ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 347064 Results

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1

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

63% Answer Correctly

the area is length x width

all interior angles are right angles

the lengths of all sides are equal

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).


2

The dimensions of this trapezoid are a = 6, b = 3, c = 9, d = 8, and h = 5. What is the area?

50% Answer Correctly
10\(\frac{1}{2}\)
16
27\(\frac{1}{2}\)
22

Solution

The area of a trapezoid is one-half the sum of the lengths of the parallel sides multiplied by the height:

a = ½(b + d)(h)
a = ½(3 + 8)(5)
a = ½(11)(5)
a = ½(55) = \( \frac{55}{2} \)
a = 27\(\frac{1}{2}\)


3

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

60% Answer Correctly

obtuse, acute

acute, obtuse

supplementary, vertical

vertical, supplementary


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).


4

Which of the following statements about a triangle is not true?

57% Answer Correctly

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

perimeter = sum of side lengths

area = ½bh

sum of interior angles = 180°


Solution

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.


5

Solve for c:
c2 + 11c + 28 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
9 or 2
-4 or -7
7 or -1
5 or -7

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

c2 + 11c + 28 = 0
(c + 4)(c + 7) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (c + 4) or (c + 7) must equal zero:

If (c + 4) = 0, c must equal -4
If (c + 7) = 0, c must equal -7

So the solution is that c = -4 or -7