ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 444722 Results

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1

If side a = 5, side b = 7, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{74} \)
\( \sqrt{58} \)
\( \sqrt{53} \)
\( \sqrt{90} \)

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 + 72
c2 = 25 + 49
c2 = 74
c = \( \sqrt{74} \)


2

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 4) and (2, -6). What is the slope-intercept equation for this line?

41% Answer Correctly
y = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x - 1
y = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 0
y = -3x + 2
y = -2x - 4

Solution

The slope-intercept equation for a line is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line. From the graph, you can see that the y-intercept (the y-value from the point where the line crosses the y-axis) is -1. 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, 4) and (2, -6) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-6.0) - (4.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-10}{4} \)
m = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Plugging these values into the slope-intercept equation:

y = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x - 1


3

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 8?

71% Answer Correctly
22π
38π

Solution

The formula for circumference is circle diameter x π:

c = πd
c = 8π


4

Solve for a:
3a - 7 > \( \frac{a}{-7} \)

45% Answer Correctly
a > \(\frac{8}{19}\)
a > -\(\frac{48}{53}\)
a > \(\frac{2}{19}\)
a > 2\(\frac{5}{22}\)

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 > sign and the answer on the other.

3a - 7 > \( \frac{a}{-7} \)
-7 x (3a - 7) > a
(-7 x 3a) + (-7 x -7) > a
-21a + 49 > a
-21a + 49 - a > 0
-21a - a > -49
-22a > -49
a > \( \frac{-49}{-22} \)
a > 2\(\frac{5}{22}\)


5

A cylinder with a radius (r) and a height (h) has a surface area of:

54% Answer Correctly

π r2h

4π r2

π r2h2

2(π r2) + 2π rh


Solution

A cylinder is a solid figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section with a radius (r) and a height (h). The volume of a cylinder is π r2h and the surface area is 2(π r2) + 2π rh.