ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 752865 Results

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1

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

41% Answer Correctly

slope

y-intercept

x-intercept

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


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

If a = 1, b = 2, c = 9, and d = 4, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
29
17
14
16

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 1 + 2 + 9 + 4
p = 16


3

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

h2 x l2 x w2

2lw x 2wh + 2lh

h x l x w

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.


4

Solve for c:
6c + 9 = -7 - 3c

59% Answer Correctly
4\(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\frac{3}{7}\)
-1\(\frac{7}{9}\)
-5

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.

6c + 9 = -7 - 3c
6c = -7 - 3c - 9
6c + 3c = -7 - 9
9c = -16
c = \( \frac{-16}{9} \)
c = -1\(\frac{7}{9}\)


5

Solve for z:
z2 - 9z + 20 = 0

58% Answer Correctly
4 or -7
4 or 5
-6 or -8
9 or 1

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic equation that's set to zero is to factor the quadratic equation:

z2 - 9z + 20 = 0
(z - 4)(z - 5) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (z - 4) or (z - 5) must equal zero:

If (z - 4) = 0, z must equal 4
If (z - 5) = 0, z must equal 5

So the solution is that z = 4 or 5