ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 814369 Results

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1

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

h x l x w

2lw x 2wh + 2lh

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.


2

The endpoints of this line segment are at (-2, 9) and (2, -3). What is the slope of this line?

46% Answer Correctly
2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
-3
1\(\frac{1}{2}\)
1

Solution

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, 9) and (2, -3) so the slope becomes:

m = \( \frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} \) = \( \frac{(-3.0) - (9.0)}{(2) - (-2)} \) = \( \frac{-12}{4} \)
m = -3


3

Breaking apart a quadratic expression into a pair of binomials is called:

74% Answer Correctly

squaring

factoring

normalizing

deconstructing


Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL (First, Outside, Inside, Last) method in reverse.


4

Which of the following is not true about both rectangles and squares?

63% Answer Correctly

the area is length x width

the lengths of all sides are equal

all interior angles are right angles

the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all four sides


Solution

A rectangle is a parallelogram containing four right angles. Opposite sides (a = c, b = d) are equal and the perimeter is the sum of the lengths of all sides (a + b + c + d) or, comonly, 2 x length x width. The area of a rectangle is length x width. A square is a rectangle with four equal length sides. The perimeter of a square is 4 x length of one side (4s) and the area is the length of one side squared (s2).


5

Solve for b:
b2 + 14b + 32 = 3b + 2

48% Answer Correctly
2 or 2
8 or 7
-5 or -6
7 or -8

Solution

The first step to solve a quadratic expression that's not set to zero is to solve the equation so that it is set to zero:

b2 + 14b + 32 = 3b + 2
b2 + 14b + 32 - 2 = 3b
b2 + 14b - 3b + 30 = 0
b2 + 11b + 30 = 0

Next, factor the quadratic equation:

b2 + 11b + 30 = 0
(b + 5)(b + 6) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (b + 5) or (b + 6) must equal zero:

If (b + 5) = 0, b must equal -5
If (b + 6) = 0, b must equal -6

So the solution is that b = -5 or -6