ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 141764 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 1, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
6\( \sqrt{2} \)
\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)

Solution

To find the diagonal we need to know the length of one of the square's sides. We know the area and the area of a square is the length of one side squared:

a = s2

so the length of one side of the square is:

s = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{1} \) = 1

The Pythagorean theorem defines the square of the hypotenuse (diagonal) of a triangle with a right angle as the sum of the squares of the other two sides:

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 12 + 12
c2 = 2
c = \( \sqrt{2} \)


2

Solve for y:
y2 - 1 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
8 or 1
3 or -1
1 or -1
2 or -9

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

y2 - 1 = 0
(y - 1)(y + 1) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (y - 1) or (y + 1) must equal zero:

If (y - 1) = 0, y must equal 1
If (y + 1) = 0, y must equal -1

So the solution is that y = 1 or -1


3

Solve for y:
y2 + 4y - 26 = 4y - 1

48% Answer Correctly
7 or -7
2 or -5
5 or -5
6 or 4

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

y2 + 4y - 26 = 4y - 1
y2 + 4y - 26 + 1 = 4y
y2 + 4y - 4y - 25 = 0
y2 - 25 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

y2 - 25 = 0
(y - 5)(y + 5) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (y - 5) or (y + 5) must equal zero:

If (y - 5) = 0, y must equal 5
If (y + 5) = 0, y must equal -5

So the solution is that y = 5 or -5


4

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

70% Answer Correctly

circumference

diameter

radius

chord


Solution

A circle is a figure in which each point around its perimeter is an equal distance from the center. The radius of a circle is the distance between the center and any point along its perimeter. A chord is a line segment that connects any two points along its perimeter. The diameter of a circle is the length of a chord that passes through the center of the circle and equals twice the circle's radius (2r).


5

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

63% Answer Correctly

all interior angles are right angles

the lengths of all sides are equal

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).