ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 809843 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
2\( \sqrt{2} \)
7\( \sqrt{2} \)
9\( \sqrt{2} \)
4\( \sqrt{2} \)

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

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

77% Answer Correctly

a = π r2

a = π d2

a = π d

a = π r


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.


3

Simplify (y - 4)(y + 5)

63% Answer Correctly
y2 + 9y + 20
y2 - 9y + 20
y2 - y - 20
y2 + y - 20

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 - 4)(y + 5)
(y x y) + (y x 5) + (-4 x y) + (-4 x 5)
y2 + 5y - 4y - 20
y2 + y - 20


4

What is the area of a circle with a radius of 2?

69% Answer Correctly
81π

Solution

The formula for area is πr2:

a = πr2
a = π(22)
a = 4π


5

On this circle, line segment AB is the:

70% Answer Correctly

radius

circumference

diameter

chord


Solution

A circle is a figure in which each point around its perimeter is an equal distance from the center. The radius of a circle is the distance between the center and any point along its perimeter. A chord is a line segment that connects any two points along its perimeter. The diameter of a circle is the length of a chord that passes through the center of the circle and equals twice the circle's radius (2r).