ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 369152 Results

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1

The dimensions of this cylinder are height (h) = 6 and radius (r) = 2. What is the surface area?

49% Answer Correctly
126π
32π
108π
154π

Solution

The surface area of a cylinder is 2πr2 + 2πrh:

sa = 2πr2 + 2πrh
sa = 2π(22) + 2π(2 x 6)
sa = 2π(4) + 2π(12)
sa = (2 x 4)π + (2 x 12)π
sa = 8π + 24π
sa = 32π


2

Factor y2 + y - 56

54% Answer Correctly
(y + 7)(y - 8)
(y - 7)(y - 8)
(y - 7)(y + 8)
(y + 7)(y + 8)

Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL method (First, Outside, Inside, Last) in reverse. First, find the two Last terms that will multiply to produce -56 as well and sum (Inside, Outside) to equal 1. For this problem, those two numbers are -7 and 8. Then, plug these into a set of binomials using the square root of the First variable (y2):

y2 + y - 56
y2 + (-7 + 8)y + (-7 x 8)
(y - 7)(y + 8)


3

If angle a = 20° and angle b = 60° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
128°
110°
113°
160°

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° - 20° - 60° = 100°

So, d° = 60° + 100° = 160°

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° - 20° = 160°


4

Which of the following is not a part of PEMDAS, the acronym for math order of operations?

92% Answer Correctly

division

pairs

addition

exponents


Solution

When solving an equation with two variables, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)


5

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

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

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\( \sqrt{2} \)