ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 196951 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.55
Score 0% 71%

Review

1

When two lines intersect, adjacent angles are __________ (they add up to 180°) and angles across from either other are __________ (they're equal).

61% Answer Correctly

obtuse, acute

vertical, supplementary

supplementary, vertical

acute, obtuse


Solution

Angles around a line add up to 180°. Angles around a point add up to 360°. When two lines intersect, adjacent angles are supplementary (they add up to 180°) and angles across from either other are vertical (they're equal).


2

If a = 4, b = 7, c = 9, and d = 3, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
13
19
23
22

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 4 + 7 + 9 + 3
p = 23


3

Which of the following is not a part of PEMDAS, the acronym for math order of operations?

91% Answer Correctly

addition

division

exponents

pairs


Solution

When solving an equation with two variables, 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.)


4

If side a = 4, side b = 1, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{17} \)
\( \sqrt{61} \)
10
\( \sqrt{52} \)

Solution

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

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 42 + 12
c2 = 16 + 1
c2 = 17
c = \( \sqrt{17} \)


5

Solve for a:
a2 + 17a + 52 = 2a - 4

49% Answer Correctly
5 or -4
-7 or -8
8 or 6
7 or -3

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:

a2 + 17a + 52 = 2a - 4
a2 + 17a + 52 + 4 = 2a
a2 + 17a - 2a + 56 = 0
a2 + 15a + 56 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

a2 + 15a + 56 = 0
(a + 7)(a + 8) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (a + 7) or (a + 8) must equal zero:

If (a + 7) = 0, a must equal -7
If (a + 8) = 0, a must equal -8

So the solution is that a = -7 or -8