ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 306595 Results

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1

If angle a = 24° and angle b = 65° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
156°
131°
118°
119°

Solution

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite:

d° = b° + c°

To find angle c, remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:

180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 24° - 65° = 91°

So, d° = 65° + 91° = 156°

A shortcut to get this answer is to remember that angles around a line add up to 180°:

a° + d° = 180°
d° = 180° - a°
d° = 180° - 24° = 156°


2

If the area of this square is 49, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

69% Answer Correctly
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
6\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) = 7

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 = 72 + 72
c2 = 98
c = \( \sqrt{98} \) = \( \sqrt{49 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 7\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

If side a = 6, side b = 3, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{50} \)
\( \sqrt{45} \)
\( \sqrt{20} \)
\( \sqrt{61} \)

Solution

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

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 62 + 32
c2 = 36 + 9
c2 = 45
c = \( \sqrt{45} \)


4

Which of the following statements about math operations is incorrect?

71% Answer Correctly

you can add monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent

you can subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent

all of these statements are correct

you can multiply monomials that have different variables and different exponents


Solution

You can only add or subtract monomials that have the same variable and the same exponent. For example, 2a + 4a = 6a and 4a2 - a2 = 3a2 but 2a + 4b and 7a - 3b cannot be combined. However, you can multiply and divide monomials with unlike terms. For example, 2a x 6b = 12ab.


5

Solve 9b + 8b = 8b + 8z + 7 for b in terms of z.

35% Answer Correctly
-7z + 6
z + 7
\(\frac{8}{13}\)z + \(\frac{1}{13}\)
-1\(\frac{1}{2}\)z + \(\frac{7}{10}\)

Solution

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

9b + 8z = 8b + 8z + 7
9b = 8b + 8z + 7 - 8z
9b - 8b = 8z + 7 - 8z
b = + 7