ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 398851 Results

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1

If angle a = 20° and angle b = 49° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
84°
111°
119°
120°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 20° - 49° = 111°


2

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 5) and (2, 1). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
-2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-1

Solution

The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 5) and (2, 1) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(1.0) - (5.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-4}{4} \)
m = -1


3

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

57% Answer Correctly

area = ½bh

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

perimeter = sum of side lengths

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.


4

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

88% Answer Correctly

division

addition

pairs

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

Solve for c:
c2 - 14c + 45 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
3 or -8
4 or -1
-1 or -3
5 or 9

Solution

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

c2 - 14c + 45 = 0
(c - 5)(c - 9) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (c - 5) or (c - 9) must equal zero:

If (c - 5) = 0, c must equal 5
If (c - 9) = 0, c must equal 9

So the solution is that c = 5 or 9