ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 776463 Results

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1

Simplify (y + 9)(y + 8)

64% Answer Correctly
y2 - 17y + 72
y2 + 17y + 72
y2 + y - 72
y2 - y - 72

Solution

To multiply binomials, use the FOIL method. FOIL stands for First, Outside, Inside, Last and refers to the position of each term in the parentheses:

(y + 9)(y + 8)
(y x y) + (y x 8) + (9 x y) + (9 x 8)
y2 + 8y + 9y + 72
y2 + 17y + 72


2

If a = 6, b = 6, c = 5, and d = 2, what is the perimeter of this quadrilateral?

88% Answer Correctly
19
20
25
24

Solution

Perimeter is equal to the sum of the four sides:

p = a + b + c + d
p = 6 + 6 + 5 + 2
p = 19


3

If side a = 6, side b = 3, what is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

64% Answer Correctly
\( \sqrt{20} \)
\( \sqrt{73} \)
\( \sqrt{45} \)
\( \sqrt{68} \)

Solution

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

c2 = a2 + b2
c2 = 62 + 32
c2 = 36 + 9
c2 = 45
c = \( \sqrt{45} \)


4

If the length of AB equals the length of BD, point B __________ this line segment.

46% Answer Correctly

trisects

bisects

intersects

midpoints


Solution

A line segment is a portion of a line with a measurable length. The midpoint of a line segment is the point exactly halfway between the endpoints. The midpoint bisects (cuts in half) the line segment.


5

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

57% Answer Correctly

sum of interior angles = 180°

exterior angle = sum of two adjacent interior angles

perimeter = sum of side lengths

area = ½bh


Solution

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. It has three interior angles that add up to 180° (a + b + c = 180°). An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite (d = b + c). The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the sum of the lengths of its three sides, the height of a triangle is equal to the length from the base to the opposite vertex (angle) and the area equals one-half triangle base x height: a = ½ base x height.