ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 688941 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.31
Score 0% 66%

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1

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

77% Answer Correctly

a = π d2

a = π r2

a = π r

a = 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.


2

If side a = 1, side b = 4, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

63% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{2} \)
\( \sqrt{50} \)
\( \sqrt{97} \)
\( \sqrt{17} \)

Solution

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

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 12 + 42
c2 = 1 + 16
c2 = 17
c = \( \sqrt{17} \)


3

If angle a = 40° and angle b = 59° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
140°
146°
122°
127°

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° - 40° - 59° = 81°

So, d° = 59° + 81° = 140°

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° - 40° = 140°


4

The formula for volume of a cube in terms of height (h), length (l), and width (w) is which of the following?

67% Answer Correctly

h x l x w

2lw x 2wh + 2lh

h2 x l2 x w2

lw x wh + lh


Solution

A cube is a rectangular solid box with a height (h), length (l), and width (w). The volume is h x l x w and the surface area is 2lw x 2wh + 2lh.


5

If a = -7 and y = -7, what is the value of -7a(a - y)?

68% Answer Correctly
-50
-72
0
-48

Solution

To solve this equation, 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.)

-7a(a - y)
-7(-7)(-7 + 7)
-7(-7)(0)
(49)(0)
0