ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 749363 Results

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1

If the area of this square is 81, what is the length of one of the diagonals?

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

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 = \( \sqrt{a} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) = 9

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 = 92 + 92
c2 = 162
c = \( \sqrt{162} \) = \( \sqrt{81 x 2} \) = \( \sqrt{81} \) \( \sqrt{2} \)
c = 9\( \sqrt{2} \)


2

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

50% Answer Correctly

the area of a parallelogram is base x height

opposite sides and adjacent angles are equal

a parallelogram is a quadrilateral

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


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).


3

Find the value of b:
-b + x = 8
8b - 4x = -9

42% Answer Correctly
\(\frac{9}{32}\)
-2\(\frac{2}{7}\)
5\(\frac{3}{4}\)
-1\(\frac{1}{18}\)

Solution

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

-b + x = 8
x = 8 + b

then substitute the result (8 - -1b) into the second equation:

8b - 4(8 + b) = -9
8b + (-4 x 8) + (-4 x b) = -9
8b - 32 - 4b = -9
8b - 4b = -9 + 32
4b = 23
b = \( \frac{23}{4} \)
b = 5\(\frac{3}{4}\)


4

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

77% Answer Correctly

a = π r

a = π r2

a = π d2

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.


5

A(n) __________ is two expressions separated by an equal sign.

77% Answer Correctly

problem

expression

equation

formula


Solution

An equation is two expressions separated by an equal sign. The key to solving equations is to 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.