ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 599436 Results

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1

Which of the following statements about a parallelogram is not true?

50% Answer Correctly

a parallelogram is a quadrilateral

opposite sides and adjacent angles are equal

the perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the lengths of all sides

the area of a parallelogram is base x height


Solution

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) and angles (red = red, blue = blue) are equal. The area of a parallelogram is base x height and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d).


2

The dimensions of this trapezoid are a = 6, b = 6, c = 9, d = 8, and h = 4. What is the area?

51% Answer Correctly
19\(\frac{1}{2}\)
14
27\(\frac{1}{2}\)
28

Solution

The area of a trapezoid is one-half the sum of the lengths of the parallel sides multiplied by the height:

a = ½(b + d)(h)
a = ½(6 + 8)(4)
a = ½(14)(4)
a = ½(56) = \( \frac{56}{2} \)
a = 28


3

Solve + 5a = -a + 9x - 1 for a in terms of x.

35% Answer Correctly
-1\(\frac{1}{3}\)x - \(\frac{3}{4}\)
-4\(\frac{1}{4}\)x + \(\frac{1}{2}\)
4x - 1
-9x + 5

Solution

To solve this equation, isolate the variable for which you are solving (a) on one side of the equation and put everything else on the other side.

+ 5x = -a + 9x - 1
= -a + 9x - 1 - 5x
+ a = 9x - 1 - 5x
a = 4x - 1


4

Find the value of b:
5b + z = -2
-2b - z = -4

42% Answer Correctly
1\(\frac{34}{43}\)
2\(\frac{3}{17}\)
-2
\(\frac{8}{11}\)

Solution

You need to find the value of b so solve the first equation in terms of z:

5b + z = -2
z = -2 - 5b

then substitute the result (-2 - 5b) into the second equation:

-2b - 1(-2 - 5b) = -4
-2b + (-1 x -2) + (-1 x -5b) = -4
-2b + 2 + 5b = -4
-2b + 5b = -4 - 2
3b = -6
b = \( \frac{-6}{3} \)
b = -2


5

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

75% Answer Correctly

deconstructing

squaring

factoring

normalizing


Solution

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