ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 153680 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.39
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1

If the area of this square is 36, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{36} \) = 6

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 = 62 + 62
c2 = 72
c = \( \sqrt{72} \) = \( \sqrt{36 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{36} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 6\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

If a = 5, b = 8, c = 8, and d = 9, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
30
27
25
17

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 5 + 8 + 8 + 9
p = 30


3

This diagram represents two parallel lines with a transversal. If b° = 159, what is the value of d°?

73% Answer Correctly
159
143
32
162

Solution

For parallel lines with a transversal, the following relationships apply:

  • angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°)
  • alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°)
  • all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other
  • same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°)

Applying these relationships starting with b° = 159, the value of d° is 159.


4

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 2?

71% Answer Correctly
12π
34π

Solution

The formula for circumference is circle diameter x π:

c = πd
c = 2π


5

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

41% Answer Correctly

slope

y-intercept

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

x-intercept


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.