ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 296602 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.62
Score 0% 52%

Review

1

If the base of this triangle is 7 and the height is 8, what is the area?

59% Answer Correctly
45
44
28
60\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 7 x 8 = \( \frac{56}{2} \) = 28


2

Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:

75% Answer Correctly

normalizing

deconstructing

squaring

factoring


Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.


3

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

24% Answer Correctly

c = π r2

c = π d2

c = π r

c = π d


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.


4

Solve for c:
c2 - c - 23 = 5c + 4

49% Answer Correctly
-3 or -3
7 or 3
-5 or -7
-3 or 9

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:

c2 - c - 23 = 5c + 4
c2 - c - 23 - 4 = 5c
c2 - c - 5c - 27 = 0
c2 - 6c - 27 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

c2 - 6c - 27 = 0
(c + 3)(c - 9) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (c + 3) or (c - 9) must equal zero:

If (c + 3) = 0, c must equal -3
If (c - 9) = 0, c must equal 9

So the solution is that c = -3 or 9


5

Factor y2 - 8y + 7

54% Answer Correctly
(y - 7)(y - 1)
(y - 7)(y + 1)
(y + 7)(y + 1)
(y + 7)(y - 1)

Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL method (First, Outside, Inside, Last) in reverse. First, find the two Last terms that will multiply to produce 7 as well and sum (Inside, Outside) to equal -8. For this problem, those two numbers are -7 and -1. Then, plug these into a set of binomials using the square root of the First variable (y2):

y2 - 8y + 7
y2 + (-7 - 1)y + (-7 x -1)
(y - 7)(y - 1)