ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 713771 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 2.79
Score 0% 56%

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1

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

42% Answer Correctly

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

y-intercept

slope

x-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.


2

Which types of triangles will always have at least two sides of equal length?

54% Answer Correctly

isosceles and right

equilateral, isosceles and right

equilateral and right

equilateral and isosceles


Solution

An isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length. An equilateral triangle has three sides of equal length. In a right triangle, two sides meet at a right angle.


3

If a = c = 9, b = d = 8, and the blue angle = 63°, what is the area of this parallelogram?

66% Answer Correctly
24
6
9
72

Solution

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

a = l x w
a = a x b
a = 9 x 8
a = 72


4

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, -2) and (2, 8). What is the slope-intercept equation for this line?

41% Answer Correctly
y = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x - 4
y = -2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 0
y = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 3
y = 1\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 4

Solution

The slope-intercept equation for a line is y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept of the line. From the graph, you can see that the y-intercept (the y-value from the point where the line crosses the y-axis) is 3. The slope of this line is the change in y divided by the change in x. The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, -2) and (2, 8) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(8.0) - (-2.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{10}{4} \)
m = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)

Plugging these values into the slope-intercept equation:

y = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 3


5

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

78% Answer Correctly

a = π d2

a = π r

a = π r2

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.