ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 187400 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.91
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1

If side a = 8, side b = 5, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{61} \)
\( \sqrt{41} \)
\( \sqrt{145} \)
\( \sqrt{89} \)

Solution

According to the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared:

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 82 + 52
c2 = 64 + 25
c2 = 89
c = \( \sqrt{89} \)


2

The formula for the area of a circle is which of the following?

77% Answer Correctly

a = π d

a = π r2

a = π r

a = π d2


Solution

The circumference of a circle is the distance around its perimeter and equals π (approx. 3.14159) x diameter: c = π d. The area of a circle is π x (radius)2 : a = π r2.


3

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

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

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\( \sqrt{2} \)


4

The dimensions of this cylinder are height (h) = 6 and radius (r) = 1. What is the surface area?

48% Answer Correctly
140π
288π
70π
14π

Solution

The surface area of a cylinder is 2πr2 + 2πrh:

sa = 2πr2 + 2πrh
sa = 2π(12) + 2π(1 x 6)
sa = 2π(1) + 2π(6)
sa = (2 x 1)π + (2 x 6)π
sa = 2π + 12π
sa = 14π


5

Solve 4c + 3c = 2c + 2y - 6 for c in terms of y.

34% Answer Correctly
y - \(\frac{5}{13}\)
-1\(\frac{2}{3}\)y + 1\(\frac{1}{3}\)
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)y - 3
2\(\frac{1}{4}\)y + 2\(\frac{1}{4}\)

Solution

To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (c) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.

4c + 3y = 2c + 2y - 6
4c = 2c + 2y - 6 - 3y
4c - 2c = 2y - 6 - 3y
2c = -y - 6
c = \( \frac{-y - 6}{2} \)
c = \( \frac{-y}{2} \) + \( \frac{-6}{2} \)
c = -\(\frac{1}{2}\)y - 3