ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 468282 Results

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1

On this circle, line segment CD is the:

46% 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).


2

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

same-side interior angles are complementary and equal each other

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

all acute angles equal each other


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°).


3

Solve for b:
b2 - 10b + 14 = b - 4

49% Answer Correctly
8 or 7
-6 or -6
2 or 9
2 or -5

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

b2 - 10b + 14 = b - 4
b2 - 10b + 14 + 4 = b
b2 - 10b - b + 18 = 0
b2 - 11b + 18 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

b2 - 11b + 18 = 0
(b - 2)(b - 9) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (b - 2) or (b - 9) must equal zero:

If (b - 2) = 0, b must equal 2
If (b - 9) = 0, b must equal 9

So the solution is that b = 2 or 9


4

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

50% Answer Correctly

the perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the lengths of all sides

a parallelogram is a quadrilateral

opposite sides and adjacent angles are equal

the area of a parallelogram is base x height


Solution

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) and angles (red = red, blue = blue) are equal. The area of a parallelogram is base x height and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d).


5

Simplify (4a)(4ab) + (9a2)(7b).

66% Answer Correctly
79ab2
47a2b
79a2b
128a2b

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.

(4a)(4ab) + (9a2)(7b)
(4 x 4)(a x a x b) + (9 x 7)(a2 x b)
(16)(a1+1 x b) + (63)(a2b)
16a2b + 63a2b
79a2b