ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 171059 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.85
Score 0% 57%

Review

1

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 3) and (2, -7). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
1
-2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-3
2\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 3) and (2, -7) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-7.0) - (3.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-10}{4} \)
m = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)


2

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

72% Answer Correctly

circumference

diameter

chord

radius


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).


3

Simplify (3a)(3ab) - (6a2)(9b).

62% Answer Correctly
-45a2b
45ab2
63a2b
63ab2

Solution

To multiply monomials, multiply the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of each term, add the exponents of like variables, and multiply the different variables together.

(3a)(3ab) - (6a2)(9b)
(3 x 3)(a x a x b) - (6 x 9)(a2 x b)
(9)(a1+1 x b) - (54)(a2b)
9a2b - 54a2b
-45a2b


4

Simplify (y - 3)(y - 7)

64% Answer Correctly
y2 - 4y - 21
y2 + 4y - 21
y2 - 10y + 21
y2 + 10y + 21

Solution

To multiply binomials, use the FOIL method. FOIL stands for First, Outside, Inside, Last and refers to the position of each term in the parentheses:

(y - 3)(y - 7)
(y x y) + (y x -7) + (-3 x y) + (-3 x -7)
y2 - 7y - 3y + 21
y2 - 10y + 21


5

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

42% Answer Correctly

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

slope

y-intercept

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.