ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 31272 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.20
Score 0% 64%

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1

If the base of this triangle is 3 and the height is 7, what is the area?

59% Answer Correctly
31\(\frac{1}{2}\)
60
20
10\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Solution

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

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 3 x 7 = \( \frac{21}{2} \) = 10\(\frac{1}{2}\)


2

Which of the following statements about math operations is incorrect?

71% Answer Correctly

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

you can add 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.


3

Simplify (9a)(6ab) - (2a2)(9b).

62% Answer Correctly
36a2b
72ab2
72a2b
165a2b

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.

(9a)(6ab) - (2a2)(9b)
(9 x 6)(a x a x b) - (2 x 9)(a2 x b)
(54)(a1+1 x b) - (18)(a2b)
54a2b - 18a2b
36a2b


4

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

71% Answer Correctly

circumference

diameter

chord

radius


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).


5

If angle a = 47° and angle b = 46° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
133°
147°
144°
110°

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° - 47° - 46° = 87°

So, d° = 46° + 87° = 133°

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° - 47° = 133°