ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 500879 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.03
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1

A(n) __________ is to a parallelogram as a square is to a rectangle.

51% Answer Correctly

rhombus

trapezoid

triangle

quadrilateral


Solution

A rhombus is a parallelogram with four equal-length sides. A square is a rectangle with four equal-length sides.


2

The dimensions of this cube are height (h) = 9, length (l) = 1, and width (w) = 9. What is the surface area?

51% Answer Correctly
94
192
158
198

Solution

The surface area of a cube is (2 x length x width) + (2 x width x height) + (2 x length x height):

sa = 2lw + 2wh + 2lh
sa = (2 x 1 x 9) + (2 x 9 x 9) + (2 x 1 x 9)
sa = (18) + (162) + (18)
sa = 198


3

The formula for volume of a cube in terms of height (h), length (l), and width (w) is which of the following?

67% Answer Correctly

2lw x 2wh + 2lh

h x l x w

h2 x l2 x w2

lw x wh + lh


Solution

A cube is a rectangular solid box with a height (h), length (l), and width (w). The volume is h x l x w and the surface area is 2lw x 2wh + 2lh.


4

To multiply binomials, use the FOIL method. Which of the following is not a part of the FOIL method?

83% Answer Correctly

First

Odd

Inside

Last


Solution

To multiply binomials, use the FOIL method. FOIL stands for First, Outside, Inside, Last and refers to the position of each term in the parentheses.


5

Solve for a:
a2 + a - 44 = -2a - 4

48% Answer Correctly
4 or -6
9 or 4
-2 or -8
5 or -8

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:

a2 + a - 44 = -2a - 4
a2 + a - 44 + 4 = -2a
a2 + a + 2a - 40 = 0
a2 + 3a - 40 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

a2 + 3a - 40 = 0
(a - 5)(a + 8) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (a - 5) or (a + 8) must equal zero:

If (a - 5) = 0, a must equal 5
If (a + 8) = 0, a must equal -8

So the solution is that a = 5 or -8