ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 539799 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 36, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{36} \) = 6

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 = 62 + 62
c2 = 72
c = \( \sqrt{72} \) = \( \sqrt{36 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{36} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 6\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

The dimensions of this cube are height (h) = 6, length (l) = 4, and width (w) = 6. What is the volume?

83% Answer Correctly
16
48
18
144

Solution

The volume of a cube is height x length x width:

v = h x l x w
v = 6 x 4 x 6
v = 144


3

This diagram represents two parallel lines with a transversal. If x° = 161, what is the value of w°?

73% Answer Correctly
159
24
39
19

Solution

For parallel lines with a transversal, the following relationships apply:

  • angles in the same position on different parallel lines equal each other (a° = w°, b° = x°, c° = z°, d° = y°)
  • alternate interior angles are equal (a° = z°, b° = y°, c° = w°, d° = x°)
  • all acute angles (a° = c° = w° = z°) and all obtuse angles (b° = d° = x° = y°) equal each other
  • same-side interior angles are supplementary and add up to 180° (e.g. a° + d° = 180°, d° + c° = 180°)

Applying these relationships starting with x° = 161, the value of w° is 19.


4

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

74% Answer Correctly

factoring

deconstructing

normalizing

squaring


Solution

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


5

A cylinder with a radius (r) and a height (h) has a surface area of:

53% Answer Correctly

4π r2

π r2h

π r2h2

2(π r2) + 2π rh


Solution

A cylinder is a solid figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section with a radius (r) and a height (h). The volume of a cylinder is π r2h and the surface area is 2(π r2) + 2π rh.