ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 527694 Results

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1

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 13?

71% Answer Correctly
12π
16π
13π

Solution

The formula for circumference is circle diameter x π:

c = πd
c = 13π


2

Which of the following is not required to define the slope-intercept equation for a line?

42% Answer Correctly

x-intercept

\({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\)

y-intercept

slope


Solution

A line on the coordinate grid can be defined by a slope-intercept equation: y = mx + b. For a given value of x, the value of y can be determined given the slope (m) and y-intercept (b) of the line. The slope of a line is change in y over change in x, \({\Delta y \over \Delta x}\), and the y-intercept is the y-coordinate where the line crosses the vertical y-axis.


3

If angle a = 39° and angle b = 42° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
130°
140°
159°
141°

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° - 39° - 42° = 99°

So, d° = 42° + 99° = 141°

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° - 39° = 141°


4

Which of the following expressions contains exactly two terms?

82% Answer Correctly

polynomial

binomial

quadratic

monomial


Solution

A monomial contains one term, a binomial contains two terms, and a polynomial contains more than two terms.


5

Solve for c:
c2 + 10c + 16 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
6 or -9
3 or -1
-2 or -8
-1 or -8

Solution

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

c2 + 10c + 16 = 0
(c + 2)(c + 8) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (c + 2) or (c + 8) must equal zero:

If (c + 2) = 0, c must equal -2
If (c + 8) = 0, c must equal -8

So the solution is that c = -2 or -8