ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 38180 Results

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1

A(n) __________ is to a parallelogram as a square is to a rectangle.

52% Answer Correctly

rhombus

trapezoid

quadrilateral

triangle


Solution

A rhombus is a parallelogram with four equal-length sides. A square is a rectangle with four equal-length sides.


2

Which of the following statements about math operations is incorrect?

71% Answer Correctly

all of these statements are correct

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

you can multiply monomials that have different variables and different exponents

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


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

Solve for x:
x2 - 3x - 28 = 0

59% Answer Correctly
-4 or 7
1 or -8
9 or 8
-1 or -9

Solution

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

x2 - 3x - 28 = 0
(x + 4)(x - 7) = 0

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

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

So the solution is that x = -4 or 7


4

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

92% Answer Correctly

exponents

addition

pairs

division


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

Which of the following statements about parallel lines with a transversal is not correct?

36% Answer Correctly

all of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles

all acute angles equal each other

same-side interior angles are complementary and equal each other

angles in the same position on different parallel lines are called corresponding angles


Solution

Parallel lines are lines that share the same slope (steepness) and therefore never intersect. A transversal occurs when a set of parallel lines are crossed by another line. All of the angles formed by a transversal are called interior angles and angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°) and are called corresponding angles. Alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°) and all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other. Same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°).