer Correctly

the lengths of all sides are equal

all interior angles are right angles

the area is length x width

the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides


Solution

A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s2).