ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 50027 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.32
Score 0% 66%

Review

1

If the base of this triangle is 5 and the height is 6, what is the area?

58% Answer Correctly
15
60
91
42

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 5 x 6 = \( \frac{30}{2} \) = 15


2

If side a = 6, side b = 3, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{97} \)
\( \sqrt{40} \)
\( \sqrt{68} \)
\( \sqrt{45} \)

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 + 32
c2 = 36 + 9
c2 = 45
c = \( \sqrt{45} \)


3

If AD = 15 and BD = 7, AB = ?

76% Answer Correctly
11
8
15
2

Solution

The entire length of this line is represented by AD which is AB + BD:

AD = AB + BD

Solving for AB:

AB = AD - BD
AB = 15 - 7
AB = 8


4

Solve for c:
c2 - 10c + 35 = c + 5

48% Answer Correctly
5 or -3
9 or -7
7 or -8
5 or 6

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:

c2 - 10c + 35 = c + 5
c2 - 10c + 35 - 5 = c
c2 - 10c - c + 30 = 0
c2 - 11c + 30 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

c2 - 11c + 30 = 0
(c - 5)(c - 6) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (c - 5) or (c - 6) must equal zero:

If (c - 5) = 0, c must equal 5
If (c - 6) = 0, c must equal 6

So the solution is that c = 5 or 6


5

Simplify 3a x 8b.

85% Answer Correctly
11ab
24ab
24\( \frac{a}{b} \)
24\( \frac{b}{a} \)

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.

3a x 8b = (3 x 8) (a x b) = 24ab