ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 611649 Results

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1

If angle a = 24° and angle b = 46° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
156°
151°
139°
160°

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° - 24° - 46° = 110°

So, d° = 46° + 110° = 156°

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° - 24° = 156°


2

Solve for x:
x - 4 = \( \frac{x}{7} \)

46% Answer Correctly
4\(\frac{1}{2}\)
4\(\frac{2}{3}\)
-4\(\frac{11}{13}\)
-2

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 equal sign and the answer on the other.

x - 4 = \( \frac{x}{7} \)
7 x (x - 4) = x
(7 x x) + (7 x -4) = x
7x - 28 = x
7x - 28 - x = 0
7x - x = 28
6x = 28
x = \( \frac{28}{6} \)
x = 4\(\frac{2}{3}\)


3

If angle a = 27° and angle b = 27° what is the length of angle c?

71% Answer Correctly
95°
114°
85°
126°

Solution

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:
180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 27° - 27° = 126°


4

If the area of this square is 64, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

68% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{2} \)
8\( \sqrt{2} \)
3\( \sqrt{2} \)

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{64} \) = 8

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 = 82 + 82
c2 = 128
c = \( \sqrt{128} \) = \( \sqrt{64 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{64} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 8\( \sqrt{2} \)


5

This diagram represents two parallel lines with a transversal. If z° = 15, what is the value of w°?

73% Answer Correctly
25
158
163
15

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 z° = 15, the value of w° is 15.