ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 354989 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.57
Score 0% 71%

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1

If a = 6, b = 6, c = 2, and d = 3, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
17
19
11
27

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 6 + 6 + 2 + 3
p = 17


2

If angle a = 67° and angle b = 60° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
70°
68°
53°
93°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 67° - 60° = 53°


3

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

74% Answer Correctly

squaring

factoring

normalizing

deconstructing


Solution

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


4

If angle a = 27° and angle b = 63° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
127°
153°
119°
142°

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° - 27° - 63° = 90°

So, d° = 63° + 90° = 153°

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° - 27° = 153°


5

If the area of this square is 16, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{16} \) = 4

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 = 42 + 42
c2 = 32
c = \( \sqrt{32} \) = \( \sqrt{16 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{16} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 4\( \sqrt{2} \)