ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 59374 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.58
Score 0% 52%

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1

If the area of this square is 81, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)
5\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) = 9

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 = 92 + 92
c2 = 162
c = \( \sqrt{162} \) = \( \sqrt{81 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 9\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

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

42% Answer Correctly

slope

x-intercept

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

y-intercept


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

Solve for x:
-9x + 8 < -6 + x

55% Answer Correctly
x < 1\(\frac{2}{5}\)
x < -\(\frac{1}{2}\)
x < -7
x < 3

Solution

To solve this equation, repeatedly do the same thing to both sides of the equation until the variable is isolated on one side of the < sign and the answer on the other.

-9x + 8 < -6 + x
-9x < -6 + x - 8
-9x - x < -6 - 8
-10x < -14
x < \( \frac{-14}{-10} \)
x < 1\(\frac{2}{5}\)


4

The formula for the area of a circle is which of the following?

24% Answer Correctly

c = π r2

c = π r

c = π d2

c = π d


Solution

The circumference of a circle is the distance around its perimeter and equals π (approx. 3.14159) x diameter: c = π d. The area of a circle is π x (radius)2 : a = π r2.


5

If angle a = 42° and angle b = 48° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
68°
90°
117°
89°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 42° - 48° = 90°