ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 30176 Results

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1

If side a = 4, side b = 6, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

63% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{17} \)
\( \sqrt{52} \)
\( \sqrt{98} \)
\( \sqrt{41} \)

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 + 62
c2 = 16 + 36
c2 = 52
c = \( \sqrt{52} \)


2

Solve -9a - 2a = 2a - 9z - 7 for a in terms of z.

34% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{5}{8}\)z - \(\frac{3}{4}\)
-\(\frac{5}{8}\)z + \(\frac{3}{16}\)
\(\frac{1}{4}\)z + \(\frac{1}{8}\)
\(\frac{7}{11}\)z + \(\frac{7}{11}\)

Solution

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

-9a - 2z = 2a - 9z - 7
-9a = 2a - 9z - 7 + 2z
-9a - 2a = -9z - 7 + 2z
-11a = -7z - 7
a = \( \frac{-7z - 7}{-11} \)
a = \( \frac{-7z}{-11} \) + \( \frac{-7}{-11} \)
a = \(\frac{7}{11}\)z + \(\frac{7}{11}\)


3

Simplify 4a x 8b.

85% Answer Correctly
32ab
32\( \frac{b}{a} \)
32\( \frac{a}{b} \)
12ab

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.

4a x 8b = (4 x 8) (a x b) = 32ab


4

Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?

63% Answer Correctly

the lengths of all sides are equal

all interior angles are right angles

the area is length x width

the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides


Solution

A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s2).


5

On this circle, a line segment connecting point A to point D is called:

46% Answer Correctly

chord

radius

diameter

circumference


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).