ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 417458 Results

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1

Solve for z:
-5z + 4 = \( \frac{z}{-3} \)

46% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{6}{35}\)
-\(\frac{8}{49}\)
\(\frac{3}{4}\)
\(\frac{6}{7}\)

Solution

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the equal sign and the answer on the other.

-5z + 4 = \( \frac{z}{-3} \)
-3 x (-5z + 4) = z
(-3 x -5z) + (-3 x 4) = z
15z - 12 = z
15z - 12 - z = 0
15z - z = 12
14z = 12
z = \( \frac{12}{14} \)
z = \(\frac{6}{7}\)


2

On this circle, a line segment connecting point A to point D is called:

46% Answer Correctly

chord

radius

circumference

diameter


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

Solve for a:
a2 - 8a + 16 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
9 or 6
6 or -4
4
-8 or -9

Solution

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

a2 - 8a + 16 = 0
(a - 4)(a - 4) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, (a - 4) must equal zero:

If (a - 4) = 0, a must equal 4

So the solution is that a = 4


4

Solve 5b + 4b = -4b + 8z - 9 for b in terms of z.

34% Answer Correctly
-1\(\frac{3}{5}\)z + 1\(\frac{3}{5}\)
-1\(\frac{5}{9}\)z + \(\frac{1}{9}\)
2\(\frac{3}{5}\)z - 1\(\frac{4}{5}\)
\(\frac{4}{9}\)z - 1

Solution

To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (b) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.

5b + 4z = -4b + 8z - 9
5b = -4b + 8z - 9 - 4z
5b + 4b = 8z - 9 - 4z
9b = 4z - 9
b = \( \frac{4z - 9}{9} \)
b = \( \frac{4z}{9} \) + \( \frac{-9}{9} \)
b = \(\frac{4}{9}\)z - 1


5

If the area of this square is 1, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{1} \) = 1

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 = 12 + 12
c2 = 2
c = \( \sqrt{2} \)