ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 490885 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 64, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
8\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{64} \) = 8

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 = 82 + 82
c2 = 128
c = \( \sqrt{128} \) = \( \sqrt{64 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{64} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 8\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

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

46% Answer Correctly

radius

chord

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

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one set of __________ sides.

70% Answer Correctly

equal length

right angle

equal angle

parallel


Solution

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one set of parallel sides.


4

If side a = 6, side b = 7, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{65} \)
\( \sqrt{52} \)
\( \sqrt{145} \)
\( \sqrt{85} \)

Solution

According to the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared:

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 62 + 72
c2 = 36 + 49
c2 = 85
c = \( \sqrt{85} \)


5

Solve for z:
z2 - 25 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
5 or -5
7 or -7
5 or -8
9 or -6

Solution

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

z2 - 25 = 0
(z - 5)(z + 5) = 0

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

If (z - 5) = 0, z must equal 5
If (z + 5) = 0, z must equal -5

So the solution is that z = 5 or -5