ASVAB Math Knowledge Practice Test 848138 Results

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1

If angle a = 65° and angle b = 53° what is the length of angle d?

56% Answer Correctly
115°
154°
110°
129°

Solution

An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles that are opposite:

d° = b° + c°

To find angle c, remember that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°:

180° = a° + b° + c°
c° = 180° - a° - b°
c° = 180° - 65° - 53° = 62°

So, d° = 53° + 62° = 115°

A shortcut to get this answer is to remember that angles around a line add up to 180°:

a° + d° = 180°
d° = 180° - a°
d° = 180° - 65° = 115°


2

If the base of this triangle is 8 and the height is 4, what is the area?

58% Answer Correctly
18
22\(\frac{1}{2}\)
66
16

Solution

The area of a triangle is equal to ½ base x height:

a = ½bh
a = ½ x 8 x 4 = \( \frac{32}{2} \) = 16


3

Factor y2 - 14y + 48

53% Answer Correctly
(y - 8)(y - 6)
(y - 8)(y + 6)
(y + 8)(y + 6)
(y + 8)(y - 6)

Solution

To factor a quadratic expression, apply the FOIL method (First, Outside, Inside, Last) in reverse. First, find the two Last terms that will multiply to produce 48 as well and sum (Inside, Outside) to equal -14. For this problem, those two numbers are -8 and -6. Then, plug these into a set of binomials using the square root of the First variable (y2):

y2 - 14y + 48
y2 + (-8 - 6)y + (-8 x -6)
(y - 8)(y - 6)


4

What is the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 15?

70% Answer Correctly
15π
17π
10π

Solution

The formula for circumference is circle diameter x π:

c = πd
c = 15π


5

Solve for x:
x2 + 13x + 42 = 0

57% Answer Correctly
-6 or -7
5 or -4
6 or -4
8 or 4

Solution

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

x2 + 13x + 42 = 0
(x + 6)(x + 7) = 0

For this expression to be true, the left side of the expression must equal zero. Therefore, either (x + 6) or (x + 7) must equal zero:

If (x + 6) = 0, x must equal -6
If (x + 7) = 0, x must equal -7

So the solution is that x = -6 or -7