ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 176537 Results

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1

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 10?

70% Answer Correctly
16π
2π
6π
10π

Solution

The formula for circumference is circle diameter x π:

c = πd
c = 10π


2

If the area of this square is 9, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{9} \) = 3

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 = 32 + 32
c2 = 18
c = \( \sqrt{18} \) = \( \sqrt{9 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{9} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 3\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

Solve for x:
x2 - 8x + 7 = 0

57% Answer Correctly
6 or -7
1 or 7
-2 or -4
9 or 8

Solution

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

x2 - 8x + 7 = 0
(x - 1)(x - 7) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (x - 1) or (x - 7) must equal zero:

If (x - 1) = 0, x must equal 1
If (x - 7) = 0, x must equal 7

So the solution is that x = 1 or 7


4

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one set of __________ sides.

69% Answer Correctly

right angle

equal angle

parallel

equal length


Solution

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one set of parallel sides.


5

If a = 7 and y = -2, what is the value of -5a(a - y)?

68% Answer Correctly
-315
-160
-90
32

Solution

To solve this equation, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)

-5a(a - y)
-5(7)(7 + 2)
-5(7)(9)
(-35)(9)
-315