ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 509561 Results

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1

The dimensions of this cylinder are height (h) = 7 and radius (r) = 8. What is the volume?

62% Answer Correctly
320π
16π
448π
729π

Solution

The volume of a cylinder is πr2h:

v = πr2h
v = π(82 x 7)
v = 448π


2

If the area of this square is 49, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) = 7

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 = 72 + 72
c2 = 98
c = \( \sqrt{98} \) = \( \sqrt{49 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{49} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 7\( \sqrt{2} \)


3

Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:

74% Answer Correctly

factoring

squaring

deconstructing

normalizing


Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.


4

A coordinate grid is composed of which of the following?

89% Answer Correctly

origin

y-axis

x-axis

all of these


Solution

The coordinate grid is composed of a horizontal x-axis and a vertical y-axis. The center of the grid, where the x-axis and y-axis meet, is called the origin.


5

If angle a = 30° and angle b = 42° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
150°
125°
117°
143°

Solution

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite:

d° = b° + c°

To find angle c, remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:

180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 30° - 42° = 108°

So, d° = 42° + 108° = 150°

A shortcut to get this answer is to remember that angles around a line add up to 180°:

a° + d° = 180°
d° = 180° - a°
d° = 180° - 30° = 150°