ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 380614 Results

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1

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

41% Answer Correctly

slope

x-intercept

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

y-intercept


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.


2

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

70% Answer Correctly

radius

diameter

circumference

chord


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).


3

If side a = 5, side b = 9, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{128} \)
\( \sqrt{89} \)
\( \sqrt{106} \)
\( \sqrt{41} \)

Solution

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

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 52 + 92
c2 = 25 + 81
c2 = 106
c = \( \sqrt{106} \)


4

What is 3a9 - 5a9?

73% Answer Correctly
8
8a18
-2a9
-2a18

Solution

To combine like terms, add or subtract the coefficients (the numbers that come before the variables) of terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent.

3a9 - 5a9 = -2a9


5

Simplify (5a)(8ab) + (5a2)(9b).

65% Answer Correctly
85a2b
182ab2
5ab2
5a2b

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.

(5a)(8ab) + (5a2)(9b)
(5 x 8)(a x a x b) + (5 x 9)(a2 x b)
(40)(a1+1 x b) + (45)(a2b)
40a2b + 45a2b
85a2b