ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 598105 Results

Your Results Global Average
Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.68
Score 0% 74%

Review

1

A right angle measures:

90% Answer Correctly

45°

360°

90°

180°


Solution

A right angle measures 90 degrees and is the intersection of two perpendicular lines. In diagrams, a right angle is indicated by a small box completing a square with the perpendicular lines.


2

Which of the following is not a part of PEMDAS, the acronym for math order of operations?

88% Answer Correctly

pairs

division

addition

exponents


Solution

When solving an equation with two variables, replace the variables with the values given and then solve the now variable-free equation. (Remember order of operations, PEMDAS, Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.)


3

If side a = 3, side b = 2, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{58} \)
\( \sqrt{13} \)
10
\( \sqrt{85} \)

Solution

According to the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse squared is equal to the sum of the two perpendicular sides squared:

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 32 + 22
c2 = 9 + 4
c2 = 13
c = \( \sqrt{13} \)


4

If a = c = 3, b = d = 6, and the blue angle = 63°, what is the area of this parallelogram?

65% Answer Correctly
14
72
18
12

Solution

The area of a parallelogram is equal to its length x width:

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 3 x 6
a = 18


5

Solve for z:
z2 - 10z + 21 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
7 or 3
5 or 4
3 or 7
6 or -6

Solution

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

z2 - 10z + 21 = 0
(z - 3)(z - 7) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (z - 3) or (z - 7) must equal zero:

If (z - 3) = 0, z must equal 3
If (z - 7) = 0, z must equal 7

So the solution is that z = 3 or 7